German museum shows World War I x-ray exhibit

AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Aug 19, 2014

The German Medical History Museum in Ingolstadt is presenting a small exhibition on the role of radiography in the care of soldiers during World War I.

The exhibit will include x-rays acquired on soldiers during the war and discussion of the significance of radiography during the war, according to the museum.

More information is available in German here.

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