Surrender

Famous picture of the surrender of a young German soldier.

The boy climbs out of his shelter and gives himself up to a Scotch soldier.

How Surrender Was Presented in Wartime Imagery

Images of surrender reduced complex battlefield events to a clear moment of victory and defeat. When presented to younger audiences, such scenes could influence how children understood courage, enemies and national loyalty during the Great War.

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