Photos Misc. WW1 images

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I found another WW1 photoset and lifted those I don't recall seeing before.

French troops waiting to advance somewhere along the Somme
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Artillery rounds piled for a barrage against German positions.
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Indian cavalry. Notice the Vickers MG
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Germans with Lewis MGs and what appears to be a flamethrower
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At a dressing station
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Poilu "pausing for thought"
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Artillery spotters calling corrections
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Possibly returning from battle?
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POWs pressed into service as stretcher bearers
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Direct hit
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Moving ammunition forward through horrible mud
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French preparing trench defenses
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If you're REALLY hungry....
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Submarine Scout Zero Type Airship SSZ 37 flies above a minelaying sloop.
The sloop has the number 61 painted on the side.

The SSZ (Sea Scout Zero) non-rigid airships or "blimps" were developed in United Kingdom during World War I from the earlier SS ("Sea Scout") class. The main role of these craft was to escort convoys and scout or search for German U-Boats. Seventy-seven were produced. First flight was 1916.
 
Newfoundland Prime Minister Patrick Morris examines the Whippet tank, numbered A326, on July 2, 1918.
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Later the tank was sent to Russia, where it was captured by the Red Army and used in the battles of 1919-1921.
 
Images of personal body armor.

Posed photo with a set of ancient armor
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Flexible armor made of joined metal plates
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An American posing with captured German armor. The eye protection looks like that of tank crews to protect from flying spall.
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Italian armor
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French eye protection - possibly for a tanker.
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Russian soldier with experimental armor
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Georgian fighters in traditional armor, 1918
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Armor worn under fire
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There was no caption with this image of a Russian aircraft. I've no ideas about the hooks shown.
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German submarine UC-20. There was a story about this boat transporting a camel from Africa to Germany, but as well as I've found, it was made up. Supposedly the pic shows the camel on the sub's bow, but I can't see it.
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Italian battleship, Re Umberto ca. 1900. During WW1, it was mainly used as a floating battery.
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There was no caption with this image of a Russian aircraft. I've no ideas about the hooks shown.

I have this photo in "colorized" section with caption: "The best Russian ace fighter in the First World War Alexander Kazakov, Poland, 1915".

As for the hooks, I read about experiments with a rope and an anchor and a weight, a weapon to fight the enemy's airplanes. It was assumed that when flying over an enemy aircraft, the anchor would be able to catch on the wing or fuselage, after which the cable, under the weight of the kettle-bell, entangled the enemy and led him to disaster.
 
This isn't actually WW1, but there's a lot of WW1 kit - and it took place in 1920... which is hopefully close enough to make this forum.

The gov't made a serious crackdown on moonshiners in Kentucky then. Seen here, a WW1 vintage tank destroys stills and alcohol making equipment.
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Belgium. 1914. A Belgian soldier smokes a cigarette during a fight between Dendermonde and Oudegem.
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Four engine bomber - 1913. As well as I know, it's a Russian machine.
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Dagger glove - possibly for trench raiding.
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Flechettes developed for dropping on troop formations. Not a great idea, but it worked a little better than dropping bricks which had been common practice.
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Flechette collection in a biscuit tin?
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