Dummy Dead German
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Dummy Dead German
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Author |
Unknown
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Notes |
This dummy was used at the camouflage school at Kensington Gardens to teach about a device used by the enemy on different parts of their front. Similar dummies were dressed in capured khaki to appear like British soldiers. These were placed in no-man's-land and by means of a cord an arm was raised as if for assistance. Sometimes the dummy was made to sit up. Generally the head was bound up in bandages. The idea was to lure British troops to effect a rescue.
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Item date |
Unknown
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Creation place |
Kensington Gardens, London, England
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Content | |
Cataloguer |
Jennifer Dunn
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Filename |
CXTIWMPHOq17688.jpg
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Copyright |
The Imperial War Museum
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Digital repository | |
Item width |
216
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Item height |
165
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Collection ID |
Q 17688
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Repository name |
Imperial War Museum Photographic Archive
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Repository address line1 |
Imperial War Museum
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Repository address line2 |
Lambeth Road
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Repository address line3 |
London
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Repository address Zip code |
SE1 6HZ
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Repository address country |
UK
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Repository address URL |
Collection
Citation
“Dummy Dead German,” by Unknown. The Imperial War Museum via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed April 25, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/3513.
Permitted Use
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