Germans Collection (#9)

HERSCHEL, William. German astronomer
HERSCHEL, Sir Frederick William (1738-1822). German astronomer, technical expert, and composer. He discovered of the planet Uranus. Engraving

WWI Poster, Crush the Germans
WWI Parliamentary War Savings Committee Poster, Lend Your Five Shillings to your Country and Crush The Germans. Date: circa 1916

Sphere cover - Surrender of German fleet by Matania
The surrender of the German High Seas Fleet - Admiral Meurer on board the " Queen Elizabeth" in the Firth of Forth, saluting Admiral Sir David Beatty in his cabin. Date: 1918

German ex-royalty following end of First World War
A page from The Sphere giving six individual portraits of German royals, all of whom were forced to abdicate following Germanys defeat at the end of the First World War

German reservists arrested at Folkestone, August 1914, WW1
German reservists marching under armed guard after being arrested at Folkestone when they were about to embark for Flushing

Surprise at dawn on the Western Front
South-east of Ypres, a German trench-building party is surprised by British gunfire. The trench builders had been working under cover of the night mist

WWI Poster, Silver Bullets that will stop the Germans
WWI Parliamentary War Savings Committee Poster, You have in your pocket Silver Bullets that will stop the Germans. Lend them to your country by investing in the War Loan Today. Date: circa 1916

WWI Poster, Pay Your 5 - and Help Crush the Germans
WWI Parliamentary War Savings Committee Poster, Pay Your 5/- for this [War Loan] and Help Crush the Germans. Date: 1916

Sphere cover - British plane caught by German gun fire
A British aeroplane, caught making a daring raid over enemy lines and flying very low to drop bombs on German entrenched troops, is fired on by a machine gun as well as several rifles

With British Bombers on the Western Front
Bombing along an enemy trench with the Mills grenade. The bomb throwers throw grenades across the traverse of the trench as indicated allowing the riflemen to charge ahead

Sphere cover - British corporal with small German captives
A stalwart British corporal pictured with two German captives in a photograph which deliberately highlights the difference in stature of the men

Blind Frenchwoman helped from home by British soldiers, WW1
British soldiers helping a blind Frenchwoman out of her house in the village of Masnieres as it was being heavily shelled by the Germans. Date: 1918

Sphere cover - First Armistice between Russians & Germans
The First Armistice by Fortunino Matania, showing Russian emissaries presenting their credentials to German officers. The first step towards peace negotiations was taken by the Russian

Saluting the Vanquished Foe, WW1 in the air by C Clark
A German monoplane, forced to descend with the British lines on the Western front. The plane was forced to alight owing to the tactics of the British aviators in the neighbourhood where the aerial

Sphere cover - Germans leave French village, 1918
Ruckwarts (meaning backward-going) - the Long March of Grey Uniforms towards the Rhine. A scene drawn by The Sphere special artist Fortunino Matania

Suffragette Kitchener Mrs. Pankhurst. Lord Kitchener is informed by an officer that the Germans will disembark in Dover. He replies, Telephone Mrs

WW1 Poster -- Silver Bullets
You have in your pocket Silver Bullets that will stop the Germans. Lend them to your Country by investing in the War Loan today

German troops running from a British gas attack, WW1
German troops near Fleurbaix, pictured running from a British gas attack. The attack was seen as justified by the British press because the Germans had used gas first

French soldier fights off German attack, Craonne
An incident on the Western Front north of Craonne depicted by Paul Thiriat on the Front cover of The Graphic. A few French soldiers were working in a boyau or communication trench when they were

Germanys war aim - Peace & a Sword, David Wilson, WW1
Germany depicted as a gigantic, militaristic ogre, standing amidst the rubble of a devastated village brandishing a sword engraved with the words, Might is Right. Date: 1917

How the Gotha plane aims its bombs, WW1
Diagram showing how the bomber in a Gotha plane aimed its bombs over Britain during the First World War. To reduce the element of luck

German prisoners line up to be vaccinated, WW1
Captured German soldiers during the Battle of Menin Road wait by a tent to be vaccinated Date: 1917

Germans routed by Highlanders in offensive near Ypres, 1917
Infantry soldiers of the Highland regiments involved in an offensive against a strong German position, consisting of a ruined brick factory heavily armed with machine guns

The German submarine U15
The German submarine U-15 became the first U-boat loss for the Germans after it was rammed by the British cruiser, HMS Birmingham on 9th August 1914. 1914

