These aren't really postcards, but photos I've gathered over the years from America's still perplexing excursions into Russia. The men of both the Northern Russian and Siberian expeditions found themselves fighting well after the Armistice, much to the dismay of their families back home. Anyway, as you will see, it's a completely different-looking war than what went on over on the Western Front.
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| Vladivostok Was the Main Port for AEF Siberia |
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| Crossing the Dvina River at Archangel |
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| Eating at a Mobile Kitchen While on the March |
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| Troops of Company M, 27th Infantry |
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| Vodka Party in the Barracks |
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| A Major Mission of AEF Siberia Was to Guard the Railroads |
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| The 339th Infantry Arrives in Archangel |
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| Headquarters North Russian AEF |
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| A Tiny American Outpost, Northern Russia |
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Pvt. Joseph Chinzi of the 339th Infantry Weds His Russian Bride
at Archangel. |
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| American Purchasing Officers at a Russian Market |
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| The Yanks Adopted Traditional Russian Transport Methods |
Sources: U.S. Army, National Archives, Library of Congress, the Wyoming Veterans Memorial, the Bently Historical Society, and Wiki Commons
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