The grenadiers ( Belgian army)at Steenstraete
The front occupation on the Allied side before the gas attack looked as follows: north of the Steenstrate bridge was the Belgian 6th Army Division along the western bank of…
Turkish Mauser M1893
Today for Gus' Gear, I have a very nice Turkish Mauser M1893 that was given to me by a good friend, John in Tennesee. It was manufactured in the first…
Kaiser Wilhelm II arrival at Lisbon’s ‘Câmara Municipal’
'Rui's Renditions' is on forced vacation for at least the next 2 weeks given that I hurt my left hand last week.I leave you with this -either hand-tinted or an…
A pioneer of Posensche Pionier-Bataillon Nr 29
Rui's RenditionsA pioneer of Posensche Pionier-Bataillon Nr 29 displays a French Schilt Number 3 flamethrower. May 6, 1916.The Posen Pioneer Battalion No. 29 was a fortress pioneer battalion specialized in…
M1915 Bavarian Infantry Pickelhaube
Another Andys Rubbish and Ramblings to endure, this time Im into the Pickelhaulbe arena, looking at one specific item from my collection.This is a humble M1915 Bavarian Infantry Pickelhaube, the…
The Battle of the Frontiers
Aleksander’s Book Corner The Battle of the Frontiers – A series of German victories due to the French soldiers red trousers and easily repelled bayonet attacks? In spite of the image of…
Sabine’s battlefield guide Saturday Kurt Zehmisch extracts of his diary written in 1916
A new year for Kurt with a few trips back home to Weischlitz, he describes how the town is hit several times, the bad weather, a drama in the village,…
Sabine’s battlefield guide Saturday the Recapture of Zonnebeke October 1914
This week Sabine’s battlefield guide Saturday is going to focus on the Recapture of Zonnebeke October 1914 by French troopsRI 77 on its way to ZonnebekeOn the morning of the…