So I got a new Mills belt. Any tips on how to treat and care for the canvas? I want to keep in great condition and restore it.5yr ⋅ CountryTactical ⋅ r/wwi
American soldiers attack a German trench during the Battle of Saint-Mihiel, 1918. [X-Post r/BattlePaintings]11yr ⋅ kakster22 ⋅ r/wwi
[November 27, 1917] ‘This morning I paraded sick – the Dr ordered me to hospital so I went back to my dugout, packed my gear & set off down the duckwalk track leaving my mates in “Dead Mule Gully” to carry on with the war.’ From my grandfather’s diary, Wellington Infantry Regiment [NZEF], Belgium7yr ⋅ HALsaysSorry ⋅ r/wwi
French troops under General Gouraud, with their machine guns amongst the ruins of a cathedral near the Marne, 1918.11yr ⋅ Bernardito ⋅ r/wwi
Since today is the centenary of the end of wwi I figured I would share this letter written to a young soldier and prisoner of war. Dated 4/11/176yr ⋅ TheObsoleteMan6261 ⋅ r/wwi
German soldier gives a light to a captured British soldier, ca.1916.10yr ⋅ pumpedthriftshoppe ⋅ r/wwi
Aerial view of French soldiers launching an assault against German positions on the Somme Front, c. 1916.11yr ⋅ chubachus ⋅ r/wwi
Used to work at an antique store an a client brought a bunch of things. There was one album with many WWI pics,taken by her grandfather, here is one of them.7yr ⋅ geoemt ⋅ r/wwi
[November 28, 1917] Hospitalized. For breakfast - porridge (milk & sugar), dinner - rabbit & tomatoes, peaches & custard & for tea - sheep tongue, then custard, supper - cocoa & biscuits, so we are living pretty high here. From my grandfather's diary, Wellington Infantry Regiment [NZEF], Belgium.7yr ⋅ HALsaysSorry ⋅ r/wwi
The grave of Captain Noel Chavasse VC and bar MC, located in Brandhoek New Military Cemetery. This is the only headstone of its kind.11yr ⋅ Badgerfest ⋅ r/wwi
British soldier from the Cheshire Regiment in a trench during the Battle of the Somme.11yr ⋅ wrong_game ⋅ r/wwi
My ancestor's WWI Canadian Bravery in the Field Medal - Can anyone shed any light on it?11yr ⋅ N3PHxx ⋅ r/wwi
Two German soldiers posing in front of a dugout with rats they caught in their trench, and captured French business signs. (xpost r/TheGreatWar)9yr ⋅ pumpedthriftshoppe ⋅ r/wwi
[August 17,1917] At the Rear, Ypres Salient, Belgium. From my grandfather's war diary, with notes from the Regimental history7yr ⋅ HALsaysSorry ⋅ r/wwi
American-born German theologian Caspar Rene Gregory poses next to a railroad car with On to Paris written on it, 1914. At the age of 68 he was the oldest volunteer to fight in the German Army on the Western Front.11yr ⋅ chubachus ⋅ r/wwi
Does anyone know of a solid WWI novel from the german perspective. can be fiction or non10yr ⋅ corruptrevolutionary ⋅ r/wwi
[November 17, 1917] ‘All the morning we have been strengthening the parapet of our trench & general cleaning up. Just after lunch our Coy. left the Support Line armed with shovels.’ From my grandfather’s war diary, Wellington Infantry Regiment [NZEF]7yr ⋅ HALsaysSorry ⋅ r/wwi
The effect of artillery: aerial views of Passchendaele before and after bombardment.11yr ⋅ Badgerfest ⋅ r/wwi
British soldiers pose next to a mass grave for Ottoman soldiers killed during the Battle of Tel el-Ful, near Jerusalem, Palestine, 1917. Animated stereoview.11yr ⋅ chubachus ⋅ r/wwi
French troops gathered around the bodies of two aviators killed in a plane crash at Verdun during World War 1. Animated stereoview. Need help translating more of the caption.9yr ⋅ chubachus ⋅ r/wwi
Photo | Dead German Machine Gunner near Villers Devy Dun Sassey in France, 4 Nov. 191811yr ⋅ NMW ⋅ r/wwi
New Zealand soldiers pose with a captured German Mauser T-Gewehr anti-tank rifle near Grevillers, 1918. ((X-post from HistoryPorn via /u/chubachus))11yr ⋅ CrossyNZ ⋅ r/wwi
German machine gun crew in trench, the gunner is using an MG08/15, a light machine gun variant of the MG08 fitted with a stock and a bipod, and a drum magazine on the right side although this one looks to be belt fed from a box11yr ⋅ IS_THIS_A_COMMENT ⋅ r/wwi
