Germans Collection (page 8)

Li觥under bombardment
On 5th August 1914 the Germans began the bombardment of Li觥 forts on the left bank of the Meuse, resulting in much damage to the city. Date: August 1914

A German encampment at the village of Mouland, near Vise. The rapid advance of the Germans was largely due to the motor vehicles with which they were supplied

Germany cavalry entering Mouland, Belgium
Germans advancing through Belgium at the beginning of World War I. These patrols penetrated scores of villages, burning houses and looting as they went. Date: 1914

Bombardment of Lowestoft by the Germans. April 25th 1916.. Book

Board put up by Germans reporting big victory at Verdun
Board put up by Germans to tell us of a big victory at Verdun against the French. 4.3.16 - Mount Sorrel. Copy of Printing on Board - BIS GESTERN ABEND WAREN AN. UNWARENDEIN GEFANGENEN GEZAHLL

Neuve Chapelle - WWI
Neuve Chapelle. Including a separate hand-written description as follows - Here enemy made a counter-attack (under cover of a mist) in mass formation

WWI album of Lieutenant-Colonel P Syrcold
A First World War album containing 41 photographs dated between 1914 and 1916, belonging to Lieutenant-Colonel P. SYRCOLD of the 1st/4th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment, 48th Division

German brass band receive no applause, WW1
German street musicians in England surprised to receive no applause and no donations after performing. Date: 1914

After the Battle by Matania, 1914
Imaginary scene from the early months of the First World War when the British Expeditionary Force were fighting the Germans in the open

German soldiers entering Li觥, Belgium, 1914
Three German soldiers creeping up the street in Li觥, Belgium, as the city is occupied after severe bombardment in 1914. Date: 1914

German battery under a searchlight, 1914
The searchlight in operation - a German battery thrown into relief by a searchlight of the Allied armies in the Aisne region of France. They make frantic efforts to escape the ghostly beam. Date: 1914

French biplane dropping propaganda leaflets, WWI
How the French army contradicts German misstatements. A French biplane drops leaflets over German land hoping to prove to the German soldiers the falsity of the statements made to them by their

Trench mortars captured from the Germans, 1914
Trench mortars captured from the Germans seen here at Ramscapelle behind the Yser line. They throw a murderous shell at very close range. Date: 1914

Attempt of Prussian Guard to break British line round Ypres
Desperate attempt of the famous Prussian Guard to break the protecting British line round Ypres in Flanders in November 1914. The British infantry repulsed the Germans with heavy losses

Church bells saved from becoming enemy shells, Russia, 1915
Placed together for safety in the Nikolsky Monastery near Moscow, some of the 300 Russian church bells removed to prevent invading Germans re-using them as metal for shells

Germans in Li觥
German soldiers in the Place du March鬠 Li觥. To the left a Belgian man is being searched, and on the right the troops are availing themselves of the local market produce

Fighting in Lens, Northern France, 1914
With the French army : a scene during the fighting between French and Germans among the coal trucks of the mining town of Lens in Northern France, 1914. 1914

The Sack of Aerschot, 1914
An illustration of the alleged stabling of horses by German troops in the church at Aerschot, Belgium, during the German occupation of the town, early in the First World War. Date: 1914

Retreat of German Crown Princes army in Argonne
German gunners, entrapped in the rain-sodden earth in the valley of Bellefontaine. attempting to save the guns in a drenching downpour - French infantry advancing to attack. 1914

Retreating Belgian army in Ghent, 1914
The retreat of the Belgian army from the invading Germans : the army passing through the Chausee de Bruxelles in Ghent. The trams were disabled and unfit for use. Date: 1914

German retreat from Paris - first Battle of the Marne
An incident in the Battle of the Morin on 10th September 1914 (part of the larger first Battle of the Marne) : an early-morning surprise when British infantry dislodged the Germans during their

Turcos in taxicabs in Senlis, World War One
The taxicab in war. German occupiers of the town of Senlis, in France, in World War One, surprised by a dash of Turcos (native French colonial Algerian troops) who whirled into the town in taxicabs

Russians fighting Germans 1914, World War One
Cossacks of the Russian army charging the German Deaths Head Hussars at Schwansfeld (now in Poland), between Korschen and Bartenstein in East Prussia. The Germans were routed. 1914

Long Jock by William Heath Robinson
Canny Kiltie Camouflage. A mischievous pair of Highland soldiers terrify a German soldier into imagining he really will have to tackle some great Scots

