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A French Nieuport that came down behind German lines on January 25, 1916 near Benney, France due to engine failure. On the reverse is a message dated January 18, 1917, field postmarked two days later. Benney is on the Moselle River, south of Nancy and west of Lunéville. |
Französischer Flieger
Am 25.1.1916 bei Benney infolge Motordefekt gelandet
French aviator
On January 25, 1916 landed at Benney due to engine failure
Reverse:
Message from France dated January 18, 1917, field postmarked two days later. |
1916-01-25, 1916, January, Nieuport, Nieuport, 1916-05-11, crash, 1916-06-17 |
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German Ace Max Immelmann In Memoriam! Postcard from a drawing by Gehrig, 1916. Immelmann was shot down on June 18, 1916. |
Gehrig, 1916
Immelmann In Memoriam!
Reverse:
Sekretariat Sozialer Studentenarbeit
M. Gladbach.
Zeichnung von Oskar Gehrig (Karlsruhe): Immelmann.
Secretariat of Social Work students
M. Gladbach.
Drawing by Oskar Gehrig (Karlsruhe): Immelmann.
Message dated December 30, 1916, postmarked 1917. |
Max Immelmann, Immelmann, In Memoriam, 1916, 1916-06-18, June |
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Montage of the destroyed village of Fleury, France, a village of several hundred destroyed during the Battle of Verdun and never rebuilt. Insets are the Chapel and a sculpture of a poilu. The door of the chapel states it is in memory of Fleury-devant-Douaumont, the village's full name. |
In memoire de Fleury-devant-Douaumont 1914-1918 |
Fleury, Fleury-devant-Douaumont, 1916-06-22, 1916, June, destroyed village, village détruit |
