Western Front Collection (#3)

Six Mois Dans la Somme; Dans les lignes anglaises: Contalmaison (septembre 1916), 1916. Creator: Charles Hoffbauer
Six Mois Dans la Somme; Dans les lignes anglaises: Contalmaison (septembre 1916), 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Notre attaque du 24 octobre 1916; Dans le secteur du bois Fumin, a midi trente: un poste de command Creator: Unknown
Notre attaque du 24 octobre 1916; Dans le secteur du bois Fumin, a midi trente: un poste de commandement s'installe dans la Grande Carriere

Six Mois Dans la Somme; Releve d'infanterie de nuit un village, 1916. Creator: Charles Hoffbauer
Six Mois Dans la Somme; Releve d'infanterie de nuit un village, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Notre attaque Generale des 3 et 4 Septembre; Le drapeau du regiment qui a chilly pour objectif fran Creator: Unknown
Notre attaque Generale des 3 et 4 Septembre; Le drapeau du regiment qui a chilly pour objectif franchit la route de Chilly a Liiions, le 4 septembre 1916

Les pommiers coupes a Cuts (Oise), 1917. Creator: Francois Flameng
Les pommiers coupes a Cuts (Oise), 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Le Recit (Noyon, mars 1917), 1917. Creator: Francois Flameng
Le Recit (Noyon, mars 1917), 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Dans les Souterrains du Chateau de Combles; En bas, une saile de pansement, dans un caveau don't les Allemands avaient fait un poste de secours, Au-dessus

The British Push Into Flanders; Along the road from Ypres to Menin... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The British Push Into Flanders; Along the road from Ypres to Menin, on the morning of October 30, 1917: English troops from the Northern Counties await the signal for the attack during which they

Les entonnoirs de Ham, 1917. Creator: Francois Flameng
Les entonnoirs de Ham, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Dans les villes liberees (mars 1917); Soldats anglais dans les vieux remparts de Peronne, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Les routes de la poursuite; Ambulances et convois a l'arriere du nouveau front. Creator: Unknown
Les routes de la poursuite; Ambulances et convois a l'arriere du nouveau front. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

La rupture de Chemin des Dames; La cavalerie et l'artillerie de la 10e armee montant aux... 1918. Creator: Unknown
La rupture de Chemin des Dames; La cavalerie et l'artillerie de la 10e armee montant aux lignes, dans la region de Villers-Cotterets, 1918

The tanks reassemble after battle; Journey of the rear guard, 1917. Creator: Unknown
The tanks reassemble after battle; Journey of the rear guard, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

The tanks reassemble after battle, 1917 Creator: Unknown
The tanks reassemble after battle, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Hours of Victory; Malmaison farm in 1914, before the war, 1917 Creator: Unknown
Hours of Victory; Malmaison farm in 1914, before the war, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Recaptured Territory; On the right, in the background, the remains of Allemant... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Recaptured Territory; On the right, in the background, the remains of Allemant; halfway up the hillside on the left, the Thomas quarries where two whole German battalions were captured; on the right

Hours of Victory; A trench held by Americans: first watch, on the evening of October 27... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Hours of Victory; A trench held by Americans: first watch, on the evening of October 27, 1917, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Hours of Victory; American sentry and French sentry at the entrance to a village... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Hours of Victory; American sentry and French sentry at the entrance to a village on the front, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Hours of Victory; The ruins of La Malmaison farm, recaptured on October 23, 1917, 1917, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Hours of Victory; The ruins of La Malmaison farm, recaptured on October 23, 1917, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

The Battle of La Malmaison; A German 150 gun in the park of the Castle of Pinon... 1917 Creator: Unknown
The Battle of La Malmaison; A German 150 gun in the park of the Castle of Pinon, taken with all its servants; in the foreground, shells fitted with their fuses, 1917

The Battle of La Malmaison; Our soldiers on German positions known as the "Balcony", 1917 Creator: Unknown
The Battle of La Malmaison; Our soldiers on German positions known as the "Balcony", 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

The Battle Seen by a Combatant; The advance of Alpine chasseurs to the right... 1917. Creator: F Elim
The Battle Seen by a Combatant; The advance of Alpine chasseurs to the right of Fort de la Malmaison, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris

The Battle Seen by a Combatant; 6 a.m.: the Zouaves hold the fort of Malmaison... 1917. Creator: F Elim
The Battle Seen by a Combatant; 6 a.m.: the Zouaves hold the fort of Malmaison, on which they have planted their pennant; on the left, a white rocket signals a halt in progression, 1917

The Battle Seen by a Combatant; H-Hour (5:16 a.m.) of D-Day (October 23)...1917 Creator: F Elim
The Battle Seen by a Combatant; H-Hour (5:16 a.m.) of D-Day (October 23): our troops leave under the cover of a curtain of smoke shells; high in the sky, a rocket, 1917