The German use of church towers as observation posts in WW1. This report in the Illustrated War News, dated 1917, claims that the Germans attacked Rheims Cathedral on the premise that it was being

Li觥under bombardment
On 5th August 1914 the Germans began the bombardment of Li觥 forts on the left bank of the Meuse, resulting in much damage to the city. Date: August 1914

A German encampment at the village of Mouland, near Vise. The rapid advance of the Germans was largely due to the motor vehicles with which they were supplied

Germany cavalry entering Mouland, Belgium
Germans advancing through Belgium at the beginning of World War I. These patrols penetrated scores of villages, burning houses and looting as they went. Date: 1914

Bombardment of Lowestoft by the Germans. April 25th 1916.. Book

Board put up by Germans reporting big victory at Verdun
Board put up by Germans to tell us of a big victory at Verdun against the French. 4.3.16 - Mount Sorrel. Copy of Printing on Board - BIS GESTERN ABEND WAREN AN. UNWARENDEIN GEFANGENEN GEZAHLL

Neuve Chapelle - WWI
Neuve Chapelle. Including a separate hand-written description as follows - Here enemy made a counter-attack (under cover of a mist) in mass formation

WWI album of Lieutenant-Colonel P Syrcold
A First World War album containing 41 photographs dated between 1914 and 1916, belonging to Lieutenant-Colonel P. SYRCOLD of the 1st/4th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment, 48th Division

German brass band receive no applause, WW1
German street musicians in England surprised to receive no applause and no donations after performing. Date: 1914

After the Battle by Matania, 1914
Imaginary scene from the early months of the First World War when the British Expeditionary Force were fighting the Germans in the open

German soldiers entering Li觥, Belgium, 1914
Three German soldiers creeping up the street in Li觥, Belgium, as the city is occupied after severe bombardment in 1914. Date: 1914

German battery under a searchlight, 1914
The searchlight in operation - a German battery thrown into relief by a searchlight of the Allied armies in the Aisne region of France. They make frantic efforts to escape the ghostly beam. Date: 1914

Trench mortars captured from the Germans, 1914
Trench mortars captured from the Germans seen here at Ramscapelle behind the Yser line. They throw a murderous shell at very close range. Date: 1914

Attempt of Prussian Guard to break British line round Ypres
Desperate attempt of the famous Prussian Guard to break the protecting British line round Ypres in Flanders in November 1914. The British infantry repulsed the Germans with heavy losses

Church bells saved from becoming enemy shells, Russia, 1915
Placed together for safety in the Nikolsky Monastery near Moscow, some of the 300 Russian church bells removed to prevent invading Germans re-using them as metal for shells

Germans in Li觥
German soldiers in the Place du March鬠 Li觥. To the left a Belgian man is being searched, and on the right the troops are availing themselves of the local market produce

Fighting in Lens, Northern France, 1914
With the French army : a scene during the fighting between French and Germans among the coal trucks of the mining town of Lens in Northern France, 1914. 1914

The Sack of Aerschot, 1914
An illustration of the alleged stabling of horses by German troops in the church at Aerschot, Belgium, during the German occupation of the town, early in the First World War. Date: 1914

Retreat of German Crown Princes army in Argonne
German gunners, entrapped in the rain-sodden earth in the valley of Bellefontaine. attempting to save the guns in a drenching downpour - French infantry advancing to attack. 1914

Retreating Belgian army in Ghent, 1914
The retreat of the Belgian army from the invading Germans : the army passing through the Chausee de Bruxelles in Ghent. The trams were disabled and unfit for use. Date: 1914

German retreat from Paris - first Battle of the Marne
An incident in the Battle of the Morin on 10th September 1914 (part of the larger first Battle of the Marne) : an early-morning surprise when British infantry dislodged the Germans during their

Turcos in taxicabs in Senlis, World War One
The taxicab in war. German occupiers of the town of Senlis, in France, in World War One, surprised by a dash of Turcos (native French colonial Algerian troops) who whirled into the town in taxicabs

Russians fighting Germans 1914, World War One
Cossacks of the Russian army charging the German Deaths Head Hussars at Schwansfeld (now in Poland), between Korschen and Bartenstein in East Prussia. The Germans were routed. 1914

Long Jock by William Heath Robinson
Canny Kiltie Camouflage. A mischievous pair of Highland soldiers terrify a German soldier into imagining he really will have to tackle some great Scots

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