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Germans Collection (#2)

"Germans: A Historical Tapestry of Courage, Innovation, and Conflict" From the battlefields of World War I to the concert halls of Jena

Background imageGermans Collection: Ww1 Wwi World War One First 1st Great I British

Ww1 Wwi World War One First 1st Great I British
ww1, wwi, world, war, one, first, 1st, great, i, british, soldiers, troops, army, move, moving, movement, german, germans, prisoners, captives, captive, prison, ruins, horse, dead, destroyed, land

Background imageGermans Collection: Ypres Front - French food wagon passing dead Germans

Ypres Front - French food wagon passing dead Germans
The Ypres Front - a French artillery food wagon passing dead Germans. Jean-Jacques Berne-Bellecour (1874-1939)

Background imageGermans Collection: Cartoon Cartoons Dark Kaiser Caricature German

Cartoon Cartoons Dark Kaiser Caricature German
cartoon, cartoons, dark, kaiser, caricature, german, brutality, germans, anti, horseback, ww1, wwi, first, world, war, one, 1st, i, great, emperor, wilhelm, ii, death, grisly, illustration, knight

Background imageGermans Collection: Chivalry of the air by G. H. Davis

Chivalry of the air by G. H. Davis
The chivalry of the air: the courtesy of foe to foe. Showing a British pilot dropping a wreath for a comrade's grave in the German lines during the First World War

Background imageGermans Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Catalans: ajudem

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Catalans: ajudem als nostres germans bascos (Catalans: let's help our Basque brothers). Poster edited by the Official Commission for Help to Euskadi

Background imageGermans Collection: British soldiers take an enemy trench, WWI by Cyrus Cuneo

British soldiers take an enemy trench, WWI by Cyrus Cuneo
British soldiers take an enemy trench, using bayonets and bombs as they go, during an offensive on the Western Front during World War I. Date: 1916

Background imageGermans Collection: A Warm Welcome for Every Parachutist

A Warm Welcome for Every Parachutist
Sixth column strategy: Foresight plans, if London gets invaded by landing Germans dropping from the skies dressed as British civilians they would be collected up by cyclist with tubs of hot boiling

Background imageGermans Collection: Battle at the Schilberg Cross-roads; Second World War, 1945

Battle at the Schilberg Cross-roads; Second World War, 1945
Sketch of a battle between British and German troops for control of the cross-roads in the town of Schilberg, Netherlands, 1945

Background imageGermans Collection: HUNS MAKE KIDS SEE DEATH

HUNS MAKE KIDS SEE DEATH
Germans force Belgian children to watch their parents being shot, before being shot themselves Date: 1917

Background imageGermans Collection: 1916 Germans Burn Bodies Events World War One

1916 Germans Burn Bodies Events World War One
1916, germans, burn, bodies, events, world, war, one, western, front, german, troops, dead, furnace, history, historical, 10090036

Background imageGermans Collection: North Africa : as the Germans and Italians are driven out of Africa

North Africa : as the Germans and Italians are driven out of Africa, Free French troops are welcomed back to the former French territories Date: 1943

Background imageGermans Collection: Rokossovsky Kursk Events World War Two Eastern

Rokossovsky Kursk Events World War Two Eastern
rokossovsky, kursk, events, world, war, two, eastern, front, 13, july, 1943, marshal, decisive, battle, germans, deployed, 3000, tanks, 2900, destroyed, advance, checked, losing, 70, 000, dead

Background imageGermans Collection: Boats beneath St. Germans Victorian viaduct at dawn, St. Germans in Cornwall, England

Boats beneath St. Germans Victorian viaduct at dawn, St. Germans in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageGermans Collection: HMS Forward - Forward-class Scout Cruiser

HMS Forward - Forward-class Scout Cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Forward, a Forward-class Scout Cruiser. Forward was built by Fairfield???s S.B. & E. at Govan, in 1904. The ship was in reserve for most of the first decade of her existence

Background imageGermans Collection: Triple deities of the ancient Germans, Mairae or Mairabus

Triple deities of the ancient Germans, Mairae or Mairabus
The triple deities or mother goddesses of the ancient Germans, Mairae or Mairabus. Inscribed: In honorem Domits divinae diis Mairabus Dee madri o matrone

Background imageGermans Collection: Golden Horn of Gallehus, drinking horn or Tunderense

Golden Horn of Gallehus, drinking horn or Tunderense
Golden Horn of Gallehus, Denmark, drinking horn or Tunderense. Decorated with armed figures, snakes, centaurs, dogs, and other ancient Norse, German or Roman mythology

Background imageGermans Collection: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I

Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, 1122-1190. Frederick Barbarossa, Red Beard, Fridericus Aenobarbus, King of Germany, King of Italy

