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Makeshift grave of Austro-Hungarian soldier Otto Klein somewhere in mountains on Italian front. His trumpet, helmet, rifle, and grenades all placed on the grave, WW1, December 1917
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SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm launched November 1914. Scuttled at Scapa Flow on 21 June 1919. König-class was a group of four battleships built for the Imperial German Navy on the eve of World War I. The class was comprised of König, Grosser Kurfürst, Markgraf, and Kronprinz.
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Imperial Austro-Hungary:
Destroyer Csepel being towed into the Gulf of Cattaro after her stern was damaged by a mine on 4 May 1916. The Destroyer Turul, in the background
Three Tegetthoff class battleships of Austro-Hungarian Empire anchored at Pola main war harbour (modern Pula, Croatia) ww1, 1917
Destroyer Csepel being towed into the Gulf of Cattaro after her stern was damaged by a mine on 4 May 1916. The Destroyer Turul, in the background
Three Tegetthoff class battleships of Austro-Hungarian Empire anchored at Pola main war harbour (modern Pula, Croatia) ww1, 1917
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Light cruiser Frankfurt, left, and the battleship Baden, aground in Swanbister Bay, Scapa Flow, sometime soon after the majority of the interned German battle fleet was scuttled on 21 June 1919.
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Kaiserliche Marine U 110 interior after being sunk and refloated in 1918
U-152 leaving Kiel, Sept 5, 1918
Built at Hamburg, the submarine was commissioned in October 1917. Initially intended as a submersible merchantman for transporting critical war materiel through the British blockade, she was converted to a combat ship while under construction.
U-152 leaving Kiel, Sept 5, 1918
Built at Hamburg, the submarine was commissioned in October 1917. Initially intended as a submersible merchantman for transporting critical war materiel through the British blockade, she was converted to a combat ship while under construction.
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Imperial Austro-Hungary:
Szent István sinking after torpedoed by an Italian torpedo boat, 11 June 1918. Her sister ship Tegetthoff can be seen floating by at right.
Szent István sinking after torpedoed by an Italian torpedo boat, 11 June 1918. Her sister ship Tegetthoff can be seen floating by at right.
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Think your in the wrong section, this is - "WW1 Germany and Their Allies"Admiral Scheer photographed from the Prinz Eugen en route to Norway, 21st February 1942.
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Bulgaria:
German propaganda postcards
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Conscripts from the Rila mountains
Mounted officers in Levunovo, 1916
Field Marshal von Mackensen and Crown Prince Boris inspecting Bulgarian troops
German propaganda postcards
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Conscripts from the Rila mountains
Mounted officers in Levunovo, 1916
Field Marshal von Mackensen and Crown Prince Boris inspecting Bulgarian troops
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Third pic above - two men have the older M.88 Steyr rifles while the man to the right holds a newer M.95 which could be either in 8x50R caliber or 8x56R
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German infantrymen wearing gas masks and Gaede model 1915 helmets
This protective cap was designed by General Hans Gaede, in 1915. It was designed by the General to give his troops some protection from rock fragments and splinters as they were fighting in the Vosges Front in 1915 which is very rocky. The french also developed a similar version that could be worn under their Kepi's. All the officers and soldier are wearing their Gm-15 gas masks, flare pistols, Model 1915 stick grenades, pistols, binoculars and decorations.
This protective cap was designed by General Hans Gaede, in 1915. It was designed by the General to give his troops some protection from rock fragments and splinters as they were fighting in the Vosges Front in 1915 which is very rocky. The french also developed a similar version that could be worn under their Kepi's. All the officers and soldier are wearing their Gm-15 gas masks, flare pistols, Model 1915 stick grenades, pistols, binoculars and decorations.
