World War One

[Louis]

Representation of a Zeppelin dropping a bomb on Antwerp.

 

[Louis]

Street shrines on London became increasingly common as the casualty list lengthened during the war.

 

[Louis]

French troops prepares to fight the advancing enemy on the Marne, 1914.

 

[Louis]

Mark V crossing the ditch at the side of a road at Lamotte-en-Santerre, 8 Aug 1918.

 

[Louis]

French troops wearing an precarious gas mask and glasses during the Second Battle of Ypres.

 

[mTk]

There's always the one guy who refuses to wear his mask properly.

 

[fabishd]

There's always the one guy who refuses to wear his mask properly.

Yes there is that person and he probably dies.

 

[Nathangun]

There's always the one guy who refuses to wear his mask properly.

Has anyone noticed that as well in our covid time?

 

[rocketman]

Has anyone noticed that as well in our covid time?

I'd say it is more like "one guy who wears it as it is supposed to" in these times

 

[mTk]

"Has anyone noticed that as well in our covid time?"
I did.

 

[Louis]

Colorized pic Austro-Hungarian grenadiers, Sept 1917.

 

[mTk]

Metal horseshoes on his boot heals so he sounds cool while walking/marching.
I had some of those when I was 11.

 

[HOA_KSOP]

Metal horseshoes on his boot heals so he sounds cool while walking/marching.
I had some of those when I was 11.

More likely it's to keep his heel from wearing out, as who knew if and when you'd get replacement boots...

 

[Louis]

Colorized pic of funnel listening post in front of Neuve-Chapelle, France, 1916.

 

[Louis]

A young Adolf Hitler (firts right) with his WWI comrades of the Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment 16.