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First Day of Mobilization in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Crowds in front of the Royal Palace in Berlin on the first day of mobilization, August 2, 1914, after Germany had made the decision to declare war.
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The First Day of Mobilization in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: View of the crowd at the Royal Palace in Berlin on the first day of mobilization, August 2, 1914.
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The Mobilization Period in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: A group of people on a sidewalk in Berlin during the mobilization period in August 1914. Extra editions of newspapers with the latest war news are being di...
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Wounded Soldiers in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: The first returned wounded soldiers in Berlin drinking coffee at tables outside of the hospital.
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Footwear for Troops

Date: 1914
Description: Men and children are standing around a cart which has a large pile of footwear on it for troops on the battlefield.
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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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Collection Box for Cigars

Date: 1914
Description: A man is standing on a sidewalk in front of a storefront and donating a cigar to a collection box. A sign on the collection box reads: "Cigarren für unsere...
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Destroyed Storefront in East Prussia

Date: 1914
Description: German soldiers posing in front of a destroyed storefront in the city of Neidenburg in East Prussia in September 1914. Taken after the expulsion of Russia...
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Antwerp Cathedral

Date: 1914
Description: Antwerp Cathedral with a German flag after the capture of the fortified city on Antwerp in October 1914.
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Soldiers Walking Next to Destroyed Buildings

Date: 1915
Description: Three Austrian soldiers walking past a damaged building in Valjevo, Serbia.
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Ruined Church in Sabac, Serbia

Date: 1915
Description: Soldiers posing amid the rubble of a destroyed church in the City of Sabac, Serbia.
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Ruined Church in Sabac, Serbia

Date: 1914
Description: A man is driving a team of two horses pulling a wagon on a street in front of a ruined church. Rubble is piled in front of another building on the right.
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Destroyed Customs House in Sabac, Serbia

Date: 1915
Description: Soldiers and officers are posing in front of the destroyed Customs House in Sabac, Serbia.
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Serbian Prisoners

Date: 1914
Description: A group of Serbian prisoners standing on a street.
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Soldiers Amidst the Ruins of Sabac

Date: 1915
Description: Soldiers posing standing amidst the ruins of destroyed buildings in Sabac, Serbia.
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Austrian Military Artist

Date: 1915
Description: An Austrian military artist is making a sketch of a destroyed church in Sabac, Serbia.
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Serbian Prisoners of War in Sabac

Date: 1914
Description: A group of Serbian prisoners standing on a street.
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Customs Building in Sabac

Date: 1914
Description: Slightly elevated view of soldiers and civilians near the damaged Customs Building. Broken furniture and rubble is piled in front of the building. There ar...
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Soldiers Riding on Horse-Drawn Wagon

Date: 1914
Description: Soldiers are riding in a wagon on their way to the Front. Another wagon is in front of them on the right. There are buildings along a sidewalk in the backg...
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Horse-Drawn Wagon Bringing Supplies to the Front

Date: 1914
Description: View from side of street towards a boy sitting on top of a pile of supplies driving a horse-drawn wagon heading to the Front. A person is watching from the...

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