Abuse of the White Flag
A colourised postcard version of a drawing by Fortunino Matania which appeared the The Sphere, 2 January 1915. It illustrates an incident retold to the artist when a force of German infantry feigned to surrender, holding up a white flag, but then ambushed the members of the Northamptonshire Regiment who rose to accept the surrender
Picture No
10098648
Media ID
47316107
Size
5648px x 3728px
(3.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Postcard illustration based on an original work by Fortunino Matania
Date
1914
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