Photograph
Artillery Forward Observers
| Austrian forward observers in Galicia for a 305mm mortar battery using a field telescope to confirm the firing coordinates. |
| Image ID: | 134014 |
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| Creation Date: | 1915 |
| Creator Name: | Frankl, Eduard |
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| Collection Name: | Eduard Frankl World War I photographs collected by Hermann Schultz, 1914-1916 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 2848.1.6.772 |
| Original Dimensions: | 4.75 x 6.5 inches |
| Typewritten caption reads: "Der Beobachtungsoffizier der 30,5 — Mörser prüft durch das Fernglass die Schusswirkungder Batterie." Austrian heavy mortars, with a caliber of 305 mm (30.5 cm) were widely used again fortified positions. |
| Artillery |
| Battlefields |
| Battles |
| Military uniforms |
| Officers |
| Soldiers |
| Weapons |
| World War, 1914-1918 |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Snow |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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