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2.8.21
Abraham Ferrera 1 , Jerusalem, Израиль
The auction will take place on Monday, August 2nd, 2021 at 19:00 (Israel time).
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Eight rare photographs from the Tunisian front during World War II

Продан за: $280
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$ 150
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Аукцион проходил 2.8.21 в DYNASTY

Eight rare photographs from the Tunisian front during World War II


Eight rare press photos of Allied fighters on the Tunisian front against the German army in World War II, and the victory scenes on that front. Tunis 1942-1943.


* Rare photograph of a meeting between two Allied units on the battlefield - American soldiers under the command of John George meet the soldiers of the Eighth Army under the command of Bernard Motgomery, east of El Gutar in Tunisia. May 7, 1943. (In addition to the photo details listed on the photo agency's sticker, the newspaper clipping in which this photo was published also appears).


* British fighters shelling Nazi soldiers in Madhaz al - Bab, August 1943.


* Tunisian citizens go out in victory celebrations in the city of Tunis, marking with the letter V (victory). The sticker on the back of the photo agency states that if they had dared to do so when the Nazi forces raided the city, they would have been sentenced to death. May 13, 1944.


* Ruined buildings on a street in the city of Sosa after being abandoned by the Germans on their escape from the Allies. May 1943.


* Tunisian citizens wave their hands and greet Allied soldiers as they enter Tunis. May 1943.


* A British tank of the Long Tom unit shells from a disguised shelling position of Allied soldiers a convoy of Nazi and Italian soldiers in Bir Aravot - Tunis.


* General view of the roofs of houses in Kairouan in Tunis during its rule by France with an interesting note from the distribution agency in the back that the picture was sent while the Nazi and Italian forces were taking over the city. November 1942.


* A French nurse treats an Allied soldier in a French hospital in Tunis. January 14, 1943.


Average size: 23x19 cm. On the back of the photographs are stickers of the photography agency with a description of the photographs, and ink stamps of the photography agencies. general condition good.