Background imageGermans Collection: View over Dikkebus Lake, Dickebusch, Belgium

View over Dikkebus Lake, Dickebusch, Belgium
The name Dickebusch means hick forest and dates from the time that this area was dense woodland. The Germans never took the lake, although they reached the water in May 1918

Background imageGermans Collection: Plaque to Captain J J Crowe VC, Nieuwkerke Hospice

Plaque to Captain J J Crowe VC, Nieuwkerke Hospice
The final German attempt to break through to the Channel ports, known as the Fourth Battle of Ypres, had initial success

Background imageGermans Collection: Christmas Truce Memorial, Peace Village, Messines

Christmas Truce Memorial, Peace Village, Messines
The memorial carries the words A Lull in the Hate and refers to the football match played between the Germans and the British at Christmas 1914

Background imageGermans Collection: The Trenches of Death Museum by the River Izjer, Dixmuide

The Trenches of Death Museum by the River Izjer, Dixmuide
The Trenches of Death formed a Belgian defensive line along the west bank of the River Izjer which was pivotal in preventing the Germans breaking through to the Channel Ports

Background imageGermans Collection: Detail, Queen Victoria Rifles Memorial, Hill 60

Detail, Queen Victoria Rifles Memorial, Hill 60
The plaque details how the Queen Victoria Rifles Memorial had been destroyed in 1940 by the Germans and was rebuilt using some of the original stone

Background imageGermans Collection: Queen Victorias Rifles Memorial, Hill 60

Queen Victorias Rifles Memorial, Hill 60
This is in an enclosed walking area which includes craters.The memorial was destroyed by the Germans in 1940 and later restored. Many veterans had their ashes scattered here. Date: 2016

Background imageGermans Collection: A bunker at the northern corner of Shrewsbury Forest

A bunker at the northern corner of Shrewsbury Forest
The forest was named by the 2nd Kings Shropshire Light Infantry in March 1915. It had been taken by the Germans in October 1914 but they were driven out on the 31st. Date: 2016

Background imageGermans Collection: Page from the Illustrated London News showing the piles of possessions belonging to

Page from the Illustrated London News showing the piles of possessions belonging to refugees on roads in France during the Second World War. Date: 1940

Background imageGermans Collection: Spiralling Wings Memorial to Airstrip B-82, Keent

Spiralling Wings Memorial to Airstrip B-82, Keent
The airstrip here, in the old forelands of the Ms at Keent, was made by the Germans as an emergency landing field but never used by them

Background imageGermans Collection: 51st Highland Division Stained Glass Window, Vught

51st Highland Division Stained Glass Window, Vught
In the 1944 fighting to defeat the Germans in Holland the whole area around here became the responsibility of the 51st Div

Background imageGermans Collection: 101st US Airborne Memorial Gift to the Dutch

101st US Airborne Memorial Gift to the Dutch
The Memorial, which is in Sint Oedenrode, was initiated and funded by 101st Airborne veterans in recognition of the Dutch resistance against the Germans

Background imageGermans Collection: The theft of the La Tour Pastels from St. Quentin, Dec 1918

The theft of the La Tour Pastels from St. Quentin, Dec 1918
Article describing the theft of the pastel work of Maurice Quentin de la Tour and showing a selection of three examples of his most famous pastel work

Background imageGermans Collection: Enemy aliens queue to register outside church, Sept 1939

Enemy aliens queue to register outside church, Sept 1939
A church in Hampstead helps to register crowds of enemy nationals just after the outbreak of war, September 1939. The Sphere emphasises that " all cases are examined with care and consideration

Background imageGermans Collection: The Sphere front cover showing the German advance, Sept 1939

The Sphere front cover showing the German advance, Sept 1939
Front cover of the Sphere, showing German soldiers and supplies as they advance into the Polish corridor. 1939

Background imageGermans Collection: International Vegetarian Congress in Berlin, 1932

International Vegetarian Congress in Berlin, 1932
Delegates at the International Vegetarian Congress in Berlin, 1932, whose tonsorial abundance leads The Sphere magazine to ask, " Does Vegetarianism increase the growth of hair?" Date: 1932

Background imageGermans Collection: Outbreak of WWII - Germans leave London 1939

Outbreak of WWII - Germans leave London 1939
Dr. Kordt, German Charge d Affaires in London, leaving the capital with his wife upon declaration of war in September 1939. Date: 1939

Background imageGermans Collection: Outbreak of WWII Germans trying to leave England

Outbreak of WWII Germans trying to leave England
Germans resident in Britain attempting to return to Germany by the S. S. Europa which was scheduled to arrive at Southampton but never materialised. Date: 1939

Background imageGermans Collection: German Cemetery Orglandes Normandy

German Cemetery Orglandes Normandy
There are over 10, 000 burials here from the battles as the Americans drove towards Cherbourg. Originally both Germans and Americans were buried here but the latter were moved in 1945 to St Laurent

