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Gas mortars. ca 1918Two soldiers of a French trench mortar crew demonstrate how to load a gas shell into a Stokes mortar...
25/11/2024

Gas mortars. ca 1918

Two soldiers of a French trench mortar crew demonstrate how to load a gas shell into a Stokes mortar tube. Location unknown, though the white trench soil would suggest it was in the Somme area of France. 1918

Italian artillery. 1915 Moments after an Italian artillery crew fired their 149mm Cannone da 149/23 gun. Exact locati...
24/11/2024

Italian artillery. 1915

Moments after an Italian artillery crew fired their 149mm Cannone da 149/23 gun. Exact location is unknown, but based on the terrain it is likely near Trentino or along the Isonzo River. 1915

A wooden tank. ca. 1917 The gun ports of a wooden mockup of a British tank. The photo comes from a German photo album,...
24/11/2024

A wooden tank. ca. 1917

The gun ports of a wooden mockup of a British tank. The photo comes from a German photo album, so it's unclear if this was this wood tank was made for training German troops, or if it was a wooden dummy/decoy made by the Entente. Arras, France. ca. 1917

Belgian artillery in Flanders. 1915 A Belgian artillery crew manning their 75mm field gun among the coastal scrub gras...
19/11/2024

Belgian artillery in Flanders. 1915

A Belgian artillery crew manning their 75mm field gun among the coastal scrub grasses of Flanders. January 1915.

Anti-Aircraft firing at night. ca. 1918 A neat photo showing a battery of 3-in M1918 guns of the U.S. Coastal Artiller...
18/11/2024

Anti-Aircraft firing at night. ca. 1918

A neat photo showing a battery of 3-in M1918 guns of the U.S. Coastal Artillery Corps firing at night. This was probably a drill during training. Exact location and date is unknown, aside from 1918 or later and likely somewhere in the US.

On watch and ready. c.1917 - 1918 An American sentinel stands guard near a water cart. He's prepared for a gas attack....
16/11/2024

On watch and ready. c.1917 - 1918

An American sentinel stands guard near a water cart. He's prepared for a gas attack.The foggy background suggest little wind - good conditions for such an attack.

"Rainy weather in the Trench." That's what the caption reads on this photograph of German soldiers on watch in a wooded...
15/11/2024

"Rainy weather in the Trench."

That's what the caption reads on this photograph of German soldiers on watch in a wooded trench, one of which is looking through a trench periscope.

Time and location is unknown, but due to the trench even existing and lack of helmets, it was likely late 1915 or early 1916.

"Vor Ypern 14/15"Shown here is a Imperial German 21 cm Mörser 10 from one of the Fuß-artillerie-Regiment's located near ...
14/11/2024

"Vor Ypern 14/15"

Shown here is a Imperial German 21 cm Mörser 10 from one of the Fuß-artillerie-Regiment's located near Ypres.

Date: 16 August 1915.
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((post by new page contributor Gottfried Alexander van der Horst))

Happy Veterans/Armistice/Remembrance Day! 106 years ago today, the combat of the Great War came to an end. It's bee...
11/11/2024

Happy Veterans/Armistice/Remembrance Day! 106 years ago today, the combat of the Great War came to an end.
It's been too long since I've posted and what a better day to change that than today! Stay tuned, folks. I'm hoping to return to regular posting of photos, videos, and artifacts from World War One, starting in the next few days.

11:00AM. 11-11-18
A small group of doughboys photographed the moment they learn the armistice went into effect.

10/04/2023

TW: Ballistics dummy gore. *NOT REAL*

This video clip is horribly enlightening to me, as someone fascinated with WW1 (especially the artillery aspect of the war). Many of the first-hand accounts and memoirs I’ve read mention the effects of direct shell hits, or “bullseyes” on comrades or enemies. They often use terms like “there was nothing left” or “blown into particles/out of existence.”
That type of thing was hard to actually comprehend… until now. This video clip is of an anatomically correct ballistics dummy being directly hit with a 152mm howitzer shell. While the shell is of a more modern variety, it’s size (approximately 6-inch) was common of the mid-to-heavy guns used during the First World War. These shells were fired in the 10’s of millions during the conflict. Now we can look at these historical eyewitness stories with a better idea of what they actually saw….. and how horrible it really was.

((Original by the Garand Thumb page/YouTube channel. I just learned of these guys. They have a ton of interesting/crazy ballistic videos like this one!))

British 15-inch gun in action. 1916 A British heavy howitzer mounted on a railway chassis in action. Location unknown. ...
26/03/2023

British 15-inch gun in action. 1916

A British heavy howitzer mounted on a railway chassis in action. Location unknown. June 1916

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