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Dummy Dead German

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AuthorUnknown
TitleDummy Dead German
NotesThis 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.
Item DateUnknown
Creation placeKensington Gardens, London, England (Google Maps)
File typeImage
Item sourcePhotograph
Item mediumPhotographic paper
ContentPhotograph
Item height165
Item width216
KeywordsAllied Forces, Home Front, Casualties of War
Collection IDQ 17688
Repository nameImperial War Museum Photographic Archive
Repository address
Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road
London
SE1 6HZ
UK
Repository URLhttp://www.iwm.org.uk/
CataloguerJennifer Dunn
FilenameCXTIWMPHOq17688.jpg
CopyrightThe Imperial War Museum
Digital repositoryThe First World War Poetry Digital Archive
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/3513