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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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Aiming a Large Caliber Field Cannon

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Description: Aiming an Austrian large caliber field gun on the battlefield 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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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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Austrian Artillerymen

Date: 1915
Description: Distributing gifts to Austrian artillerymen in Galicia during a fire mission. Several soldiers are wearing snow shirts over the uniforms for camouflage.
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Waiting for the Order to Attack

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Description: Firing line reserves waiting for the order to advance.
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Rest in a Galician Village

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Description: Austrian column at rest in a Galician village.
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Fighting on the Dunajec River

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Description: Soldiers fighting on the Dunajec River. The order for the attack has been given.
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Trench Warfare Against the Russians

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Description: In battle with the Russians.
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Resting in Front of a Damaged Home

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Description: Resting in front of a damaged home after a skirmish.
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Anti-aircraft Defense

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Description: Troops shooting at enemy plane.
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Defending a Railway Line

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Description: Defending a railway line on the front.
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"Enemy in Sight"

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Description: Turkish field gun and crew ready for firing somewhere in Syria.
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Bukowina Trenches

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Description: Snowy trenches in Bukowina.
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Snowy Trenches

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Description: Snowy trenches.
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Emergency Bridge

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Description: Emergency bridge over the Pruth (River) near Sanda Gora.
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Defending a Bridge

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Description: Defending the Pruth River bridge.
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Firing Line

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Description: The Polish Legion was a volunteer force of ethnic Poles raised by the Austro-Hungarian army in 1914. It had various incarnations during the war, and its me...
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Austrian Heavy Artillery

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Description: Austrian 305 mm mortar (mis-identified as a 420 mm mortar) in firing position.

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