#first World war

[lionofchaeronea]

Men of the 369th Infantry Regiment, informally dubbed the "Harlem Hellfighters," pose for a picture. The Hellfighters were initially part of the American Expeditionary Force sent to fight on the Western Front in WWI. In April 1918, due to racist attitudes among the American high command, they were separated from the AEF and assigned to the French 4th Army. Fighting under French command both in the trenches and in the open field, the Hellfighters distinguished themselves at the Battle of the Meuse-Argonne. Their continuous six-month deployment was the longest of any American unit. Following the armistice, the French government awarded the Croix de Guerre to 170 members of the Hellfighters, including all nine men pictured here, for courage in combat.

[all-action-all-picture]

Parade of the Dead by Georges Bertin Scott (1873-1943).

[historynerdj2]

A drawing by Mary Evans, depicting New Zealand Soldiers climbing the walls of Le Quesnoy, during the Battle of the Sambre, part of the Hundred Day offensive, November 4, 1918

[cid5]

WWI, 1 May 1918; A Machine Gun Corps post in a barn near Haverskerque, The Battle of the Lys (Operation Georgette).

[illustratus]

Routing the Enemy, 1919 by Richard Caton Woodville Jr.

[theworldofwars]

An American soldier shakes hands with a child as troops parade through the streets of London before leaving for the front lines in 1917.

[slavicgerman]

One of The Red Baron's triplanes on display, 1935

[tmcphotoblog]

On this Remembrance Sunday, we honor those who gave everything for our freedoms. Their courage, sacrifice, and resilience remain woven into the fabric of our lives. Let’s not just remember but strive to be worthy of what they defended. Thank you for all who have served and still serving today our country is in your debt.

[my-darling-boy]

Merry Christmas from the trenches x

[stazjohnson]

Enemy Ace, for the Six Fan Arts challenvge. Ink on paper, digital colour.

[all-action-all-picture]

US Marines at the Battle of Belleau Wood, France, 1918 by Tom Lovell (1909-1997). Grim stuff. Possibly produced in the 1940's for an issue of a US Marine Corps magazine.

[dronescapesvideos]

The Red Baron, WWI. Soldiers examine what remains of Manfred von Richthofen's aircraft after he was shot down, and killed over Vaux-sur-Somme, France, just days before his 26th birthday, but by then already an aviation legend.

➤➤ HIGHER RESOLUTION IMAGE: https://dronescapes.video/RedBaron

[cid5]

Two German soldiers lighting a cigarette with a Wechselapparat ("Wex") flamethrower. 1917

[illustratus]

Royal Flying Corps on the Western Front, First World War

[theworldofwars]

Officers of the 2nd Kings Shropshire Light Infantry with skulls excavated during the construction of trenches and dugouts at the ancient Greek site of Amphipolis, 1916.