This Day In WWI

Mar 5 1915 Paul Sarrut creates this image of Sikh Soldier Chattar Singh, 52nd Sikhs FF Calonne sur la Lys
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Bisbee Daily Review #OTD Mar 5 1915 prints this picture of a 12 inch Imperial Austro-Hungarian Skoda 305 mm Model 1911 siege howitzer that fires 1000lb shells

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Evening Public Ledger Mar 5 1915 "picture is being enacted daily, but on a far larger scale, on the battlefield of Europe...victims of an encounter between ... French and German troops, are picked up on the battlefield and laid out in a row. French sappers are seen burying" bsky.app/profile/this...

Mar 5 1915 Impregnable Forts guarding Dardanelles Fall Before Onslaught of Anglo-French Fleet archives.chicagotribune.com/1915/03/05/p... bsky.app/profile/this...

Le Petit Journal Mar 5 1916
Les Soldats Hindous de l'armee anglaise du golfe Persique.
Hindu Soldiers of the British Army in the Persian Gulf.

Têtes De Boches Défilé: de prisonnier conquise par nos troupes
German Parade of conquered POWs
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Illustrated London News Mar 5 1915 publishes this H.C Seppings-Wright image of Imperial Russian forces storming Austro-Hungarian positions on a Carpathian mountain top (Artist relates it to Spion Kop, a famous Boer War battle) Ragged peasants can be seen fleeing battleground bsky.app/profile/this...

Tulsa Daily World Mar 3 1915 Mine Barrier in the North Sea
Chicago Tribune Mar 4 1915 Who will win her for his Ally?
Chicago Tribune Mar 5 1915 John T. McCutcheon cartoon: Emperor Francis Joseph to use palace gardens to grow food for his people bsky.app/profile/this...

Mar 5 1916 Grey River Argus prints photo of Churchill (Photo on left taken in 1904) and prints "the Commoners were puzzled at Mr. Churchill's volte face" as he urged Mr Balfour to "animate the Board of the Admiralty by recalling" First Sea Lord John Fisher (photo on right) bsky.app/profile/this...

Mar 5 1919 #OTD Near Fort de la Pompelle, France, Paul Castelnau takes these colour autochrome photos 106-years-ago. They show captured British Mark IV Female Tank (s/n 4571) "Liesal" with German markings (Abt 14, wagon 113). Abandoned on the battlefield Jun 1 1918

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Mar 5 1918 At Fosses Farm, near Arras, official war photographer Thomas Keith Aitken takes this photo, IWM Q 10707, of a platoon of 8/10th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders (Part of 15th Division) during rifle inspection 5 March 1918-03-05 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205246377

Mar 5 1918 At Fosses Farm, near Arras, official war photographer Thomas Keith Aitken takes this photo, IWM Q 10707, of a platoon of 8/10th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders (Part of 15th Division) during rifle inspection

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Groupe de sous-officiers français, Quweira, Arabie (actuelle Jordanie), A 15 516 5 mars 1918 Source: Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine https://collections.albert-kahn.hauts-de-seine.fr/document/groupe-de-sous-officiers-francais/617a7a3acf8b8968b333ff3d?q=A15516&pos=1&pgn=0

Quartier général de l\'émir Fayçal, Quweira, Arabie (actuelle Jordanie), A 15 517 5 mars 1918 Source: Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine https://collections.albert-kahn.hauts-de-seine.fr/document/quartier-general-de-l-emir-faycal/617a7a39cf8b8968b333b34f?q=A15517&pos=1&pgn=0

Sous les falaises, les tentes du campement des forces arabes du royaume du Hedjaz, Quweira, Arabie (actuelle Jordanie), A 15 518 5 mars 1918 Source: Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine https://collections.albert-kahn.hauts-de-seine.fr/document/sous-les-falaises-les-tentes-du-campement-des-forces-arabes-du-royaume-du-hedjaz/617a7a3acf8b8968b333ff2b?q=A15518&pos=1&pgn=0

Mar 5 1918 In Quweira, Arabia (Now Jordan) Paul Castelnau colour autochrome photos (A15516, A15517 & A15518) 108 years ago. They show a camp, camels and men of the French military unit that it supporting the Arab Uprising, including Captain Rosario Pisani en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosario...

23-years-old Drummer Frederick Rose, 9552, Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Bn went missing Dec 14 1914 and evaded detection for 2 yrs before being captured. Was executed for desertion #OTD Mar 4 1917 along with another Pte Ellis Holt, 19th Bn Manchester Regiment books.google.com/books/about/...

