Barbed Wire Collection

Berlin Television Tower (Fernsehturm) and sculpture of a soldier jumping the Berlin Wall at Bernauerstrasse, Berlin Germany, Europe

Pointe du Hoc (Le Hoc Point), site of D-Day landings in June 1944 during Second World War, Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, Europe

N. A. USA, Texas, Llano, Blue Lantern and field of bluebonnets
N.A. USA, Texas, Llano, Blue Lantern and field of bluebonnets

Battle of the Somme, First World War, July 1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Battle of the Somme, First World War, July 1916, (c1920). Map of northern France showing Successive Stages of Advance at the Fricourt Salient...British line in black, Enemy Defences [Germans] in red

Ex paratrooper Donald Cook, 38 year old aircraft inspector and secretary of the St. Pancras United Tenants Association, talks to his 36 year old wife Edith through a barricade of barbed wire

REMARQUE: ALL QUIET, 1929. Illustration by Charles Keeping, from a 1966 edition of All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

WORLD WAR I: GERMAN POSTER. Help Us Win!-Subscribe to the War Loan. German World War I poster, c1917, by Fritz Erler

Battery casemate on D-Day coast, dating from Second World War, Longues sur Mer, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe

The Long Man of Wilmington, or The Wilmington Giant, 1903. Creator: Eric Ravillious (1903 - 1942)
The Long Man of Wilmington, or The Wilmington Giant, 1903 (colour lithograph)

Texas Longhorn, Florida, USA
Texas Longhorn, Florida, Usa

GLIDDEN STEEL BARB WIRE. Lithograph, c. 1876

Barbed wire, computer image. Close-up of barbs on a section of barbed wire

1916 armoured tank, low angle view

Harriss hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus), Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Pleas for unification, Imjingak, Paju, South Korea, Asia

Moles strung up on wire fence, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A wire fence is seen from an army vehicle as Macedonian soldiers patrol at the Macedonia-Greece border near Gevgelija, Macedonia, June 3, 2018. Picture taken June 3, 2018. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Engraving depicting a farmer pulling barbed wire taut before fixing to a fence post
UIG5426312 Engraving depicting a farmer pulling barbed wire taut before fixing to a fence post. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage.

Engraving depicting a farmer pulling barbed wire taut before fixing to a fence post
UIG5426323 Engraving depicting a farmer pulling barbed wire taut before fixing to a fence post. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage.

A cartoon commenting on the hunting man's opinion of the introduction of barbed wire fences, 19th century
5311412 A cartoon commenting on the hunting man's opinion of the introduction of barbed wire fences, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1889); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Barbed wire crinoline (litho)
8664232 Barbed wire crinoline (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barbed wire crinoline, 1916)

Modern armaments, 1938: Erecting Barbed Wire Entanglements (b/w photo)
8660662 Modern armaments, 1938: Erecting Barbed Wire Entanglements (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Erecting Barbed Wire Entanglements)

A wiring party. Soldiers erecting barbed wire entanglements in No Man's Land under cover of darkness during World
3058448 A wiring party. Soldiers erecting barbed wire entanglements in No Man's Land under cover of darkness during World War One

Germans fixing barbed wire tangle, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Germans fixing barbed wire tangle, between c1914 and c1915. German soldiers fixing a barbed wire entanglement during World War I.

Desislava Ignatova

Pivotal Changes
Elizabeth Cowle

Dreamland 08
George Digalakis

Lake Karla 004
George Digalakis

Trois aquarelles du front; construction de reseaux barbeles dans une tranchee... 1916. Creator: Douy Pascault
Trois aquarelles du front; construction de reseaux barbeles dans une tranchee de premiere ligne (fevrier 1916). Au Nord-Est de Bethincourt, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

How to make a surprise attack; Crossing our network of razor wires.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
How to make a surprise attack; Crossing our network of razor wires: in the background, bursts of accompanying fire, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

How to make a surprise attack; Before departure: men being despatched... 1917. Creator: Unknown
How to make a surprise attack; Before departure: men being despatched and, on the right, the lieutenant commanding them, 1917

'Une contre-attaque sur les pentes de Douaumont, le 11 avril dernier, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Une contre-attaque sur les pentes de Douaumont, le 11 avril dernier, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

La Nouvelle Europe; la guerre civile a Berlin; du 5 au 11 janvier 1919 a Berlin; reseau... 1919. Creator: Unknown
La Nouvelle Europe; la guerre civile a Berlin; du 5 au 11 janvier 1919 a Berlin; reseau de fils de fer barbeles et de chevaux de frise

Episodes de la bataille de Verdun; les ruines de l'ouvrage aux mains des Allemands, un mois...1916 Creator: Unknown
Episodes de la bataille de Verdun; les ruines de l'ouvrage aux mains des Allemands, un mois apres. Au premier plan, le reseau devant la premiere ligne francaise, 1916

