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whole: the main image occupies the upper two-thirds, with a smaller image positioned in the lower left. The title and
subtitle are separate and positioned along the top edge, in black. The text is partially integrated and occupies the majority, in black.
All held within a decorative black border and set against a white background.
image: a map of the Battle of Gorlice-Tarnow, May 1915. The smaller image is a map of the surrounding part of eastern Europe. The border
design incorporates a depiction of the German Iron Cross.
text: O Osten Blatt 8
MERKBLÄTTER ZUM WELTKRIEG
Der Durchbruch von Gorlice-Tarnow.
2. Mai 1915.
[map has various place names]
ÜBERSICHTSKARTE
[map has various place names]
Front vor Beginn des Durchbruchs
Front im Hochsommer 1915
ERLÄUTERUNG.
[an article desribing the battle follows]
Bearbeitet von Bodo Zimmermann, Hauptmann im Generalstab
Verlegt von Karl Siegismund, Kgl. Hof buchhändler, Berlin
Druck von H. S. Hermann, Berlin SW
[East Sheet 8. World war leaflets. The breakthrough at Gorlice-Tarnow. 2 May 1915. Overview map. Front before the start of the
breakthrough. Front in high summer 1915. Explanation. [article follows]. Edited by Bodo Zimmermann, captain at the General Staff. Published
by Karl Siegismund, Royal Court book dealer, Berlin. Printed by H. S. Hermann, Berlin SW.]
No.8 in a series of posters depicting maps of battles on the Eastern Front (see PST 1410, PST 1411, PST 7638, PST
7639, PST 7652 and PST 7653).
Another similar series includes the Battle of Jutland (see PST 7648). | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Josef Ferdinand Tsar of Russia Zimmermann Nicholas II Cartography Archduke of Austria-Hungary Propaganda DE.O Karl Siegismund Bodo (Lieutenant General) WW1 German Home Front | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Unknown | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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