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Finally the Maginot Line was rolled up. What France considered invincible broke before the might of German arms. In Alsace alone 500,000 Frenchmen laid down their arms.

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Eye on the Reich : German propaganda photographs, 1939-1942

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1940

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Finally the Maginot Line was rolled up. What France considered invincible broke before the might of German arms. In Alsace alone 500,000 Frenchmen laid down their arms.

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Title
Finally the Maginot Line was rolled up. What France considered invincible broke before the might of German arms. In Alsace alone 500,000 Frenchmen laid down their arms.
Names
Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885-1957 (Photographer)
Collection

Eye on the Reich : German propaganda photographs, 1939-1942

1940

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1940
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC EYE
Shelf locator: PC EYE 1940
Topics
Nazi propaganda
Soldiers -- French -- 1900-1999
Surrenders
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France
France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Surrenders -- French
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "Vor allem wurde die Maginotlinie aufgerollt. Was Frankreich für unüberwindlich gehalten hatte, zerbrach an der Wucht der deutschen Waffen. 500 000 franzosen mußten allein im Elsaß die Waffen strecken."
Content: The German soldier in the foreground at right has motorcyclist's goggles on his helmet and is looking at a pistol, perhaps a souvenir taken from one of the prisoners.
Content: Title translates German picture caption
Source note: Grossdeutschland im Weltgeschehen. Tagesbildberichte 1940. (Berlin Joh. Kasper Co. 1942) Braeckow, Ernst, Author.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cf85c9f0-c601-012f-7cd6-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1885: Creator Born
  • 1940: Issued
  • 1957: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Finally the Maginot Line was rolled up. What France considered invincible broke before the might of German arms. In Alsace alone 500,000 Frenchmen laid down their arms." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-4525-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Finally the Maginot Line was rolled up. What France considered invincible broke before the might of German arms. In Alsace alone 500,000 Frenchmen laid down their arms." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-4525-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). Finally the Maginot Line was rolled up. What France considered invincible broke before the might of German arms. In Alsace alone 500,000 Frenchmen laid down their arms. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-4525-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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Finally the Maginot Line was rolled up. What France considered invincible broke before the might of German arms. In Alsace alone 500,000 Frenchmen laid down their arms.