Sujet

War In The Air - mass bomber raid on Cologne by the Britis, World War II, c1939-c1945. Creator: William Krogman.

Légende

War In The Air - mass bomber raid on Cologne by the British, World War II, c1939-c1945. Official war art by W. Krogman, gouache on board. The painting imagines a bombing raid on the German city of Cologne. The city's cathedral is clearly visible. It survived the war, despite being hit dozens of times by Allied bombs.

Date

1939

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A46_132

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

40,1Mo (4,5Mo) / 42,0cm x 23,9cm / 4960 x 2825 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation Germany river destruction religious flying light night country religion patriotism smoke bridge bridges burning fire flame flames British geography cathedral church color dramatic structure Christianity aircraft explosion military war location royal air force Armed Forces Cologne collection century patriotic Britain nationalism destructive thirties explosions wartime concept River Rhine Nordrhein-Westfalen battle bomber bombers time of day 1940s Cologne Cathedral archive Army warfare Air Force Forties air Transport Colour World War II World War two WWII bombing searchlight 1930s armed services world war 2 Military equipment on fire 20th century air raid military vehicle aerial warfare decade geographical feature RAF Second World War TGN war effort WW2 sky 2nd World War W Krogman Krogman W The National Archives Heritage Art The National Archives UK TNA William Krogman Krogman William Krugman