Navires-hôpitaux torpillés par les Allemands – Historic Print
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Navires-hôpitaux torpillés par les Allemands. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Navires-hôpitaux torpillés par les Allemands
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Its French caption, *Navires-hôpitaux torpillés par les Allemands* ("Hospital ships torpedoed by the Germans"), frames the image as a grievance as much as a record. By 1918, German submarines had sunk several vessels marked as hospital ships, despite international agreements under the Hague conventions that were meant to protect them. Such attacks drew strong condemnation from the Allied press and helped harden public opinion against Germany. Prints like this were often circulated as wartime propaganda, so the picture is worth reading for its message as well as its subject.
| Created / published | 1918 |
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| Original scan | 2,775 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1114_NaviresHpitaux_torpille_1918 |
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