Le capitaine Pisani, Quweira, Arabie (actuelle Jordanie), A 15 512 4 mars 1918 Source: Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine https://collections.albert-kahn.hauts-de-seine.fr/document/le-capitaine-rosario-pisani/617a7a3fcf8b8968b33688e8?q=A15512&pos=1&pgn=0

Le camp des forces arabes, Quweira, Arabie (actuelle Jordanie), A 15 513 4 mars 1918 Source: Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine https://collections.albert-kahn.hauts-de-seine.fr/document/le-camp-des-forces-arabes/617a7a3fcf8b8968b33688ea?q=A15513&pos=1&pgn=0

Quartier général de l\'émir Fayçal, Quweira, Arabie (actuelle Jordanie), A 15 514 4 mars 1918 Source: Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine

Mar 4 1918 In Quweira, Arabia (Now Jordan) Paul Castelnau colour autochrome photos (A15512, A15513 & A15514) 108 years ago. Show Captain Rosario Pisani (1880-1952) of the Arab Northern Army's French Detachment and other members of the Arab Uprising. Pisani was French version of Lawrence of Arabia

Chicago Tribune #OTD Mar 4 1915 prints this picture and titles it: Incidents From The Great Battle Lines in East Prussia and Poland. It looks like a painting by French artist Armand Noyer or A. Noyer

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Illustrated War News
Mar 4 1917: photo of part of a gun carriage. Caption notes it is easier to haul over snow "work on a smooth snowy surface, even uphill, has advantages over ...rocky ground"
Jul 4 1917: publishes image accompanying Rudyard Kipling's trip to Italian Front bsky.app/profile/this...

Le Miroir #OTD Mar 4 1917 publishes this picture of men and horses wearing gas masks after they were warned of an oncoming gas cloud
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Jeannette Rankin becomes 1st woman to hold federal office in USA. Starts as U.S. House of Representatives from Montana:
Mar 4 1917 – Mar 3 1919
Jan 3 1941 – Jan 3 1943
Fiercely anti-war, was the U.S. House of Representative to vote against WWII after Japanese attack en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeannet...

NZ Truth Mar 4 1916 "I don't see Where's the fun Of doing the work of this German Hun. I gain no booty, nor power, nor fame, And Ima sick and tired of the silly game."

Rock Island Argus Mar 15 1915 Bob Satterfield cartoon: Open Wide! I'm going to shoot you Full bsky.app/profile/this...

IWM Q 559 Watering horses at No. 5 Veterinary Hospital at Abbeville, 3 March 1916. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205072053

IWM Q 560 Surgeon, helped by the AVC troops, performing an operation on horse under chloroform at No.5 Veterinary Hospital; Abbeville, 3 March 1916. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205072054

IWM Q 561 A mare and her foal look out from a makeshift tent at No. 5 Veterinary Hospital, Abbeville, 3 March 1916. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205191381

Mar 3 1916 At No. 5 Veterinary Hospital in Abbeville, France, official war photographer Ernest Brooks takes these photos of horses being taken care of, including one horse that has been given chloroform while getting an operation

South Bend News-Times #OTD Mar 3 1915 publishes this photo of "French sharpshooters, risking hail of enemy's bullets, climb trees to get better viwepoint." https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87055779/1915-03-03/ed-1/seq-1/

South Bend News-Times #OTD Mar 3 1915 publishes this photo of "French sharpshooters, risking hail of enemy's bullets, climb trees to get better viwepoint." chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87055...

Tacoma Times #OTD Mar 3 1915 publishes Willy Stöwer illustration of German Navy U-Boat SM U-9 as it returns to Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Sep 22 1914 she attacked & sunk HMS Aboukir, HMS Hogue, and HMS Cressy, the "Live Bait Squadron" killing 1,459 UK sailors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM_U-9 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:German_submarine_U-9,_on_return_Wilhelmshaven,_Germany,_Artwork_by_Willy_Stower,_1914_(30175417300).jpg Mar 3 1915 German U-9, Tiger of the Sea, lost but her exploits still live on http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085187/1915-03-03/ed-1/seq-1/

Tacoma Times #OTD Mar 3 1915 publishes Willy Stöwer illustration of German Navy U-Boat SM U-9 as it returns to Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Sep 22 1914 she attacked & sunk HMS Aboukir, HMS Hogue, and HMS Cressy, the "Live Bait Squadron" killing 1,459 UK sailors en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM_U-9

New York Times #OTD Mar 3 1918 published this picture of 5 types of French Infantry in #WWI. From left to right are Machine Gunner (with Chauchat MG), Grenade Gunner, Light infantryman, Hand Grenade Thrower, and a Campaigner Completely Armed and Equipped

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Mar 3 1917 The Sphere

The Animals of War
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Chicago Tribune Mar 18 1916 John T. McCutcheon cartoons:
Mar 3 1915 Kaiser Must Keep Them All Spinning
Mar 18 1916 Preparing for War is like Noah building the Ark
Mar 19 1916 When Will Peace Make Her Move Against Mars?
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Mar 3 1918 of an agricultural tractor stuck in a shell-hole.

