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Getting 'Granny' ready to 'strafe' the Germans
Getting 'Granny' ready to 'strafe' the Germans
A howitzer, fondly known as 'Granny', being set up. The gun is surrounded by soldiers, most of whom appear to be involved in the preparation work. There appears to be a pulley or lifting mechanism to the left, possibly for moving the large shells into position. A group of soldiers look on in the background. The Germans used the phrase 'Gott Strafe England', (God Punish England) during World Wa…
Contributors
- Ernest, British official photographer Brooks
Subject
- Germany. Heer
- Artillery (Troops)
- Howitzers
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Contributors
- Ernest, British official photographer Brooks
Subject
- Germany. Heer
- Artillery (Troops)
- Howitzers
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Rights
- Available under Creative Commons license; Attribution, Non-commercial, ShareAlike
Issue date
- 2005
- 1914 - 1920
- 1914/1920
- 2005
Identifier
- 74546100
Extent
- 1 online resource
Is part of
- http://data.theeuropeanlibrary.org/Collection/a1219
Year
- 2005
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-04-06T12:17:39.329Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-05-31T08:45:23.481Z