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Tank named after RMS Lusitania that was infamously sunk May 7 1915 by Imperial German Navy U-boat SM U-20 killing 1,198 of 1,959 aboard
Chicago Tribune
Wartenberg Trust collection Postcard
Painting "The Track of Lusitania" by William Lionel Wyllie
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Illustrated War News #OTD Apr 5 1916
How the Austrians see themselves "Gott Strafe England"
Imperial Austro-Hungarian biplane brought down by Italians
Italian shells that the Austro-Hungarians claim were duds
The 1st image is from a 1915 print and captioned "The German Uhlans, Dragoons, and Hussars compare well with their British foes and with Cossack, Cuirassier, and Rough Rider." One of the pictures from the same series has an interesting Belgian "technical" https://t.co/QSj9QlFDlX
Mar 31 1916 Imperial German Navy Zeppelin LZ 48 (L 15) takes off on a bombing raid of UK. Shot down by AA fire from Dartford early morning Apr 1 1916. Crashing in the Thames estuary. 1 crew member KIA, 17 POW
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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.
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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)
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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 https://t.co/knhuIY92W3
Le Petit Journal #OTD Feb 27 1916
L'armement des etats-unis - Un canon gigantesque pour la defense des cotes
Armament of the United States - A gigantic cannon, the 16-inch gun M1895, for the defence of important coastal places including the Panama Canal
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The Illustrated War News #OTD Feb 21 1917
The Woman's Ambulance Service at work
Winter Rations for British Troops in the Trenches