WW II German Album France, Black Prisoners, Huge Railway Gun, 137 Photos
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:418963 | Modified Item: No |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany |
Photo album of a German soldier with cover in leatherette and casted metal helmet with title "Meine Dienstzeit" ("My service time") 10'' 3/8 x 7'' 1/2 (26, 5 x 19 cm)137 b/w original photos (mostly 4 per page)1st part : Invasion of France with photos of destruction of villages and bridges, extraordinary pictures of surrendering French soldiers, and French black African prisoners ("tirailleurs sénégalais") including one of a black African soldier with two French girls in traditional d...ress; occupation of Paris with German soldiers posing in front of the main monuments (tour Eiffel, Invalides, Arc de Triomphe …) and nude show at Folies Bergères !2nd part : Eastern front (looks like Ukraine) with destroyed cities, make-shift tombs of German soldiers, civilians next to their log houses and a huge railway gun (maybe Schwerer Gustav)Good condition with spiderweb protection sheets throughout. Cast helmet on cover corroded. The border of the picture with the African soldier and the girls is stained. On May-01-19 at 13:21:05 PDT, seller added the following information:Shipping : 10 $ in Belgium, 20 $ in neigboring countries, 30 $ rest of the world (incl. US)
