Auction 012
Online Auction - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
By Kedem
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Jan 9, 2018
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 12:
Copy of Telegram on behalf of the German Embassy in Istanbul - 1914 - Occupation of Antwerp by the German Army
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Copy of Telegram on behalf of the German Embassy in Istanbul - 1914 - Occupation of Antwerp by the German Army
"Telegram from the German embassy in Constantinople October 12, 1914". Single leaf with translation of an announcement by German ambassador in the Ottoman Empire, Hans Freiherr von Wangenheim, published after the occupation of the town, on 10.10.1914. The announcement is written in great detail and tells in length about the siege, victories of the army and withdrawal of the English and Belgian forces.
On the bottom of the telegram appears an addition by hand: "Signed: Wangenheim".
Approx. 34 cm. Good condition. Folding marks, slight creases and defects. Printing is faded at end of lines.
