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Wojciech Kossak - artillery officer of the Polish Legions, 1914

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2021-11-03

allegory of the Italian painter Bonzagni: the Allied Knight pierces the theotonic barbarian.

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2020-07-22

October 30, 1917: the "Novara" cavalry sacrifices themselves to slow down the enemy advance in Pozzuolo del Friuli. Lieutenant Elia Rossi Passavanti blinded and seriously injured with his horse, remains in the saddle dying.

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2020-07-22

This drawing was made by an Austrian schoolchild in 1916. Interestingly, it depicts an Austro-Hungarian cavalryman attacking what appears to be three French infantrymen.

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2020-06-03

A nice drawing depicting German cavalry men during a reconnaisse around 17 may 1940. Drawing is made by a war sketcher.

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2019-10-10