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The Royal Police address children while picking up weapons from the battlefields in the South of the Netherlands
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The Royal Police address children while picking up weapons from the battlefields in the South of the Netherlands

Charles Breijer · 1945-12-24 · photography; photographic support

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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In a sandy landscape, a group of children and gendarmes stand amidst remnants of weaponry. The gendarmes point out to the boys that they must hand in the found weapons and warn them of the possible dangers.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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documentary photographsCharles BreijerZuid-NederlandTweede Wereldoorlog
Credit lineRijkspolitie spreekt kinderen toe bij het oprapen van wapens van de slagvelden in Zuid-Nederland. 1945-12-24. Charles Breijer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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