Photos Misc. WW1 images

[NebrHogger]

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

French troops waiting to advance somewhere along the Somme

Artillery rounds piled for a barrage against German positions.

Indian cavalry. Notice the Vickers MG

Germans with Lewis MGs and what appears to be a flamethrower

At a dressing station

Poilu "pausing for thought"

Artillery spotters calling corrections

Possibly returning from battle?

POWs pressed into service as stretcher bearers

Direct hit

Moving ammunition forward through horrible mud

French preparing trench defenses

If you're REALLY hungry....

 

[morris]

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.

 

[morris]

German troops singing around a Christmas tree in their trench on the Eastern Front during World War I.

 

[morris]

A group of Australians and the family with whom they were billeted pose for a local photographer. The Australian wartime presence is still fondly remembered in some of the French villages. AWM H12920

 

[morris]

Newfoundland Prime Minister Patrick Morris examines the Whippet tank, numbered A326, on July 2, 1918.

Later the tank was sent to Russia, where it was captured by the Red Army and used in the battles of 1919-1921.

 

[NebrHogger]

Images of personal body armor.

Posed photo with a set of ancient armor

Flexible armor made of joined metal plates

An American posing with captured German armor. The eye protection looks like that of tank crews to protect from flying spall.

Italian armor

French eye protection - possibly for a tanker.

Russian soldier with experimental armor

Georgian fighters in traditional armor, 1918

Armor worn under fire

 

[morris]

Images of personal body armor.

They all had the same problem with unprotected legs like Australian bushranger Net Kelly.

 

[NebrHogger]

There was no caption with this image of a Russian aircraft. I've no ideas about the hooks shown.

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.

Italian battleship, Re Umberto ca. 1900. During WW1, it was mainly used as a floating battery.

 

[TIGREDELAIRE]

the Russian pilot may be Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Kazakov, who was an aviation ace during the first war and then during the Russian civil war

 

[NebrHogger]

Better post this before I forget I have it. Austro-Hungarian soldiers in Galacia with young spy - or messenger. 1915

 

[morris]

This set caption says "The first Knights of the sky"

 

[morris]

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.

 

[NebrHogger]

This French soldier must have been in quite an explosion! (1915)

 

[NebrHogger]

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.

 

[BravoZulu]

Belgium. 1914. A Belgian soldier smokes a cigarette during a fight between Dendermonde and Oudegem.

 

[NebrHogger]

Four engine bomber - 1913. As well as I know, it's a Russian machine.

Dagger glove - possibly for trench raiding.

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.

Flechette collection in a biscuit tin?

 

[NebrHogger]

Making heads for use as sniper bait 1914. I'm not sure which country is shown.

 

[NebrHogger]

I'm not sure to which country these soldiers belong - Bulgaria? The caption said "Galacia, 1915".

 

[NebrHogger]

Last time I was over, my friends and I visited a farm near Poelcapel where a fellow was restoring a WW1 Brit tank. Had it mostly done and had been invited to a WW1 event in England. His family had owned the farm since the 1700s. While we were there, his mom was out plowing. I donated to his fix the tank fund and just got this pic... an artillery shell from WW1! Good thing it had a crappy fuse - it would have voided the tractor's warranty for sure!

Can't recall if I posted this before - pic of the tank the fellow was restoring and an American made truck also being repaired.

I asked if he found many bones in the field. He said he didn't, but his dog, Charlie like to bring them up to the house. Since his mom was plowing, Charlie was locked in his enclosure. He was not happy about that!