Baionnette Collection (#5)

Cartoon, The imperial eagle, WW1
Cartoon, The imperial eagle. He will return to his eyrie devoid of feathers, never to return. A comment on a German retreat during the First World War. Date: 1916

Cartoon, On the eve of repatriation, WW1
Cartoon, On the eve of repatriation. A German patient in a French hospital asks an orderly if he will be ok with his reconstructed chin containing silver

Cartoon, Concerning sugar, WW1
Cartoon, Concerning sugar. Two French women discuss how little sugar they are using during the sugar crisis, but it still sounds like quite a lot! Date: 1916

Cartoon, The paper crisis, WW1
Cartoon, The paper crisis. A French officer on horseback asks a civilian why he has no papers (identity documents). The civilian replies that the newspapers are short of paper too! Date: 1916

Cartoon, Trader and French soldier, WW1
Cartoon, a trader claims to sell everything in his shop. A French soldier says: What if I offered to buy your wifes heart? The trader replies: That would be five sous

Cartoon, The sugar crisis, WW1
Cartoon, The sugar crisis. A diabetic man wonders why all the dogs are following him. A comment on a new wartime rule not to give sugar to dogs. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Fighting zone, WW1
Cartoon, Fighting zone. Two French soldiers have just bought food and drink from a trader. The trader is amazed that they keep buying cheap wine from him at an inflated price

Cartoon, The godmother, WW1
Cartoon, The godmother. A pretty young woman decides to be godmother to a large African soldier -- she tells her friend that black is much more distinguished. Date: 1916

Cartoon, A failure, WW1
Cartoon, A failure. Two French soldiers coming out of a cafe remark that a shell has fallen in the middle of the street, avoiding all the African soldiers fighting with the German army

Cartoon, His final costume, WW1
Cartoon, His final costume, showing Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany in civilian clothing rather than military uniform -- a black suit and top hat

Cartoon, Enfer-Pacha, WW1
Cartoon, Enfer-Pacha (a pun on Enver Pasha -- Enfer meaning Hell). Ismail Enver Pasha (1881-1922), leader of the Ottoman Empire and member of the Central Powers during the First World War. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Their munitions factories, WW1
Cartoon, Their munitions factories. An Italian soldier carries a large bowl of shells, made to look like large macaroni. Date: 1916

Cartoon, On the Isonzo, WW1
Cartoon, On the Isonzo (a river on the eastern Italian Front). Showing an Italian carabiniere holding the imperial eagle upside down -- it will make a nice starter for his wolfs dinner

Cartoon, Art in 1916, WW1
Cartoon, Art in 1916. A sitter comments to her artist that his latest portrait doesn t look at all like her. He replies that the war is to blame! Date: 1916

Cartoon, The right way, WW1
Cartoon, The right way. An old soldier chats to other old soldiers in the square of a French town. They are all too old to enlist in the war

Cartoon, Round figures, WW1
Cartoon, Round figures. A French gendarme officiously challenges a civilian man about his age. The document says 47, but he is sure the man looks nearer 50. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Let them pass, WW1
Cartoon, Let them pass. Two French gendarmes in army uniform decide that these two ladies can be allowed through -- they can t possibly be German, as they are pretty and have delicate little feet

Cartoon, Delivering a letter, WW1
Cartoon, showing a French gendarme rather officiously delivering a letter to a colonel, feeling rather self-important to be part of the war effort. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Zimmerwald pacifism, WW1
Cartoon, Zimmerwald pacifism. A man representing the Zimmerwald peace movement offers an olive branch to some French soldiers

Cartoon, Russian army on battlefield, WW1
Cartoon, Russian army charging across a battlefield. A Russian man tells a French man that they will soon put paid to the German enemy. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Its all about understanding each other, WW1
Cartoon, Its all about understanding each other. A haughty young German soldier and a meek old Frenchman stand together in a room, giving little sense of equality or negotiation. Date: 1916

Cartoon, The new Fraulein, WW1
Cartoon, The new Fraulein. An elderly French man asks his two granddaughters what they think of the new Fraulein (presumably their governess)

Cartoon, Chancellor Bethmann and his work, WW1
Cartoon, Chancellor Bethmann and his work, showing the German Chancellor, Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, replacing the German eagle with a duck (canard, an idiom for a hoax or rumour). Date: 1916

Cartoon, A false rumour, WW1
Cartoon, A false rumour from the Western Front. Four market women talk about cannibalism among the troops. Date: 1916

Cartoon, The tall story, WW1
Cartoon, The tall story. Showing a rumour circulating, from two men at the top of the Eiffel Tower down to two women at the foot of a staircase

La Baionnette cover - French impression of British officer
Front cover design for La Baionnette, an issue focusing on the British Tommy. Showing a stereotypical English soldier in khaki uniform, smoking a pipe. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Humour, WW1
Cartoon, Humour, showing two fashionable French women chatting with an English soldier. They say it must bother him to kill Germans. He replies no, they ve been used to it for a long time. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Epic song, WW1
Cartoon, Epic song. A pretty French woman sits at a table, with four British soldiers hovering nearby. She says its typically the soldier she likes the look of most who doesn t understand French

