Postcard of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Kaiser Franz Joseph, in the Secessionist style. Kaiser Wilhelm is wearing the uniform and shako of the Death's Head Hussars.
Völkerkrieg (people's war)1914; In Treue FestPeople's WarFirm in Loyalty
"The 8th November [1914] was dull and cloudy, but this weather was welcomed by the infantry in the trenches, for it made enemy artillery observation impossible ; nevertheless the German fire though less accurate was heavy. The fighting was of the same character as on the previous day : the enemy bombardment was continued without pause and there were frequent and vigorous enemy infantry attacks. According to a captured officer, the German orders were 'to attack somewhere every day', and this gives the clue to the futile and disconnected operations of the five days between the 5th and 11th November."
Beginning of the description of British military operations on November 8, 1914 by J.E. Edmonds. The Battle of Ypres, the second phase of the Battle of Flanders continued. The British Expeditionary Force, with support of French troops, held the salient of Ypres, and had been subject to ongoing attacks since October 19. French reinforcements had begun arriving at the beginning of November. Along the Anglo-French line the Germans held the advantage in men, rifles, field guns, and heavy artillery.
Military Operations France and Belgium, 1914, Vol. II, October-November by J. E. Edmonds, page 404, copyright © asserted, publisher: MacMillan and Co., Limited, publication date: 1925
1914-11-08, 1914, November, Edmonds, Ypres
