Rui's RenditionsA British soldier gives light to a wounded German soldier. Somewhere in Belgium, 1915.An attempt at somewhat replicating a Great War period original color print.Original: 'Het Leven' Magazine Archives,…
Rui’s RenditionsStudio portrait of a young German couple on the occasion of their marriage. This photo was taken in Metz by Photographie Centrale F. Louis Bonn, dated 1908.I did this…
German pilot Kurt Monnington Rui's Renditions German pilot Kurt Monnington aboard his Albatros D. V. while serving with Jasta 15, 1917-18 Prior to becoming a pilot, Kurt Adolf Monnington saw…
Rui’s RenditionsStudio portrait of Willi Ermann (1897-1943). Late-war periodWhat initially called my attention to this particular photo was what seems to be a Model 1917 Einheits Schirmmütze with a light-colored…
Rui's RenditionsImperial German propaganda film crew, circa 1917/18. Location unknown.During the Great War, alongside photography, a new technology made its appearance as a propaganda tool: film.Both sides made use of…
Rui’s RenditionsA Lancer of the 2. Hannoversches Ulanen-Regt. Nr.14 in pre-WWI parade dress. Date unknown.On his Tshapka, the Prussian line eagle has a bandeau with the words "PENINSULA WATERLOO GARZIA…
Rui's RenditionsUnused, undated postcard showing a young infantryman in marching order armed with a semi-automatic Mauser C96. Late war period.This photo provides an excellent view of the C96's shoulder stock.Original…
Rui's RenditionsA German MG 08 machine gun section advances up an embankment on the Montdidier-Noyon sector during Operation Gneisenau, 8-14 June 1918.Operation Gneisenau, also known as Battle of the Matz,…
Rui's RenditionsAt the Invalides in Paris, German material captured during 1914/15 is displayed to the public. Circa 1915.The bird-like aircraft is a ‘Taube’ (dove), a reconnaissance aircraft designed by Igor…