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Turkish Officers on the Streets of Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Two Turkish soldiers are walking the streets of Berlin. The men are convalescing in Berlin sometime after the Ottoman Empire entered the war on the side of...
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Wounded Turkish Officers on the Streets of Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Turkish officers convalescing in Berlin sometime after the Ottoman Empire entered the war on the side of Germany in October 1914. The group of men are stan...
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Speech of the German Reichs Chancellor

Date: 1914
Description: Speech of the German Reichs Chancellor (Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg) at the dedication of the "Iron Hindenburg" statue in 1914
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"Iron Hindenburg" Statue

Date: 1914
Description: The wife of Prince August Wilhelm, accompanied by the wife of General Fieldmarshall Hindenburg, are attending the opening of the "Iron Hindenburg" statue ...
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Dedication of "Iron Hindenburg" Statue

Date: 1914
Description: Dedication of the "Iron Hindenburg" statue in Berlin. Present were the wife of Prince August Wilhelm, the wife of Field Marshall Hindenburg, and German Rei...
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Zeppelin Flyover

Date: 1914
Description: An airship flying over the celebration of the opening of the "Iron Hindenburg" monument in Berlin.
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"Iron Hindenburg" Statue

Date: 1914
Description: Arrival of the wife of Prince August Wilhelm at the opening of the "Iron Hindenburg" statue in Berlin.
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Artillery Explosion on the Russian Front

Date: 1914
Description: Impact of an Austrian 305mm mortar shell in a Russian position. Taken with a telephoto lens.
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East Prussian Refugee Christmas Celebration

Date: 1914
Description: Christmas present distribution for East Prussian refugees in Berlin. The Christmas present event was organized by Countess Mirbach and held in the new Phil...
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Music in the Desert

Date: 1914
Description: Turkish military band performing for Turkish troops in the desert.
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Russian Embassy in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Twelve noon on the first day of mobilization. Crowd gathered in front of the Russian embassy.
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Mobilization in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: On the first day of mobilization. Departing troops being cheered by crowds in front of the German Colonial Museum.
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Mobilization in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: On the first day of mobilization. Departing troops being cheered by crowds in front of the German Colonial Museum.
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Niedenburg in East Prussia

Date: 1914
Description: Scene of destroyed and burned out buildings after the Russian occupation. Handwritten at bottom right: "Niedenburg."
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Captured Belgian Artillery

Date: 1914
Description: Parade of captured equipment through the Brandenberg Gate.
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Apartment Buildings with German Flags

Date: 1914
Description: Patriotic Berlin. "Hindenburg's victory, 80,000 Russian prisoners."
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Hospital Ship on the River

Date: 1914
Description: Hospital ship for the wounded on the River Spree, in Berlin, which was visited by the Empress.
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Russian Internees in the Berlin Zoo

Date: 1914
Description: A group of refugees posing for a group portrait in the courtyard of the Berlin zoo.
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Notgeld from the City of Hohensalza

Date: 1914
Description: Emergency paper money, or scrip, called Notgeld in German, was issued by local governments during the war. Hohensalza, in the German Province of Posen, bec...
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Destroyed Bridge in Andenne, Belgium

Date: 1914
Description: Andenne is located on the Meuse River.

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