Now all roads lead to France and heavy is the tread
Of the living; but the dead returning lightly dance.
Edward Thomas, Roads

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Surprising, Shocking, or Unusual Photos from the Great War

I've presented these images in my various publications over the years.  Hope you enjoy.  MH


Belgian Armored Cars Deployed to the Eastern Front



French Mine Explodes Under German Trench, Vosges Sector, Western Front



Russian Troops in Armenian Mountains
Advancing on Tblisi, March 1916



Aftermanth of the Halifax Explosion of 6 December  1917



Inventor John Browning (L) with Winchester Arms Expert Inspecting his Browning Automatic Rifle, a Standard U.S. Weapon for 50 Years, Introduced in WWI



Essex Farm Dressing Station North of Ypres: 1915 on left,;2007 on right John McCrae's Duty Station When He Wrote "In Flanders Fields"




The really long one is the 210 mm "Paris Gun," which had a range of 80 miles and was used to shell Paris in 1918. The insert shows the 420 mm siege gun, nicknamed "Big Bertha," used to great effect in reducing forts early in the Great War. Both were manufactured by the Krupp Works in Essen.



Rat Catchers—Team Germany



Indian Army Cavalryman, Flers Road, Somme, 15 September 1916


German School Girls Knitting for Soldiers








The Ever-Popular Ration Delivery Squad




Wine Ration, However Was at an Industrial Scale


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