Cartoon, A shady deal, WW1
Cartoon, a German suggests a shady deal involving the import of German goods to France, perhaps for the purposes of spying. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Nostalgia, WW1
Cartoon, Nostalgia. A sailor in a trench tells his commander that he is unable to go on the attack this morning because hes suffering from land sickness (presumably the opposite of sea sickness)

Cartoon, Neglected sailor, WW1
Cartoon, A neglected sailor asks a group of civilians in a restaurant what is the point of being masters of the sea, if people only give you one sardine to eat? Date: 1916

Cartoon, War stories, WW1
Cartoon, War stories. A French sailor tells a group of civilians of his exploits. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Guarding Salonika, WW1
Cartoon, Guarding Salonika. Two sailors in white uniform on deck, watching the passing shipping. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Two fashionable French women, WW1
Cartoon, two fashionable French women with their purchases, one of them reading a newspaper (Le Journal). One of them says that its easy to say Howitzers, Grenades, etc

Cartoon, A great Christmas present, WW1
Cartoon, A great Christmas present. A soldier opens a wooden crate marked Very Fragile to find his godmother is inside it. Date: 1916

Cartoon, German women at Christmas, WW1
Cartoon, German women at Christmas with a table full of gift items. A woman tells her friend she is lucky her husband is fighting in the war

Cartoon, Two French soldiers, WW1
Cartoon, Two rather elderly French soldiers stand in the street, chatting about the possibility of winning the war. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Difficult extraction, WW1
Cartoon, Difficult extraction. French soldiers undertake some impromptu dental work for a colleague. Don t worry, old friend, we ll get them! Date: 1916

Cartoon, At the bistro, WW1
Cartoon, At the bistro. Two French soldiers chat with the bistro owner about their determination to win the war. Date: 1916

Cartoon, A sensitive man, WW1
Cartoon, A sensitive man. A group of French soldiers are sharing a bucket of Pinard (cheap wine or plonk). Do you know that our ancestors the Gauls drank mead from the skulls of their enemies

Cartoon, Sharing a drink, WW1
Cartoon, a French soldier and a British soldier share a drink of Pinard (cheap wine or plonk), enjoying a break from fighting. Date: 1916

Cartoon, They don t have any in Germany, WW1
Cartoon, They don t have any in Germany. Allied soldiers celebrate with a drink of Pinard (cheap wine or plonk), happy to think that its not available in Germany

Cartoon, Field hair trimmer, WW1
Cartoon, A field hair trimmer for cutting the hair of German soldiers. A long queue of hairy men wait their turn. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Explanation, WW1
Cartoon, Explanation. Three old age pensioners outside a restaurant discuss earnings and taxation. The plump man says he pays no taxes because he spends all his money on food. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Six thousand years later, WW1
Cartoon, Six thousand years later, showing a prehistoric caveman seeing an airship in the sky as a development of the club in his hand. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Elephants in armour, WW1
Cartoon, Elephants in armour (Hohenzollern patented system). Showing an elephant in armour, using its trunk to distribute petrol from two barrels which it carries on either side

Cartoon, News from Montauban, WW1
Cartoon, News from Montauban. Three young French women read an English communique about heavy firing in the Montauban region

Cartoon, French soldier and girlfriend, WW1
Cartoon, a French soldier and his girlfriend in a grassy field. He boasts that he will make the Empress (perhaps he means the wife of Kaiser Wilhelm) buy him a beer when he helps to win the war

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"Baionnette: A Comic Chronicle of WW1" Step into the world of "La Baionnette, " a satirical magazine that captured the essence of World War 1 through its clever cartoons and witty captions. From front covers to hilarious sketches, this publication brought humor to the darkest times. In one cartoon, a waitress juggles plates while soldiers with bayonets march past her. The juxtaposition of everyday life and war highlights the surreal nature of wartime existence. On another front cover, we see Wilhelm II holding a baionnette labeled "16. " This symbolic image represents the power struggle between nations during this tumultuous era. "The Last of the Last Lines" depicts exhausted soldiers standing on an empty battlefield, emphasizing both their resilience and the devastating toll war takes on individuals. "The Merry Widows" cartoon portrays women dressed in black mourning attire, showcasing how war leaves behind countless grieving families who have lost their loved ones. "A Specialist" pokes fun at military bureaucracy as it shows an officer with numerous medals but no practical skills. It reflects the absurdity often found within hierarchical structures during wartime. In "Reckoning without their host, " soldiers are depicted as parasites feeding off a helpless host - society. This biting satire criticizes those who profit from conflict while others suffer its consequences. "Bread and Circuses" illustrates how governments distract citizens from harsh realities by providing superficial entertainment amidst chaos. It questions whether peace can truly be achieved through such means. "Now you have peace" showcases a soldier returning home only to face unemployment and poverty – highlighting that peace does not automatically bring prosperity for all involved in war efforts. The "Kaiser Carnival and his cortege" mocks Kaiser Wilhelm II's extravagant lifestyle amid widespread suffering caused by his decisions. It exposes leaders' detachment from reality during times of crisis. Finally, "A good idea" presents a humorous take on innovative weaponry development during WW1.