In Popular Culture
- The story is mentioned frequently in Paul Gross' film Passchendaele, although the main character, Michael Dunne claims that the incident stems from exaggeration and that artillery fire was responsible for the body of a soldier appearing to be nailed to a barn door.
- A French zouave is crucified by German uhlans in the poem "Jean Desprez" (from Rhymes of A Red Cross Man) by Robert W. Service, published in 1916.
Read more about this topic: The Crucified Soldier
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