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which outfit would you rather wear? (1917)

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Dress, c.1917

White marquise, hand-embroidered and crochet lace.

via museum of arts and crafts in zagreb

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'The Winter Palace is taken!' — Soviet painting from 1954 showing two Bolsheviks smoking in the Winter Palace following its capture during the October Revolution.

Canadian machine gunners on Vimy Ridge. 1917

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Portugal in WW1 — Battle of the Lys, 1918 (Part II)

The Portuguese Expeditionary Corps (CEP), formed during World War I, sent approximately 50,000 soldiers, mostly of young and inexperienced, to France. This contingent included two main divisions that were integrated into the British XI Corps. The CEP began its deployment in early 1917 and saw combat beginning in June of that year. By 1918, particularly during the Battle of the Lys, around 20,000 Portuguese troops were actively engaged at the front lines. The CEP was organized into two infantry divisions, stationed alongside British forces, primarily in the areas around Neuve-Chapelle and other sectors in Flanders. The trenches daily life of these troops was incredibly harsh, exacerbated by inadequate supplies and the difficult adaptation to the cold, wet Flanders climate, which was unlike anything most Portuguese soldiers had experienced.

Even though they fought with the intention of bolstering the Allied front, the situation was complicated. Communication issues and a general lack of mutual understanding made relations with their British allies challenging. Many British officers saw the CEP as under-resourced and inexperienced, leading to limited logistical support and occasional prejudice. This friction, combined with the isolation of the Portuguese troops and a restrictive leave policy that allowed only officers to visit home, heightened feelings of abandonment and demoralisation among the Portuguese soldiers as the months wore on. In the end, the logistical challenges, including the lack of reinforcements and high casualty rates, ultimately diminished the effectiveness of the CEP.

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1) CEP soldiers on the Portuguese Front, in 1917, photo by Arnaldo Garcez (Military History archive, Lisbon);

2) CEP soldiers moving in the trench, on a battlefield, in 1918 (private archive);

3) CEP soldiers in the trenches, on the battlefield, in 1917 (private archive);

4) CEP soldiers in the trenches between Neuve-Chapelle and Ferme-Du-Bois (private archive);

5) CEP soldier using a periscope in the trench, in 1917 (private archive);

6) CEP and Allied soldiers on the battlefields in Flanders on the clayey mud, in 1918 (private file).