Can anyone explain what the light green field in the centre left of this screenshot is, or was? Fort Douaumont is off to the right. I cannot find any info on this, and it doesn't seem to be the old town.10yr ⋅ awhalesvagyna ⋅ r/wwi
A Donkey and two German soldiers wearing gas masks during World War I, 191710yr ⋅ pumpedthriftshoppe ⋅ r/wwi
Men of the Czechoslovak Legion on parade in Prague, c. 1919. Animated stereoview.10yr ⋅ chubachus ⋅ r/wwi
Cambridge War Memorial refers to the great war being from 1914-1919. Any idea why?6yr ⋅ JoeHill23 ⋅ r/wwi
My Great-Grandpa, Walter T. Bovell, in 1917, weeks before deploying with the 42nd Rainbow Division, Company E, 117th Supply Train, Motor Truck Company Number 5.8yr ⋅ Soldat_Wesner ⋅ r/wwi
A comparison of the original (left) and composite (right) photographs of the Canadian 29th Infantry Battalion advancing across no man's land during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, 1917.11yr ⋅ chubachus ⋅ r/wwi
British troops with French children in the village of Vraignes, 20th March 1917.11yr ⋅ Bernardito ⋅ r/wwi
French soldiers in the Argonne watch artillery shells burst in the distance.10yr ⋅ CaptainPyjamaShark ⋅ r/wwi
The 4th South African Infantry (South African Scottish) battalion during the German Spring Offensive, late March 1918.11yr ⋅ Bernardito ⋅ r/wwi
Can someone please help me identify this uniform and rank if possible? Any useful info would be greatly appreciated.8yr ⋅ Malthusian1 ⋅ r/wwi
A German observation balloon being deployed in the Lorraine region in 1915 [5,067 × 3,755] x-post /r/HI_Res10yr ⋅ lilyputin ⋅ r/wwi
My step-great-grandad served in WW I. He mailed this letter home from France in 1918. He mentions hearing about the flu visiting the community, and he refers to the family car as that machine.11yr ⋅ MarshRabbit ⋅ r/wwi
[November 30, 1917] Roast meat & potatoes & onions, followed by cherries & custard, but ‘my chances of “Blighty” were spoiled’. From my grandfather’s war diary, Wellington Infantry Regiment [NZEF], leaving ‘Pops’, Belgium.7yr ⋅ HALsaysSorry ⋅ r/wwi
A large crowd watching American troops marching through London, 1917. Animated stereoview.10yr ⋅ chubachus ⋅ r/wwi
French soldiers during the First Battle of the Aisne, 1914. Animated stereoview.11yr ⋅ chubachus ⋅ r/wwi
[October 19, 1917] Crowds and bagpipers in kilts in front of the Sub-Treasury building on Wall Street, New York, at a Liberty Loan meeting held October 19, 1917. Comedian Harry Lauder spoke.7yr ⋅ NateChampion ⋅ r/wwi
Men from the 369th Regiment, The Harlem Hellfighters, in a rare photograph depicting them training in the trenches.11yr ⋅ Bernardito ⋅ r/wwi
The Gotha bomber. These things were mainly used in the strategic bombing of England during the summer of 1917. This particular aircraft is piloted by Walter Aschoff, at Mariakerke aerodrome11yr ⋅ Dressedw1ngs ⋅ r/wwi
Photograph of German infantry assaulting a French position called Le Mort Homme (English sources call Dead Man's Hill) with flamethrowers and hand grenades during the Battle of Verdun, 1916.10yr ⋅ chubachus ⋅ r/wwi
Photo | Italian Bersaglieri with their special folding bicycles strapped across their backs, 191711yr ⋅ NMW ⋅ r/wwi
First book of my trilogy comes out today! Thanks for all your links and vids /r/wwi!9yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/wwi
My great-grandfather: can anyone shed light on his battalion, division etc based on the insignia and uniform?11yr ⋅ Chosen_Two ⋅ r/wwi
European War, the Siege of Przemysl, 1914 [World War I, Poster] (x-post from r/PropagandaPosters)11yr ⋅ ralpo08 ⋅ r/wwi
Animated stereoview of French soldiers and civilians examining a captured German plane. Any idea what type of plane it is?9yr ⋅ chubachus ⋅ r/wwi
Help, does anyone know where this helmet is from? It was given to me from my grandfather without details.11yr ⋅ Clu000 ⋅ r/wwi
British Monoplane fighter Bristol M.1C. Introduced in 1917, saw all action in the east. Due to monoplane prejudice, only 50 of this promising plane were made.11yr ⋅ Dressedw1ngs ⋅ r/wwi
