Original WW1 German Army Photo British POWs Carrying Wounded Soldier Western Front

Original German Army photograph from the First World War showing two British prisoners of war carrying a wounded comrade on a stretcher.
The photograph shows the two British soldiers wearing their distinctive Brodie helmets while transporting the wounded soldier behind the German battle line.
The wounded serviceman is lying on a stretcher with a clearly visible bandaged leg.
The reverse retains the original German caption ‘Zwischen Lens und Arras’.
According to the caption, two captured English soldiers are carrying a wounded comrade behind the German battle line.
This places the scene in the area between Lens and Arras in northern France, a heavily contested sector of the Western Front.
Several major confrontations between German and British forces took place in this region during World War I.
The reverse also bears photograph number 2765 and the red W. Meissner, Berlin SW.68 stamp.
The stamp states that the original had been approved for publication in accordance with the stamp of the Generalstab der Armee.
An impressive and historically interesting photograph documenting both British prisoners of war and the evacuation of a wounded soldier on the Western Front.
The photograph measures approximately 15 x 10.5 cm.
Perfect for your militaria or World War I collection!

Article number: 20429

Original German Army photograph from the First World War showing two British prisoners of war carrying a wounded comrade on a stretcher

The photograph shows the two British soldiers wearing their distinctive Brodie helmets while transporting the wounded soldier behind the German battle line.
The wounded serviceman is lying on a stretcher with a clearly visible bandaged leg.
The reverse retains the original German caption ‘Zwischen Lens und Arras’.
According to the caption, two captured English soldiers are carrying a wounded comrade behind the German battle line.
This places the scene in the area between Lens and Arras in northern France, a heavily contested sector of the Western Front.
Several major confrontations between German and British forces took place in this region during World War I.
The reverse also bears photograph number 2765 and the red W. Meissner, Berlin SW.68 stamp.
The stamp states that the original had been approved for publication in accordance with the stamp of the Generalstab der Armee.
An impressive and historically interesting photograph documenting both British prisoners of war and the evacuation of a wounded soldier on the Western Front.
The photograph measures approximately 15 x 10.5 cm.
Perfect for your militaria or World War I collection!

Article number: 20429