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City Hall in Louvain

Date: 08 1914
Description: Views of the City Hall in Louvain (Leuven or Loewen) before and after the bombardment. Louvain was attacked, and heavily damaged, by German forces in Augus...
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Destruction of the Dinant Cathedral

Date: 08 1914
Description: The largest stained glass window in Europe located in the cathedral of Dinant in Belgium. Even though the church building suffered enormous damage from she...
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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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Belgian Nuns Fleeing to Holland

Date: 1914
Description: Belgian nuns fleeing to Holland.
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Aerial Bombardment of Antwerp

Date: 1914
Description: German aerial bombardment of Antwerp through the use of zeppelin airships.
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Town on Lake Caldonazzo

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Description: Guarding the embankment of Caldonazzo on the Tirolian battlefront.
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Bombardment of Novorossisk Harbor

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Description: Bombardment of the harbor of Novo Rossijsk (Novorossisk) by the light cruiser "S.M.S. Breslau, now the "Midilli." The white smoke in the center is from an ...
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On Guard on Lake Garda

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Description: Keeping a close watch on the Gardasee (Lake Garda). There are obstacles on the water make to make it impossible to climb over the embankment.
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Soldiers at Battle

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Description: Tiroler Standschützen firing at an approaching patrol.
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Firing at Patrol

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Description: Tiroler Standschützen firing at an approaching patrol.
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The Spirit of Andreas Hofer

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Description: Tiroler Standschützen firing from atop a cliff against the hated Welschen.
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Resupplying on the Glacier

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Description: Provisioning soldiers fighting against the enemy and nature at over 3000 meters in elevation can only be accomplished through human effort. Soldiers are ca...
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Sabac

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Description: Destroyed house in Sabac.
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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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Albania

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Description: Austrian scouts in the Albanian mountains during the advance into Albania.

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