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Aftermath of a V-2 rocket attack on the main intersection in Antwerp, Belgium, November 27, 1944[edit]

A young boy killed and set aflame by a V-2 rocket attack on the main intersection in Antwerp on the main allied supply line to Holland. Belgium, November 27, 1944
Reason
Nice composition and subject matter, this image was published in some magazines and newspapers I believe, a good example a civilian casualty of a ballistic rocket as well the desperation of the Germans at this stage of the war (V = Vergeltungswaffe or Vengeance weapon, as said by Dr Goebbels)
Articles this image appears in
V-2, Vergeltungswaffe
Creator
US Army/ Ingeldew. T3c., Photographer
  • Support as nominator — Bleh999 11:09, 4 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support but improve caption. Add who used the V-2 and other information. Also make it more encyclopaedic and less an essay ("ghastly witness of the horror of the damage").--Svetovid 12:17, 4 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Okay I will try and find out more about this incident but I'm not sure if it can be determined who launched the V-2 other than saying it was Nazi Germany, there were hundreds of such attacks in 1944, the caption is pulled straight from the national archives database, and is a typical POV editorialized caption of the time, I will reword it. Bleh999 12:24, 4 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I found this link about the attacks on Antwerp on that day [1] see under 'Teniers Square' Bleh999 12:51, 5 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong support immense historic and encyclopedic value; and for a world war two photograph, surprisingly good quality. --Brent Ward 14:32, 4 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong support impressive historical picture. M.K. 14:57, 4 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Per above. 8thstar 16:19, 4 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong support --Mbz1 22:31, 4 July 2007 (UTC)Mbz1[reply]
  • Support. I think it's a very powerful image. I also think it should be included in Vergeltungswaffe since there are no pictures in that article! --AutoGyro 22:34, 4 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - I also added it to Vergeltungswaffe per AutoGyro's suggestion. Cacophony 07:10, 5 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • While my moral compass agrees to showing the devastating consequences of the deployment of such weapons my enc compas disagrees with adding the image to that article. A burning young boy (most of the soldiers were boys especially that late in the war) conveys emotion rather than information about the destructive power of the rocket. An overview picture showing the complete damage would be more valuable in that article. --Dschwen 12:14, 5 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support strong picture. The tires of the truck are still burning and the corpse is still smoking yet the people walk by casually. --Dschwen 12:14, 5 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support --MichaelMaggs 17:45, 5 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Whoa...flaming carcass and nobody cares. Grim. Anyways, very encyclopedic and historical pic. Surprisingly good quality. Jumping cheese 20:45, 5 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support “Hm, a charred, still smoking body. Ho-hum.” Eek...the horrors of war — in more ways than one. Good quality shot, too, for something from 1944. —BrOnXbOmBr21 • talk • contribs • 06:16, 6 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support even though the image is ghoulish.Spikebrennan 13:10, 6 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support--Mad Max 08:18, 7 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Excellent Chris Buttigieg 14:34, 7 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:V-2victimAntwerp1944.jpg MER-C 07:53, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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