Field-Marshal Montgomery Decorates Marshal Zhukov : With the GCB in the Hindenburg Platz, Berlin, 12th July 1945

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Object description

image: a presentation ceremony in Hindenburg Platz with the Brandenburg Gate on the left. There are two lines of tanks, one in the foreground and one in the background, with the ceremony taking place between them. There is a large group of military personnel in the centre of the image and two lines of soldiers on the right.

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War Artists Advisory Committee purchase

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Julius B.Stafford-Baker 12 July 45

Object details

Category: Art
Related period: Second World War (production), Second World War (content)
Creator: Stafford-Baker, Julius
Production date: 1945-07-12
Materials: medium: Watercolour
Dimensions: Support: Height 565 mm, Width 781 mm
Catalogue number: Art.IWM ART LD 5405

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