Photos WW1 Germany and Their Allies

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A German soldier of the Jäger Regiment No.3 watch from a trench on Mt. Koman (Komanova) in the Carpathians, as three Russian soldiers are freely moving around in front of their trenches during the peace negotiations at Brest-Litovsk, Winter 1917/18.

 

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Aerial photo of an Austro-Hungarian advance in Eastern Galicia, Summer 1917. The photo was taken by an Austro-Hungarian pilot.

 

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Austro-Hungarian Škoda 30.5cm heavy mortar

 

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Captured Mark IV tank "Fritz" advances towards its former owners in support of the German spring offensive in 1918

 

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Flanders, Belgium, Late 1915: German infantry with gas masks

 

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Delousing of Austro-Hungarian soldiers and their uniforms on the Eastern Front, 1914.

Austro-Hungarian infantrymen on patrol in the Carpathians near the Uszok Pass, February 1915.

 

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Legionnaires of the 2nd Brigade of the Austro-Hungarian Polish Legions bury the frozen corpses of their comrades who fell in the night battle at Rafajłowa (23-24 Jan. 1915) during the Carpathian Winter War. Here, the Austro-Hungarians suffered some 800,000 casualties in 3 months.

An Austro-Hungarian soldier (of the older type) keep watch from a trench while enjoying his meal. His age and the Mannlicher M.1888/90 could indicate that he belongs to a Landsturm unit

 

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German infantrymen in action on the Eastern Front, 1915.

 

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German Infantry (wearing the spiked helmets, the Pickelhaube) in battle order and concealed in a wood, awaiting the order to advance. 14 November 1914

 

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For lack of an appropriate thread, I'm putting these photo's here

Photos from the 1919 Spartakusbund Uprising (5th of January - 12th of January) and the Blutmärz (Bloody March, 3rd of March - 16th of March) in Berlin

 

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Photos from the 1919 Spartakusbund Uprising (5th of January - 12th of January) and the Blutmärz (Bloody March, 3rd of March - 16th of March) in Berlin

 

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Photos from the 1919 Spartakusbund Uprising (5th of January - 12th of January) and the Blutmärz (Bloody March, 3rd of March - 16th of March) in Berlin

 

[BravoZulu]

Photos from the 1919 Spartakusbund Uprising (5th of January - 12th of January) and the Blutmärz (Bloody March, 3rd of March - 16th of March) in Berlin

 

[uktabber]

Wow, great photos.....nice find!!

 

[JimHPTN]

Photos from the 1919 Spartakusbund Uprising (5th of January - 12th of January) and the Blutmärz (Bloody March, 3rd of March - 16th of March) in Berlin
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The Gew 88 rifles carried by the artillery crew in the first photo are interesting. The Kar 88 and Gew 91 were used throughout the war, but the Gew 88 was generally phased out by that time. Obviously, a few of them made it that far.

 

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Austro-Hungarian prisoners of war, captured by the British during the failed Piave Offensive, July 1918.

 

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Portrait of an Austro-Hungarian Zugsführer of K.u.K Feldjäger Battalion No.11 on the Eastern Front, 1917. Note the holster for his Roth-Steyr M.1907 pistol.

 

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Very likely a posed pic but still an indication of dental treatment available to soldiers at the front.

 

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A German and Austro-Hungarian officer discuss matters after a successful counter-offensive against Russians in Galicia, 1917

 

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Austro-Hungarian Hellreigel MG. 1915