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I came across this illustration of ‘Indian Cavalry’, circa 1916, by artist Charles "Snaffles" Johnson Payne (1884–1967) not realizing that I had posted a page from the Jun 26 1915 edition's #OTD Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. https://t.co/FVZnXHW3H7
@RevdPye @OTDCanMilHis @GilesMacDonogh @militaryhistori @pirateirwin @MargyMayell @AC_NavalHistory @ZeppRaider @AndrewJMullen @marksimner Artist James Field painting of Flight Commander Robert Leckie and his crew destroying Zeppelin LZ 64 (L 22) #OTD May 14 1917 https://t.co/8uAd2HN7qV
Masch.Gewehre werden in Stellung gebracht - ÖNB Digital ID: 15605144
Illustrated War News #OTD Apr 5 1916 publishes image of Austrian Tyrolese Troops drawn by a Tyrolese
Both are very similar to the Den Namenlosen painting that sits in the Museum of Military History in Vienna
The Chickasha Daily Express #OTD Apr 5 1915 publishes this photo (top right) of German cavalry or Uhlans in Poland (clear version to the left)
Sep 15 1915 Photographer Gustav Victor Lachmann photo, IWM Q 115269, of Uhlans of the German 3rd Division crossing railway at Vileyka
New-York Tribune #OTD Mar 30 1919 publishes these images by artist Lieutenant Henri Farré (pictured left):
The conquered Flier
A Night Bombardment
https://t.co/jXgufvt6Cl
Mar 27 1918 #OTD Canadian pilot Alan Arnett McLeod's plane was on fire so to keep away from the flames he flew the plane from wing. Survived landing and awarded was #VictoriaCross but died months later Nov 6 1918 from Spanish Flu. Painting by Merv Corning.
https://t.co/ykECAzdJVV
Mar 26 1917 #OTD saw an Ottoman victory at the First Battle of Gaza. This Regimental Standard was presented to the defenders of Gaza, who repulsed the first British attack, 1917.
LC-DIG-ppmsca-13709-00116 (digital file from original on page 33, no.115)
https://t.co/8LkLKRfJlN
Mar 21 1918 #OTD Photo, IWM HU 91047, a British observation plane taking photos of the heavily-shelled area south of the River Scarpe, east of Arras and near Biache-Saint-Vaast captures an Airco DH 4.
21 March 1918-03-21
Photo superimposed over google map
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The Sphere Magazine #OTD Dec 23 1916 publishes this Fortunino Matani illustration titled "His Christmas Letter From The Trenches"
Dec 23 1918 Cover of "Jugend" a German arts magazine
The ethnic makeup of the German Alliance (Central Powers) from Allies' reply to President Wilson's Dec 19 1916 note #OTD https://t.co/SjaL3XgXUJ