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Sunset over the trenches; a watercolor by J.M., July 9, 1916. Signed J.M 9/7/16 |
Signed J.M 9/7/16
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Werk Habsburg
Habsburg Work |
German, trench art, original, watercolor, painting, 1916, 1916-07-09, trench, sunset trench |
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Under her commander Captain Koenig, the German merchant submarine "Deutschland", largest in the world, ran the British blockade of Germany and British ships off the US coast to reach the neutral United States, arriving in Baltimore Harbor July 10, 1916. Postcard of the Deutschland of Bremen, and the tugboat Thomas F. Timmins of Baltimore. |
The German U Boat "Deutschland"
Largest in the World
And her commander - Captain Koenig
Arriving Baltimore Harbor - July 10th, 1916 |
Merchant Submarine, German Merchant Submarine Deutschland, U-boat, submarine, merchant submarine, Baltimore, 1916, 1916-07-10, July, blockade, blockade runner, German Submarine Deutschland, Deutschland |
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Etinehem Military Cemetery, France holds the remains of 1,004 soldiers, primarily French — including colonial troops — and some British, victims of the Battles of the Somme. |
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1916-07-07, 1916, Somme, Battle of the Somme, Etinehem Military Cemetery, Etinehem Cemetery, Etinehem |
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City of Verdun memorial statue. |
Verdun |
Verdun, Battle of Verdun, 1916-07-11 |
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Cesare Battisti, in the background, indicated by a white cross over his head, being marched by Austro-Hungarian soldiers to his execution by garrotting, July 12, 1916. Battisti struggled for Italia irredenta, unredeemed Italy, Austro-Hungarian territory populated largely by ethnic Italians. The picture is from a series of photographs released by the Austrians as postcards. |
C. Battisti scende le scale della fossa seguito dal Cappellano Militare.
C. Baptists descends the stairs of the ditch followed by a Military Chaplain.
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Fotografia Depositata
Reproduzione Interdetta
Ed. Fot. S. Perdomi – Trento
Filed photograph; reproduction prohibited. |
1916-07-12, Battisti, irredentist, Italia irredenta, Battisti, Cesare Battisti, execution |