#first world war

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Illustration of the Baron von Richthofen, born 2 May 1892, Borek, Wrocław, Poland and Died 21 April 1918 (age 25 years), Vaux-sur-Somme, France. Considered the Ace of Aces with 80 aerial victories.

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Arnold Busch (May 5, 1876 - October 15, 1951) made these portraits of Richtofen’s Jasta 11 in July 1917. Formed on 11 October 1916, Jasta 11 could boast 350 aerial victories by the end of the war.

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Same image? The Royal Garrison Artillery firing a 6-inch gun at Vimy Ridge, directly behind the advancing Canadian troops. The assault on Vimy Ridge began at 5:30 a.m., 8 April 1917. I know the Germans did counter-attack during the nights during the following evenings, so perhaps that is what we are seeing.

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This image is from the July 1917 issue of the publication La Guerre Illustrée. It depicts a British BL 6-inch Mk VII naval gun mounted on an improvised carriage for land use against the Hindenburg Line. Brilliant photo.

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Великий князь в годы Первой мировой “ Grand Duke Mikhail (December 4, 1878, to June 13, 1918) was the Tsar’s younger brother. He’s the tall fellow in the great coat. He was killed by the Bolsheviks.

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Grenadier Guards at sniping practice on Wimbledon Common.

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Mikhail Drozdovsky (7 October 1881 – 1 January 1919) was a Russian army general and one of the military leaders of the anti-Bolshevik White movement during the Russian Civil War.