Background imageGermans Collection: Bridge wrecked by Germans, La Ferte Sous Jouarre, WW1

Bridge wrecked by Germans, La Ferte Sous Jouarre, WW1
Bridge wrecked by Germans to prevent the approach of the British at La Ferte Sous Jouarre, northern France, September 1914, in the early stages of the First World War. 1914

Background imageGermans Collection: Belgians prevent Germans repairing Termonde bridge, WW1

Belgians prevent Germans repairing Termonde bridge, WW1
Belgians preventing Germans from repairing the bridge at Termonde, Belgium, 11 September 1914. 1914

Background imageGermans Collection: Sad End of a German Spy Behind the British Line, WW1

Sad End of a German Spy Behind the British Line, WW1
The Sad End of a German Spy Behind the British Line. He foolishly endeavoured to obtain information from our sign boards!

Background imageGermans Collection: Trenches at La Boutillerie, forward of Fleurbaix, WW1

Trenches at La Boutillerie, forward of Fleurbaix, WW1
By the light of the flare. My first impression of the trenches, at La Boutillerie, forward of Fleurbaix, Jan.15. The front line consisted of separate trenches of primitive construction without any

Background imageGermans Collection: German Prisoners in Morocco

German Prisoners in Morocco
German Prisoners captured during the First World War, digging trenches in Morocco Date: 1915

Background imageGermans Collection: Russian soldiers fighting the Germans in the snow on the eastern front during 1916

Russian soldiers fighting the Germans in the snow on the eastern front during 1916. They are supported by an armoured car that can be seen in the background. Date: 1916

Background imageGermans Collection: THE LAST HEAVE

THE LAST HEAVE
The Germans are urged to make the last heave to ensure victory, by participating in the war loan to pay for arms for the men in battle Date: 1918

Background imageGermans Collection: GERMANS RAVAGE FRANCE

GERMANS RAVAGE FRANCE
ANTI-GERMAN Cover of a book describing some of the awful things the Boche have done in Belgium and France Date: circa 1915

Background imageGermans Collection: WW2 / AFRICAN FRONT 1940

WW2 / AFRICAN FRONT 1940
North Africa : British bombers attack French warships in the harbour of Oran, Algeria, to prevent them being used by the Germans Date: 1940

Background imageGermans Collection: GERMANS INVADE SUDETEN

GERMANS INVADE SUDETEN
German troops march into the Sudetenland, on the grounds that they are liberating the German-speaking citizens of the country Date: 1 October 1938

Background imageGermans Collection: German male civilians of military age in the town of Uerdingen are assembled by Military

German male civilians of military age in the town of Uerdingen are assembled by Military Police of the 9th US Army for identification. March 1945

Background imageGermans Collection: Waiting for the American 1st Army to reach their positions near Eisborn

Waiting for the American 1st Army to reach their positions near Eisborn, these Germans hid in the long grass on the side of a hillock, out of sight of own liquidation squads

Background imageGermans Collection: Mr Thomas Fox tidying graves at the German War Cemetery on Cannock Chase

Mr Thomas Fox tidying graves at the German War Cemetery on Cannock Chase, ahead of its opening. German youth club members from Bremen and Bremerhaven also helped




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"Germans: A Historical Tapestry of Courage, Innovation, and Conflict" From the battlefields of World War I to the concert halls of Jena, they have left an indelible mark on history. The image of a soldier from the British First Airborne in action in Arnhem reminds us of their fierce determination and bravery. In the midst of the devastating Battle Somme in September 1916, German soldiers faced unimaginable challenges. Their resilience and unwavering spirit are a testament to their strength. Beyond warfare, they have also excelled in music. The Collegium Musicum of Jena captivated audiences with their enchanting melodies, showcasing Germany's rich cultural heritage. German engineering prowess extended even beneath the waves with U-Boats - Cutaway revealing intricate designs that revolutionized naval warfare during World War I. These vessels became symbols of German innovation and strategic superiority. The haunting silhouettes captured by H. L. Oakley depict the somber reality faced by both sides at the Somme – a reminder that war knows no boundaries or nationalities. G. H. Davis showcased German inventions for air combat during WWI, highlighting their commitment to pushing technological boundaries even amidst chaos and destruction. The crew members aboard a German submarine during World War I demonstrated incredible teamwork as they navigated treacherous waters while facing constant danger from enemy forces above them. A British charge at Hooge stands as evidence that conflict often blurs lines between adversaries; it is through these moments we witness humanity's shared experiences amidst turmoil. The Stalingrad Tractor Plant serves as a poignant symbol not only for industrial might but also for human endurance against overwhelming odds – reminding us that hope can thrive even in darkest times. Periscopes in trenches allowed soldiers to gain crucial insights into enemy movements while minimizing exposure – yet another example of German ingenuity on display during wartime struggles.