Germans demand surrender of Reims, 1914
How the surrender of Reims was demanded. Immediately before the bombardment of Reims, German parlementaires came into the town under a flag of truce to demand its immediate surrender and the payment of a war indemnity. They were blindfolded and travelled in two motor cars accompanied by French officers
Picture No
10951907
Media ID
47636283
Size
3700px x 5290px
(2.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Drawn by Ernest Prater from a sketch by a British officer, reproduced in The Graphic, 7th November 1914
Date
1914
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