Showing posts with label belgium. Show all posts
Showing posts with label belgium. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Map Showing the Possible Routes Which German Zeppelins Could Use to Bomb England Published Near the Start of World War 1 in August 1914


Map showing the possible routes which German Zeppelins could use to bomb England published near the start of World War 1 in August 1914. From The Illustrated War News magazine published in 1914.

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

“The First Photograph From the Front: German Cavalrymen, Wounded During the Advance on Liège, Being Bandaged” (1914)


“The first photograph from the front: German cavalrymen, wounded during the advance on Liège, being bandaged.” Taken during the German invasion of Belgium in August 1914. From The Illustrated War News magazine published in 1914.

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

British Filmmaker Geoffrey Malins Showing How He Carried Reels of Film While Making Films Covering World War 1 in Belgium and the Vosges Mountains of France (1914-1915)


British filmmaker Geoffrey Malins showing how he carried reels of film while making films covering World War 1 in Belgium and the Vosges Mountains of France, c. 1914-1915. From the book How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles Etc published in 1920.

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Belgian Soldiers Guarding a Checkpoint Near Halen, Belgium (1914)


Belgian soldiers guarding a checkpoint near Halen, Belgium, shortly after the German invasion of Belgium, August 1914.

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Friday, September 30, 2016

Colorized View of Belgian Civilians Watching German Soldiers Marching Across Place Charles Rogier in Brussels, Belgium (1914)


Colorized view of Belgian civilians watching German soldiers marching across Place Charles Rogier in Brussels, Belgium, August 20, 1914. From the book The Nations At War published in 1918.

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Monday, September 15, 2014

Two Dead German Soldiers Lying Outside of a Concrete Bunker After the Battle of the Menin Road (1917)


Two dead German soldiers lying outside of a concrete bunker captured by Allied forces after the Battle of the Menin Road, 1917. Animated stereoview.