The wooden heads: models of enemy celebrities made of wood by French soldiers, and placed opposite German trenches in France

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The wooden heads: models of enemy celebrities made of wood by French soldiers, and placed opposite German trenches in France

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Kura Heritage Collections Online

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Showing carved wooden heads of German celebrities placed on poles framing the barbed wire between French and German trenches in World War I. A gesture by French soldiers designed to mock prominent Germans.

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Date created

1917-03-22

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Auckland Weekly News; Central News

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https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/217933

Related subjects

World War, 1914-1918 / Carvings / Statues / Barbed wire / Trench warfare / Trenches

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