Corpus Christi Caller and Daily Herald #OTD Jul 15 1915 photo of a giant Imperial German military tractor. It is only thing that can navigate the muddy Russian roads

Sep 8 1918 6 inch Mark VIII heavy gun of RGA bsky.app/profile/this...

Combattant druze des forces arabes du royaume du Hedjaz, Quweira, Arabie (actuelle Jordanie), A 15 507 3 mars 1918 Source: Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine https://collections.albert-kahn.hauts-de-seine.fr/document/combattant-druze-des-forces-arabes-du-royaume-du-hedjaz/617a7a3acf8b8968b333ff36?q=A15507&pos=1&pgn=0 The images have been cleaned up by @babelcolour.bsky.social https://x.com/StuartHumphryes/status/1535224889153662977

The images have been cleaned up by @babelcolour.bsky.social https://x.com/StuartHumphryes/status/1535224889153662977 Fakry Bey, chef de la police de l\'émir Fayçal, Quweira, Arabie (actuelle Jordanie), A 15 510 3 mars 1918 Source: Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine

Fakry Bey, chef de la police de l\'émir Fayçal, Quweira, Arabie (actuelle Jordanie), A 15 509 3 mars 1918 Source: Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine https://collections.albert-kahn.hauts-de-seine.fr/document/fakry-bey-chef-de-la-police-de-l-emir-faycal/617a7a3acf8b8968b333ff39?q=A15509&pos=1&pgn=0

Mar 2 1918 In Quweira, Arabia (present-day Jordan) Paul Castelnau takes these colour autochrome photos (A15504 & A15506) 108 years ago. They show a Druze fighter with very curly black hair in the Arab forces of the Kingdom of Hejaz. Posing with his cane Fakry Bey the Chief of Police for Emir Faisal

Feb 3 1915 At Vierstraat, Belgium Private William Scotton S/6922, Middlesex Regiment is executed for going AWOL. The whole Battalion was paraded to witness the event. The firing squad were men from his unit

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Mar 2 1918 In Quweira, Arabia (present-day Jordan) Paul Castelnau colour autochrome photos (A15504 & A15506) 108 years ago. They show Emir Yazbek, Chief Secretary to Emir Faisal, an officer in the Sharifian Army and fighters from the Arab forces of the Kingdom of Hejaz,
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Mar 2 1918 In Quweira, Arabia (Now Jordan) Paul Castelnau colour autochrome photos (A15501 & A15502) 108 years ago. They show Druze chiefs, companions of Emir Faisal, one of the leaders of the Arab Uprising. bsky.app/profile/this...

Fayz Bey el Azm, un compagnon de l'émir Fayçal, Quweira, Arabie (actuelle Jordanie), A 15 504 2 mars 1918 Source: Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine https://collections.albert-kahn.hauts-de-seine.fr/document/quweira-arabie-actuelle-jordanie-fayz-bey-el-azm-un-compagnon-de-l-emir-faycal/617a7a3acf8b8968b333ff3b?q=A15504&pos=1&pgn=0 Cleaned up by @StuartHumphryes https://x.com/StuartHumphryes/status/1309388075278249984

Fayz Bey el Azm, un compagnon de l'émir Fayçal, Quweira, Arabie (actuelle Jordanie), A 15 506 2 mars 1918 Source: Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine https://collections.albert-kahn.hauts-de-seine.fr/document/quweira-arabie-actuelle-jordanie-fayz-bey-el-azm-un-compagnon-de-l-emir-faycal/617a7a3acf8b8968b333ff3c?q=A15506&pos=1&pgn=0 Cleaned up by @StuartHumphryes https://x.com/StuartHumphryes/status/1308364130110373888

Mar 2 1918 In Quweira, Arabia (present-day Jordan) Paul Castelnau takes these colour autochrome photos (A15504 & A15506) 108 years ago. They show Fayz Bey el Azm, a companion of Emir Faisal, one of the leaders of the Arab Uprising. The images have been cleaned up by @babelcolour.bsky.social