Picture No | 10587597 |
Date | 1946 |
Description | Belgian Peter Pan statue shot by Germans in World War II |
Details |
A statue of Peter Pan, a replica of the original sculpted by George Frampton and erected in Kensington Gardens, which is situated in the grounds of the Palais d'Egmont in Brussels, Belgium. The photograph shows evidence of bullet holes, inflicted by German troops who requisitioned the park as a social centre and used the statue for revolver practice.
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Source | Photograph in the Illustrated London News, 26 January 1946 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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