Title	German flame throwers
Description	Group of German soldiers in a trench; some of whom are holding flame throwers.
Historical note	The Germans were the first to use flame throwers during World War I but the weapon was soon adopted by the British and French. So despised were the German soldiers who operated these weapons, that they were never shown any mercy when captured.
Date	Approximately 1918
Place	France
Collection name	Karl Kleeman World War I Photographs
Education Tags	US.28 World War I
Subjects	Soldiers Flame throwers World War, 1914-1918
Accession number	2006-059
Owning Institution	Tennessee State Library and Archives
ID#	33131
Type	Still Image
Digital format	Image/jp2
Image rights	Digital image © 2007, Tennessee State Library and Archives. All rights reserved.
Copyright	While TSLA houses an item, it does not necessarily hold the copyright on the item, nor may it be able to determine if the item is still protected under current copyright law. Users are solely responsible for determining the existence of such instances and for obtaining any other permissions and paying associated fees, that may be necessary for the intended use.
Ordering Information	To order a digital reproduction of this item, please send our order form at http://tsla.tnsosfiles.com/general/forms/ImagingOrder.pdf to Photo Orders, Tennessee State Library & Archives, 403 7th Ave. N., Nashville, TN 37243-0312, or email to photoorders.tsla@tn.gov. Further ordering information can be found at the following location: http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/ordering-images-and-microfilm-digitization .