While the French government considered the German cease-fire conditions, the German advance proceeded forward unhindered, crossing the Loire at many points.
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Title
While the French government considered the German cease-fire conditions, the German advance proceeded forward unhindered, crossing the Loire at many points.
Collection
Eye on the Reich : German propaganda photographs, 1939-1942
1940
Names
Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885-1957 (Photographer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1940
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC EYE 1940
Subjects
Nazi propaganda
Horse artillery
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France
World War, 1939-1945 -- Destruction & pillage
Artillery (Weaponry) -- German -- 1939-1945
France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945
Troop movements -- German -- France -- 1939-1945
Genres
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "Während die französische Regierung über die deutschen Waffenstillstandsbedingungen beriet, ging der deutsche Vormarsch unaufhaltsam weiter, an vielen Punkten wurde die Loire überschritten."
Content: In the German army, even large artillery pieces like this one were usually pulled by teams of horses.
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
Extent: 10 x 14 cm
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d002a9d0-c601-012f-3636-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1940
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "While the French government considered the German cease-fire conditions, the German advance proceeded forward unhindered, crossing the Loire at many points." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d002a9d0-c601-012f-3636-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). While the French government considered the German cease-fire conditions, the German advance proceeded forward unhindered, crossing the Loire at many points. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d002a9d0-c601-012f-3636-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "While the French government considered the German cease-fire conditions, the German advance proceeded forward unhindered, crossing the Loire at many points." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d002a9d0-c601-012f-3636-58d385a7bc34
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