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A group of German soldiers in a really clear and detailed picture, from left to right. The soldier on the far left is wearing a peaked cap is most likely and officer, however it is hard to make out his shoulder boards, but the tunic looks like the model 1907/1910 version and of much better quality. He also has a camera in his hands. The 2 men men immediately to the right of him are enlisted troops, with the soldier in the foreground being a NCO, as evident by the insignia on his collar. The troops behind him has shoulder boards for the 214th as do some of the others. He is holding the G98 rifle and is wearing the M071/10 Feldrock tunic.
Machine gun appears to the the Vickers-Maxim with the British type tripod. It was very common for both sides to use captured weapons. The soldier with his hand on the gun has a gas mask can around his neck and also has the Iron Cross second class ribbon on his tunic. He also appears to have a wrist watch most likely the type where a pocket watch was inserted into a leather wrist strap. The soldier behind him has the steel helmet issued in 1916 as well as a model 1916 stick grenade. You can also see his ammo pouches and bread bag as well. The soldier on the far right is using a trench periscope to check for activity, these periscopes became vital as sticking ones head over the trench could be lethal. You can see his gas mask can very well and he has his rifle close by.
Note the trench armor sniper plate by the sandbags.
German Wechselapparat or "exchange apparatus" was introduced in 1916. It was spherical, with the outermost portion filled with fuel (12 liters) and the smaller center sphere filled with propellant. The handheld wand could fire up to 100 meters, though normally it would fire off ten flame surges up to 30 meters.
The model was so sound it was updated for use in WW2 as the M35. Incidentally the British copied the design is WW2 which was called the Flamethrower, portable, No. 2.
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Machine gun appears to the the Vickers-Maxim with the British type tripod. It was very common for both sides to use captured weapons. The soldier with his hand on the gun has a gas mask can around his neck and also has the Iron Cross second class ribbon on his tunic. He also appears to have a wrist watch most likely the type where a pocket watch was inserted into a leather wrist strap. The soldier behind him has the steel helmet issued in 1916 as well as a model 1916 stick grenade. You can also see his ammo pouches and bread bag as well. The soldier on the far right is using a trench periscope to check for activity, these periscopes became vital as sticking ones head over the trench could be lethal. You can see his gas mask can very well and he has his rifle close by.
Note the trench armor sniper plate by the sandbags.
German Wechselapparat or "exchange apparatus" was introduced in 1916. It was spherical, with the outermost portion filled with fuel (12 liters) and the smaller center sphere filled with propellant. The handheld wand could fire up to 100 meters, though normally it would fire off ten flame surges up to 30 meters.
The model was so sound it was updated for use in WW2 as the M35. Incidentally the British copied the design is WW2 which was called the Flamethrower, portable, No. 2.
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German soldier with a plate attached to his chest. The plate was to allow for grenade fuses to be pulled quickly and easily in combat situations. On his back he is carrying the Mauser Kar 98A, which was shorter version of the G98 rifle which was often issued to shock troops later in the war. In his hands he is holding a M1917 egg grenade, showing how the twisted wire loop oin the fuse attached to a hook on the plate. On either sides of his belt are grenade bags.
WW1 rifle grenade launching platform, in which rifles were arraigned in a battery by fixing them to moveable mounts. These mounts were made from steel and could perform a limited traverse to hit different targets. Another advantage was that they could be fired from a safe distance, so if there was an accident, the person who fired them was not hurt, versus the handheld option, where the user was often killed if there was an accident. In this photo the launcher has the G98 rifles which were loaded with blank cartridges. The rod grenade was then inserted down the barrel, once in place the safety pin was removed from the grenade which armed fuse which was a percussion type.
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WW1 rifle grenade launching platform, in which rifles were arraigned in a battery by fixing them to moveable mounts. These mounts were made from steel and could perform a limited traverse to hit different targets. Another advantage was that they could be fired from a safe distance, so if there was an accident, the person who fired them was not hurt, versus the handheld option, where the user was often killed if there was an accident. In this photo the launcher has the G98 rifles which were loaded with blank cartridges. The rod grenade was then inserted down the barrel, once in place the safety pin was removed from the grenade which armed fuse which was a percussion type.
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