Picture No | 10951907 |
Date | 1914 |
Description | Germans demand surrender of Reims, 1914 |
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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.
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Source | Drawn by Ernest Prater from a sketch by a British officer, reproduced in The Graphic, 7th November 1914 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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