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A German prisoner, 8 June 1917

Photograph, World War One, Western Front (1914-1918), 1917.

This soldier was one of over 7,000 Germans captured during the Battle of Messines (7-14 June 1917). This successful British attack witnessed the detonation of 19 underground mines under the German lines. Thousands of Germans were killed and many more left disorientated by the explosions.

From an album of 26 photographs.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1995-03-91-12

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1995-03-91-12