Sunday, August 11, 2013
Thursday, August 8, 2013
155mm Cannons Mle 1877
A row of French 155mm Cannons Mle 1877 at Verdun. A different view of these same four guns was previously posted in 2011.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
2. Hannoversches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 77
This card was sent in November 1916 while the 77th Infantry Regiment was in Sissonne Camp to receive some training after spending the first half of the year on the Eastern Front.
Saturday, August 3, 2013
74th Landwehr in Belgium
A member of the 74th Landwehr posing by a damaged house in Belgium. His unit spent most 1916 in the area southeast of Ypres before moving to the Somme in October. Kruisstraat would be the site of three mine explosions during the Third Battle of Ypres.
Labels:
1916,
74th Landwehr,
Army,
Belgium,
Germany,
Kruisstraat,
Ypres
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Schützengraben
Labels:
1918,
Army,
Dunajec,
Germany,
iron cross,
Oberleutnant Klee,
trench
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Saint-Chamond Tank 62668
The Saint-Chamond Tank No. 62668 after it was captured by the Germans during battle of Méry. A faint silhouette of a caiman can be seen on the front side. This was the name given to the tank group AS 38 by its commander Captain Rime-Bruneau.
Labels:
1918,
Army,
Battle of Méry,
Captain Rime-Bruneau,
France,
Germany,
Saint-Chamond Tank 62668,
Tank
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