| Accession Number | P03778.004 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | North Africa: Libya |
| Date made | c 1941 - 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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A group of newly arrived German Afrika Korps soldiers pose with some Arab children at a Libyan ...
Description
A group of newly arrived German Afrika Korps soldiers pose with some Arab children at a Libyan oasis. The soldiers have recently arrived at Bomba, a camp on the Gulf of Bomba, Libya, just west of the border with Egypt. Note the pile of personal equipment including a pith helmut in the foreground. This private German photograph is from an album found by NX50685 Private (later Sergeant) Norman Ashley Coleman, 9th Division Supply Company.