Submerged by William Heath Robinson
In an Untersee Realschule: Training a young U-boat pirate to remain under water for long periods. Another humorous wartime scenario involving the dastardly Hun by William Heath Robinson. Date: 1917

Bring the Batman (patented by Germany), Heath Robinson
Bring-The-Batman (Patented in Germany) by William Heath Robinson. Simplicity itself: A device adopted by hun officers for awakening their servants. Date: 1917

Sir Edgar Speyer (1862-1932), 1st Baronet. American born financier and philanthropist, chairman of the Underground Electric Railways Company of London from 1906 to 1915 and a Privy Councillor

The Enemys aircraft by G. H. Davis
The drawing depicts a few of the more conspicuous types of biplane aeroplanes in use by the Germans in the First World War. The Gotha twin-engined biplane have an unenvible notoriety. 1918

German Breaches of the Hague Convention by Heath Robinson
X - Reducing the British Army by anti-fatting a tributary of the Marne. British soldiers undergo severe weight loss after drinking from the River Marne

Breaches of the Hague Convention by Heath Robinson, WW1
VII - Tatchoing the British to their Entanglement. Another dastardly idea from the enemy as the Germans fire bombs filled with Tatcho, a famous hair restoring preparation of the time, which

Officer at the front, obtaining German pointed helmets 1915
British officer dodging bullets from every direction, while picking German pointed helmets from a near by enemies trench, using a couple of bayonets, some string and a bar of soap

Onion-whittling by Heath Robinson
More underhand ideas from the Germans to defeat their British foe imagined by William Heath Robinson cartoon. The Germans utilise biological weapons; row of onions

Two weapons automatic rifle & Germans automatic pistol 1917
The comparison of the automatic rifle and Germans automatic pistol shown here in this diagram. The length of the automatic rifle

Notice to Irish Munsters from Germans, 1916
A placard placed by the Germans above their trenches facing the Munsters after the Irish uprising of April 1916, claiming, English guns are firing at your wife and children

The secret of the German offensive 1918
This diagram shows several types of grenades the Germans were using during World War One, Besozzi grenade which had a 5 seconds time fuse, Pear-shaped grenade

Beechams advertisement by Bruce Bairnsfather
A Good Point to Remember. Advertisement for Beechams Pills featuring a humorous illustration by Bruce Bairnsfather of a British soldier, wrapped up warm against the cold

Germans Training Wasps to Sting Highlanders Legs, Heath Rob
Humorous illustration showing more treacherous German ideas for making life difficult for British troops. Here, with the help of the ubiquitous plum jam

How the Last German got back across the Yser by Heath Robins
A lone German cavalry officer negotiates the River Yser with the use of his horse, rifle, boot and sword, only to terrify his comrade when he successfully gets to the other side. Date: 1915

Our Late Enemy by H. L. Oakley
Silhouette showing various German types by Captain H. L. Oakley, who provided illustrations to accompany the regular Bystander in Occupation column

Tree trunks cut by Germans, Western Front, WW1
Tree trunks cut by Germans, providing bridges across a narrow stream on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British science and ingenuity in war by G. H. Davis
How British science and ingenuity contributed to the defeat of the Germans at sea, on land, and in the air. A few of the many weapons, devices and tactics, both offensive and defensive

German inventions for war at sea by G. H. Davis
The ingenuity of German scientists applied to the war at sea. Illustrating maritime inventions and tactics introduced by the Germans during the Second World War. Date: 1945

New instrument of total war by G. H. Davis
A new instrument of total war: British and German troop carriers. Invasion by parachute armies: Germans improve on a Soviet device. 1940

Proverbs for the Push ful, WW1 silhouettes by H. L. Oakley
A series of silhouettes by Captain H. L. Oakley showing some humorous episodes in engagement between the British and Germans on the Western Front during World War One. Date: 1917

Vis頩n the hands of the Germans
The town of Vis頷 as the primary objective of the German army after crossing the border into Belgium on 4th August 1914. Here German troops are seen searching the ruined buildings. Date: 1914

Luftwaffe raids on Britain by G. H. Davis
How the Luftwaffe plans raids on Britain. German bombs, methods of release, and technique of attack. Details of the latest types of bombs used by the Germans during the Second World War. Date: 1940

Active Drifting Mines by G. H. Davis
A diagram displaying the failures of disarming devices on mines used by the Germans and the British during the Second World War

British night bombers by G. H. Davis
British night bombers encounter flaming onions, as in the raid on Sylt -- a type of incendiary anti-aircraft shell used in the First World War, reintroduced by the Germans in the Second World War

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