German 75mm gun captured north of Rimini, Italy, during World War II - Photograph taken by Philip Wallace Hector

German 75mm gun captured north of Rimini, Italy, during World War II - Photograph taken by Philip Wallace Hector
Date
[ca 10 Oct 1944]
By
Hector, Philip Wallace, 1907-1993
Reference
DA-10570
Description

View of a German 75mm gun captured north of Rimini in Italy, during World War II. Shows the gun mounted in a Panther tank turret on a concrete emplacement. Photograph taken circa 10 October 1944, by Philip Wallace Hector.

This gun was captured by 1 Company 22 New Zealand Battalion a few days before the photograph was taken. (Source: DA index card).

Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 12.3 x 9.5 cm

Access restrictions
Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
Part of
New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency / World War 1939-1945 official negatives - DA Series
Format
1 b&w original photographic print(s), Photographs, Silver gelatin print 12.3 x 9.5 cm, Orientation: Vertical image
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Hector, Philip Wallace, 1907-1993. German 75mm gun captured north of Rimini, Italy, during World War II - Photograph taken by Philip Wallace Hector. New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency. Ref: DA-10570. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22479487

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