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Captured Belgian Guns in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of crowd watching soldiers with captured Belgian guns coming through the Brandenburg Gate.
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Austrian River Monitor Artillery Piece

Date: 1915
Description: Three Austrian soldiers with a cannon to be mounted on an Austrian river monitor on Danube River during World War I.
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Austrian Field Artillery

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian field artillery piece in Galicia at the moment of firing with the recoil of the firing tube blurred from movement.
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Unloading Ammunition the Front

Date: 1914
Description: Austrian soldiers are unloading heavy artillery ammunition from the back of a truck in Galicia.
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Austrian Heavy Mortar Ready for Firing

Date: 1915
Description: An Austrian 305mm heavy mortar in firing position in Galicia.
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Austrian Field Artillery Preparing to Fire

Date: 1914
Description: Preparing an Austrian field artillery cannon for firing.
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Field Battery Telephone

Date: 1914
Description: Austrian field artillery battery telephone operator.
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Artillery Forward Observers

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian forward observers in Galicia for a 305mm mortar battery using a field telescope to confirm the firing coordinates.
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Emir Ali Pasha in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Emir Ali Pascha was the Vice-President of the Turkish legislature. He visited Berlin in late 1914 or early 1915 on a goodwill trip. Here, accompanied by a...
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Guarding Pontoons

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian pioneers guarding pontoon sections being readied for the construction of float bridges.
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Austrian Artillery in South Tyrol

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Description: Austrian soldiers are manning an artillery piece in a bunker on the battlefield in South Tyrol. The German caption states "We salute you again Italy" refe...
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Soldiers Awaiting Orders to Fire Artillery

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian artillerymen taking a break from the battle at a firing position on the southwestern battlefront in Tyrol. Some of the men are smoking. The troops...
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Turkish Heavy Artillery on the Dardanelles

Date: 1915
Description: Heavy artillery, with a Turkish crew, on the Dardanelles.
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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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Soldiers and Nurses Examining Artillery

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Description: Wounded soldiers, and nurses, standing outdoors examining a captured artillery piece.
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The Royal Palace

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Description: Wounded soldiers and captured artillery in front of the royal palace.
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Anti-aircraft Defense

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Description: Troops shooting at enemy plane.
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Anti-Aircraft Defense

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Description: Troops shooting at enemy plane.
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Artillery in the Mountains

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Description: Elevated view of a German artillery column in the Carpathian Mountains. Buildings are in the background.
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Artillery by the Uzsok Pass

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Description: For some time now German and Austrian troops have been fighting jointly against the Russians. The German artillery is parked in the vicinity of the Uzsok P...

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