Japanese WWI Commemorative Map - Can anyone name all the world leaders included above this map? Some are obvious, some not so much.8yr ⋅ HJB-Maps ⋅ r/wwi
Germany Munchen bavarian war booty exhibition 1916 Kriegsbeute-Ausstellung [2966 x 2201]11yr ⋅ 4waystreet ⋅ r/wwi
Two French soldiers posing with a wounded German POW in a trench near Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, France. Animated stereoview.10yr ⋅ chubachus ⋅ r/wwi
Pictures from Sgt. Floyd White (somewhere in Europe) to fiance. Dying in France, he did not make it home to his lady. Back of pictures say Over There, don't tell anyone about this, and names of solders.10yr ⋅ Mnmsmom73 ⋅ r/wwi
A soldier from Indochina, a Frenchman, a Senegalese, an Englishman, a Russian, an Italian, a Serb, a Greek, and an Indian all together on the Macedonian front.10yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/wwi
One more from German East Africa: a young boy in Askari dress stands in an elephant leg11yr ⋅ NMW ⋅ r/wwi
Animated stereoscopic photographs of a dead soldier in Fleury, France. Can someone identify the uniform?9yr ⋅ chubachus ⋅ r/wwi
The front page of the French daily newspaper in 1915, illustrating the defeat of Serbia at the hands of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria.10yr ⋅ Sinisa26 ⋅ r/wwi
DH Pritchard served with the ambulance company 339 as part of the 85 Division5yr ⋅ Urban_Archeologist ⋅ r/wwi
Photo | Curious German soldier walks among English tanks abandoned at Bourlon Wood after the Battle of Cambrai, 191711yr ⋅ NMW ⋅ r/wwi
Cool Uniform I saw in Gettysburg. I was told everything was original, except the paint on the helmet.7yr ⋅ htmlmarine ⋅ r/wwi
Lt. Val Browning with the automatic rifle that his father, John Browning, designed: the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle. Val Browning served as a weapon's instructor for future instructors on both the M1918 and his father's other design, the M1917 .30 cal.11yr ⋅ Bernardito ⋅ r/wwi
An aerial view of the SM U-118, beached at Hastings, Sussex on April 15, 191911yr ⋅ an_ironic_username ⋅ r/wwi
Tank Anthem -- A poem released by William Foster & Co. (responsible for manufacturing some of the early tanks) to drum up support for a charity drive7yr ⋅ NMW ⋅ r/wwi
Austrian infantry fighting on the Eastern Front in 1915, by Karl Friedrich Gsur.11yr ⋅ chubachus ⋅ r/wwi
German POWs captured by American troops during the Battle of Belleau Wood, 1918. Animated stereoview.10yr ⋅ chubachus ⋅ r/wwi
Photo | Descendants of participants in the 1914 Christmas Truce shake hands over the new memorial commemorating the event -- Nov. 11, 200811yr ⋅ NMW ⋅ r/wwi
Paget color process photograph of a pilot and observer of the Australian Flying Corps standing next to a Bristol Fighter F2B aircraft, Palestine, 1918.11yr ⋅ chubachus ⋅ r/wwi
Aerial view of German bombs striking London during a daytime Gotha bomber raid, 1917. St Paul's Cathedral is prominent on the left hand side of the photograph.11yr ⋅ chubachus ⋅ r/wwi
[August 22, 1917] Officers Training Camp, Camp Funston, Lions Springs, Texas,, copyright August 22, 19177yr ⋅ NateChampion ⋅ r/wwi
The whippet tank, even though they were only armed with machine guns and introduced in 1918, it was responsible for more german casualties than any other british ww1 tanks combined11yr ⋅ IS_THIS_A_COMMENT ⋅ r/wwi
Photo | Due to the ongoing shutdown of the U.S. federal government, the memorial to the 2nd Infantry Division has been closed11yr ⋅ NMW ⋅ r/wwi
A Japanese lithograph made of the British/Japanese conquest of Tsingtao, a German colony in China. (1914)11yr ⋅ CrossyNZ ⋅ r/wwi
Photo | At the Belgian frontier with the Netherlands: an electrified fence [details in comments]11yr ⋅ NMW ⋅ r/wwi
Photo | A sprawling aftermath: wounded British soldiers wait on stretchers on the Menin Road near Hooge, 09/191711yr ⋅ NMW ⋅ r/wwi
Hermann Goring of Jasta 27 in his Albatros DIII, circa 1917. At the end of 1917 Hermann had claimed 16 kills.11yr ⋅ Dressedw1ngs ⋅ r/wwi