Firing Collection (page 12)

Austrian gunners operating mortar, WW1
Austro-Hungarian gunners operating a mortar during the First World War. Date: 1917

German 25cm heavy trench mortar in firing position, WW1
A German 25cm muzzle-loading heavy trench mortar, in service before and during the First World War. Seen here in firing position. Date: 1914-1918

German troops in action near Monastir, WW1
German Saxon Jaeger troops in action near Monastir (now Bitola), Macedonia, during the First World War. Date: December 1916

Gunners with 60-pound gun, Salonika Front, WW1
Gunners in action with a 60-pound gun on the Salonika Front during the First World War. The guns recoil was 56 inches. circa 1916-1917

German gunners in action, Western Front, WW1
German gunners in action with field artillery on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

American artillery at Chatel Chehery, France, WW1
American artillery (a 155 mm gun) in action at Chatel Chehery, north eastern France, during the First World War. Date: 3 October 1918

Railway gun in action, Argonne, France, WW1
A 14 inch railway gun in action, manned by American coast artillery men in Argonne, north eastern France, towards the end of the First World War. Date: October 1918

Ship firing towards the coast, Middle East, WW1
A ship firing towards the coast, probably somewhere in the Middle East during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Artillery in action, Russian Front, WW1
Artillery in action on the Russian Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Australian gunners in Battle of Arras, France, WW1
Australian gunners of No. 4 Section, 22nd Machine Gun Company, in action against a German aeroplane in the Noreuil Valley, near Bullecourt (2nd Battle of the Scarpe) during the Battle of Arras

Opening fire, Battle of the Falkland Islands, WW1
HMS Inflexible opening fire at the enemy at about 1pm, beginning the Battle of the Falkland Islands during the First World War

American gunners in action near Tours, France, WW1
American gunners of Battery A, 146th Regiment, Field Artillery, in action with a 155 mm gun near Tours, France, on the western front during the First World War. Date: July 1918

French Fortress gun firing towards Asiatic coast, WW1
A French 9.2 inch Fortress gun firing towards the Asiatic coast during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

German gunners with 17cm rapid firing gun, WW1
German gunners in action with a 17cm rail-mounted rapid firing gun on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

German gunners with 38cm rapid firing gun, WW1
German gunners with a 38cm rapid firing gun on the Western Front during the First World War. They are covering the gun with webbing, branches and foliage for camouflage. Date: 1914-1918

Gunners during the defence of Baku, Armenia, WW1
The defence of Baku, Armenia, towards the end of the First World War, showing British and Armenian gunners in action with a 6-inch Russian Howitzer. Date: August 1918

Buffalo and hunter on horseback, Sri Lanka
Charge in High Reeds -- a buffalo emerging from reeds confronts a hunter on horseback in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). 1854

American soldiers in action, Tardenois, France, WW1
American soldiers in action during the Battle of Tardenois, northern France, First World War. Date: July 1918

Belgian armoured train in action, WW1
A Belgian armoured train in action during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

American tanks under fire, western front, WW1
American tanks under heavy fire on the western front during the First World War. Date: October 1918

Serbian troops on battlefield, WW1
Serbian troops on a battlefield during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Russian troops manning a shallow trench, WW1
Russian troops manning a shallow trench during the First World War, using an interesting firing position. Date: 1914

German gunners with 17cm naval gun, WW1
German gunners in action with a 17cm naval gun during the First World War. Two of them are covering their ears as protection from the blast. Date: 1914-1918

Action during Battle of the Falkland Islands, WW1
The scene of action at 4.17pm during the Battle of the Falkland Islands, First World War. From left to right: the Scharnhorst turning over and sinking, the Gneisenau still firing all her guns

German gunners with 38cm railway gun, WW1
German gunners with a 38cm rapid firing railway-mounted gun, in action during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

German 15cm gun on a barge, Aisne Canal, France, WW1
A German 15cm gun mounted on a barge, in action on the Aisne Canal, northern, France, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

American gun crew near St Mihiel, France, WW1
An American gun crew from Regimental Headquarters Company, 23rd Infantry, firing a 37 mm gun during an advance against German entrenched positions near St Mihiel, north eastern France

American anti-aircraft action, Chemin des Dames, WW1
American anti-aircraft action at Chemin des Dames in northern France during the First World War. Date: 3 May 1918

German gunner with heavy artillery, France, WW1
A German gunner in action with heavy artillery near Verdun, north eastern France, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

German U-boat 49 hitting Giovanni Albanesi, WW1
German U-boat 49 and crew in the foreground, with the Italian sailing ship the Giovanni Albanesi, which she had just set on fire in the Gulf of Naples during the First World War. Date: 19 March 1918

American troops with 75 mm French field gun, France, WW1
American troops in action with a 75 mm French field gun on the western front in France during the First World War. Date: 1918

Hunters and elephants in long grass, Sri Lanka
Hard at it -- hunters in the middle of a herd of elephants in long grass in Sri Lanka. 1854

British submarine firing gun, WW1
A British submarine in action, firing its gun during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

German soldiers with machine guns in trench, WW1
German soldiers with machine guns in a trench on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Indian troops operating Lewis gun, WW1
Indian troops operating a Lewis gun on a mounting against hostile aircraft during the First World War, probably in Palestine. Troops in the background can be seen taking shelter in trenches

British gunners firing captured gun in the desert, WW1
British gunners firing a captured gun against the enemy in the Palestine desert during the First World War. Date: circa 1917-1918

Italian Bersaglieri soldiers, Palestine, WW1
Italian Bersaglieri (light infantry) soldiers with their distinctive headgear, practising their attack in Palestine during the First World War. Date: October 1917

British troops firing at aircraft, Es Salt Road, WW1
British troops firing at unseen aircraft on the Es Salt Road, Palestine, during the First World War. They are the 181st Brigade, 60th London Division. Date: March 1918

Insect class river gunboat, Mesopotamia, WW1
An Insect class river gunboat in service in Mesopotamia (now Iraq) during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Italian field artillery on Italian Front, WW1
Italian field artillery in action, with three gunners, on the Italian Front during the First World War. Date: 1915

Turkish artillery in action, Palestine Front, WW1
Turkish artillery in action on the Palestine Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Austrian gunners loading 12cm trench mortar, WW1
Austro-Hungarian gunners loading a 12cm trench mortar during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Austrian howitzer in Galicia, Eastern Front, WW1
An Austro-Hungarian heavy howitzer in firing position in Galicia, on the Eastern Front, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Sopwith Baby seaplane firing rockets, WW1
A Sopwith Baby seaplane in flight during the First World War. It was a British single-seater tractor seaplane used by the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) from 1915

German poster giving air raid instructions, WW1
A German poster giving air raid instructions, warning of danger from enemy aircraft, and telling vehicles not to stop in this location. Date: 1914-1918

American troops training in France, WW1
American troops taking part in machine gun training in France during the First World War Date: September 1917

American troops in action, Beauges sur Aire, France, WW1
American troops in action at Beauges sur Aire, northern France, during the First World War. They are firing rifle grenades. Date: 23 October 1918

Italian naval guns in action, WW1
Italian naval guns in action during the First World War. Date: 1915-1918

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