Germans bury British pilot, Calais, November 1942
Description:
Photograph. German soldiers placing lid on casket of British fighter pilot. Translated German caption on photo reverse: "Soldiers of a burial section bury the pilot of a Spitfire shot down by fighters. Calais, 8/11/42." Calais, France. 8 November 1942
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11/08/1942
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Collection consists of 270 photographs from Germany, taken as propaganda photos to demonstrate the might of the German military.
Geography:
Calais
Latitude:
50.950
Longitude:
1.867
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Dead persons--Europe