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A Russian Cossack riding among refugees fleeing before a Central Power advance. The Russians adopted a scorched-earth policy in the months-long retreat before the German-Austro-Hungarian Gorlice-Tarnow Offensive of the spring, summer, and fall 1915, with Cossacks accused of burning homes and crops to deny them to the advancing enemy, and to prevent civilians from remaining behind and providing intelligence to the invader. Text: Il Cammino della Civiltà The Path of Civilizationmore A Russian Cossack riding among refugees fleeing before a Central Power advance. The Russians adopted a scorched-earth policy in the months-long retreat before the German-Austro-Hungarian Gorlice-Tarnow Offensive of the spring, summer, and fall 1915, with Cossacks accused of burning homes and crops to deny them to the advancing enemy, and to prevent civilians from remaining behind and providing intelligence to the invader. Il Cammino della Civiltà



The Path of Civilization		 Russia, Cossack, retreat, civilian, refugee, refugees, civilization, 1915, Refugee, Russian refugee, 1915-08-02, 1915-06-26
A Turkish funeral with Turkish and German soldiers and officers attending and praying. Text: Türk[isches] Begräbnis Turkish funeralmore A Turkish funeral with Turkish and German soldiers and officers attending and praying. Is this a young Mustapha Kemal praying? Türk[isches] Begräbnis



Turkish funeral		 Turkish funeral, funeral, coffin, 1915-11-22, Turkish soldier
Heartfelt greatings from Gumbinnen, Germany, on the eastern front. A drawing by W. Kömhild, message and field postmark dated June 25, 1915 Text: Herzliche Grüsse aus Gumbinnen. Im Juni 1915 sendet Ihnen W. Kömhild. Best wishes from Gumbinnen, June 1915, from W. Kömhild. Reverse: Feldpost Gumbinnen June 25, 1915.more Heartfelt greatings from Gumbinnen, Germany, on the eastern front. A drawing by W. Kömhild, message and field postmark dated June 25, 1915. Herzliche Grüsse aus Gumbinnen. Im Juni 1915 sendet Ihnen W. Kömhild.



Best wishes from Gumbinnen, June 1915, from W. Kömhild.



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Feldpost Gumbinnen June 25, 1915.		 hand drawn, pencil, sketch, trench art, 1915, June, Gumbinnen, 1915-06-25, Kömhild, herzliche grüsse, grüsse
Russian troops stopped by barbed wire. Text: Die Russen vor den Drahtverhauen The Russians in front of the barbed wire Reverse: Wohlfahrts-Postkarte Der Reinertrag dient zum besten des deutsche Heeres Der Auschuss: Herzogin von Ratibor Frau C. v Stumm, Frau Konf. Staudt Dr. von Behr-Pinnow Kammerherr S. M. des Kaisers Kabinetsrat a. D. J. M. d. Kaiserin J. Andreae, Bank-Director Nr. 13 Verlag für Sozialpolitik, Berlin C19 Welfare Postcard Net proceeds serve the best of the German Army The Committee: Duchess of Ratibor, Mrs C. von Stumm, Women's Conference Staudt, Dr. von Behr-Pinnow, Chamberlain of His Majesty the Emperor, Cabinet Council retd. J. M. of the Empress J. Andreae, Bank Director No. 13 Publisher of Social Policy, Berlin C19more Russian troops stopped by barbed wire. Die Russen vor den Drahtverhauen



The Russians in front of the barbed wire



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Wohlfahrts-Postkarte



Der Reinertrag dient zum besten des deutsche Heeres

Der Auschuss:

Herzogin von Ratibor

Frau C. v Stumm, Frau Konf. Staudt

Dr. von Behr-Pinnow

Kammerherr S. M. des Kaisers

Kabinetsrat a. D. J. M. d. Kaiserin

J. Andreae, Bank-Director



Nr. 13

Verlag für Sozialpolitik, Berlin C19



Welfare Postcard



Net proceeds serve the best of the German Army

The Committee:

Duchess of Ratibor,

Mrs C. von Stumm, Women's Conference Staudt,

Dr. von Behr-Pinnow, Chamberlain of His Majesty the Emperor,

Cabinet Council retd. J. M. of the Empress

J. Andreae, Bank Director



No. 13

Publisher of Social Policy, Berlin C19		 Russian offensive, barbed wire, Russian soldier
A stylish woman joins a line of Italian soldiers setting off. From a watercolor by Bianchi.more A stylish woman joins a line of Italian soldiers setting off. From a watercolor by Bianchi. signed: Bianchi Italy, soldier, mobilization, mobilize, Italian soldier, woman, 1915, 1915-07-01


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