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11 sepia colored postcards taken in Germany during WWI.
A. 42 cm. M-Gert siege howitzer, widely known as Big Bertha. It is a massive artillery piece made by Krupp, used by the Imperial German Army during WWI.
B. WWI battlefield trench with sandbags.
C. German troops marching in the Champagne region of France. This area was site of heavy trench warfare and offensives.
D. Depiction of a destroyed or overturned WWI British rhomboidal heavy tank, resembling a Mark IV or similar British Mark series. The written 145 would signify a specific tank identification.
E. Historic Chateau de Cousy in Coucy-le-Chateau-Auffrique, Aisne, France. It was built in the 13th century and was famous for having one of the largest medieval keeps in Europe. This photograph shows the castle prior to March 1917, when retreating German forces blew up the massive keep and parts of the fortress.
F. A pile of dead Russian soldiers on the Eastern Front, with German soldiers gathered in the background.
G. Stone reinforced German trench or defensive position with directional signs “Quellen-Gr.” The trench features masonry walls and steps.
H. Soldiers re operating an artillery piece with handwritten text t the top reading: A German heavy maid thrower”, mistranslated attempt at “German heavy mine thrower”, referring to a German Minenwerfer trench mortar.
I. Depiction of a French heavy artillery position featuring a 155 mm short gun, which is mounted on its carriage alongside field fortifications, timber platforms or wooden terrain typical of the Western Front.
J. Showing the aftermath of an ammunition trin explosion. There is total destruction of railway tracks, twisted metal debris, figures or soldiers picking through the rubble and heavily damaged or shelled buildings in the background.
K. Picture of a captured and damaged British Mark IV tank marked with a German iron cross. This cross is a wartime insignia and is painted over or replacing its original British markings. The bottom margin has handwriting: English tank by Germans and destroyed”Collection
Found in collectionCreate Date
October 22, 2026Update Date
October 22, 2026