Sur les champs de bataille Macedoniens de Gornitchevo et du Kaimaktchalan; La premiere... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Sur les champs de bataille Macedoniens de Gornitchevo et du Kaimaktchalan; La premiere maison de Gornitchevo et l'artillerie lourde francaise arrivant sur la position. 1916

'Le Linge. Au rond, la vallee du Rhin; La Vallee de Munster, 1916 (1924). Creator: Francois Flameng
'Le Linge. Au rond, la vallee du Rhin; La Vallee de Munster, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

'L'Hartmannswillerkopf, 1916 (1924) Creator: Francois Flameng
'L'Hartmannswillerkopf, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

'Les Batailles de l'Artois; L'Eglise d'Ablain et les Fonds de Souchez, 1915. Creator: Francois Flameng
'Les Batailles de l'Artois; L'Eglise d'Ablain et les Fonds de Souchez, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

Les Batailles de l'Artois; Notre-Dame-de-Lorette et Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, 1915. Creator: Francois Flameng
'Les Batailles de l'Artois; Notre-Dame-de-Lorette et Ablain-Saint-Nazaire pendant le bombardement, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration

'En Argonne; Vauquois, 1915. Creator: Francois Flameng
'En Argonne; Vauquois, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

L'instruction de la Nouvelle armee Belge; L'entrainement de la Nouvelle armee Belge... 1916. Creator: Unknown
L'instruction de la Nouvelle armee Belge; L'entrainement de la Nouvelle armee Belge. Dans un centre d'instruction du genie : en haut

L'instruction de la Nouvelle armee Belge; L'entrainement de la Nouvelle armee Belge... 1916. Creator: Unknown
L'instruction de la Nouvelle armee Belge; L'entrainement de la Nouvelle armee Belge. Dans un centre d'instruction du genie : en haut

L'instruction de la Nouvelle armee Belge; L'entrainement de la Nouvelle armee Belge... 1916. Creator: Unknown
L'instruction de la Nouvelle armee Belge; L'entrainement de la Nouvelle armee Belge. Dans un centre d'instruction du genie : en haut

A Perthes-les Hurlus; L'acces du village est defendu par des tranchees et de fil de fer, 1915. Creator: Unknown
'A Perthes-les Hurlus; L'acces du village est defendu par des tranchees et des reseaux de fil de fer barbeles, 1915

La grande attaque du Carso (aout 1916); Sur le Carso de Monfalcone: massif du Mont Cosich, 1916 Creator: Unknown
La grande attaque du Carso (aout 1916); Sur le Carso de Monfalcone: massif du Mont Cosich et des cotes 85 et 121, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Camp, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Camp, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Camp, 1917 or 1918

Les defenses de Salonique inspectees par le general Sarrail; Un impressionnant... 1916. Creator: Hubert Jacques
Les defenses de Salonique inspectees par le general Sarrail; Un impressionnant reseau de fils de fer barbeles, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

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"Barbed Wire: A Symbol of Boundaries and Conflict" From the towering heights of the Berlin Television Tower (Fernsehturm) to the poignant sculpture of a soldier jumping the Berlin Wall at Bernauerstrasse, it has left its mark on history. It stands as a reminder of divisions and struggles that have shaped our world. At Pointe du Hoc (Le Hoc Point), where brave soldiers landed during the D-Day landings in June 1944, barbed wire served as an obstacle in their path towards freedom. Its sharp edges mirrored the dangers they faced, but their determination prevailed. In N. A. USA, Texas, amidst fields adorned with bluebonnets and illuminated by the Blue Lantern's glow, barbed wire stretches across the landscape. It symbolizes both protection for cattle like Texas Longhorns and boundaries that separate us from nature's beauty. The Battle of Somme in July 1916 saw countless lives lost amid tangled webs of barbed wire. This haunting image captured by an unknown creator serves as a testament to sacrifice and futility in war. As we gaze upon The Long Man of Wilmington or The Wilmington Giant created in 1903 by Eric Ravillious, we are reminded that even ancient landscapes were not immune to human intervention. Barbed wire disrupts nature's harmony while marking territories yet to be explored. Remarque's "All Quiet" illustration from Charles Keeping transports us to World War I trenches where ex-paratrooper Donald Cook fought alongside his comrades. Barbed wire looms ominously overhead – a constant reminder that danger lurks just beyond reach. A German World War I poster by Fritz Erler urges citizens to support their country through subscriptions to war loans – highlighting how even propaganda utilized images as symbols of national unity and strength. Yet amidst these tales of conflict, there is also resilience found within barbs' embrace.