The Battle Seen by a Combatant; At nightfall, October 22, 1917, divisional artillery.. 1917 Creator: Unknown
The Battle Seen by a Combatant; At nightfall, October 22, 1917, divisional artillery cross the ruins of a farm south of Malmaison to occupy forward positions

The Battle of La Malmaison; Dawn on October 23: sending of an assault wave... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Battle of La Malmaison; Dawn on October 23: sending of an assault wave, south of Vaudesson; to the left, on the horizon, a tank, 1917

The Battle of La Malmaison; One of the high-powered heavy artillery batteries.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Battle of La Malmaison; One of the high-powered heavy artillery batteries that pounded the German positions without respite from October 17 to 23, 1917

The Battle of La Malmaison; During our artillery fire: explosion of a large French shell... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Battle of La Malmaison; During our artillery fire: explosion of a large French shell on the concrete casemates of the German machine gunners of Mont-des-Singes, 1917

The Battle of La Malmaison; Before our artillery preparation: German soldiers... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Battle of La Malmaison; Before our artillery preparation: German soldiers rest on the slopes of Mont des Singes captured by our troops on October 25, 1917, 1917

Sentry duty; The Colonel, inspecting his trenches during a night of high alert.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
Sentry duty; The Colonel, inspecting his trenches during a night of high alert. -- "Why aren't you at the first-aid post, getting treatment"

How to make a surprise attack; Crossing our network of razor wires.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
How to make a surprise attack; Crossing our network of razor wires: in the background, bursts of accompanying fire, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

How to make a surprise attack; Departure: in the foreground, seen from behind... 1917. Creator: Unknown
How to make a surprise attack; Departure: in the foreground, seen from behind, a stretcher-bearer accompanies troops, as a volunteer, to help any wounded, without belonging to the fighting group

How to make a surprise attack; Before departure: men being despatched... 1917. Creator: Unknown
How to make a surprise attack; Before departure: men being despatched and, on the right, the lieutenant commanding them, 1917

In Champagne: a surprise attack; While part of the group held back to clear the ground... 1917. Creator: Unknown
In Champagne: a surprise attack; While part of the group held back to clear the ground taken in the first wave, the forward line marched to the second enemy line whose survivors had surrendered

Life in the trenches in Champagne; Calm: "correspondence and cigarettes, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Life in the trenches in Champagne; Calm: "correspondence and cigarettes", 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Life in the trenches in Champagne; Calm: "le pinard", 1917. Creator: Unknown
Life in the trenches in Champagne; Calm: "le pinard", 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Life in the trenches in Champagne; In the wires of an adjoining trench... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Life in the trenches in Champagne; In the wires of an adjoining trench, a fallen German during a surprise attack, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

Life in the trenches in Champagne; The outpost re-arms immediately... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Life in the trenches in Champagne; The outpost res-arms immediately using its ammunition, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Life in the trenches in Champagne; A lookout teased by the enemy is passed hand grenades, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Life in the trenches in Champagne; A lookout teased by the enemy is passed hand grenades, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Life in the trenches in Champagne; A torpedo explodes at some distance... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Life in the trenches in Champagne; A torpedo explodes at some distance, shaking the parapets, mowing down everything around with its splinters, 1917

At Le Mort Homme; A Stormtrooper's cuirass, 1917. Creator: Unknown
At Le Mort Homme; A Stormtrooper's cuirass, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

At Le Mort Homme; German machine guns turned against the enemy, 1917. Creator: Unknown
At Le Mort Homme; German machine guns turned against the enemy, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

French Attack of July 31, 1917; The battlefield beyond conquered enemy... 1917. Creator: Unknown
French Attack of July 31, 1917; The battlefield beyond conquered enemy second lines; in the background, the German barrage, 1917

French Attack of July 31, 1917; Artillery preparation on the second German line... 1917. Creator: Unknown
French Attack of July 31, 1917; Artillery preparation on the second German line on the east bank of the Yser canal at Ypres; This view was taken from the west bank of the canal, 1917

English Attack of July 31, 1917; British infantry advance... 1917. Creator: A Forestier
English Attack of July 31, 1917; British infantry advance towards the upper reaches of the River Steenbeck, through the smoke of the barrage in front of them; in the foreground

English Attack of July 31, 1917; A battery of large howitzers in action, , 1917. Creator: Unknown
English Attack of July 31, 1917; A battery of large howitzers in action, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

English Attack on July 31, 1917; Advance at dawn, of the infantry.. 1917. Creator: MHK Koekkoek
English Attack on July 31, 1917; Advance at dawn, of the infantry who run infiltrating gaps between shell holes which form many small deep pools; right, two tanks, 1917

In Flanders; The Yser Offensive (1917); Bombardment of German lines... 1917. Creator: Unknown
In Flanders; The Yser Offensive (1917); Bombardment of German lines by Franco-British artillery on the night of August 15-16, 1917 (3:30 a.m.), 1917

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"The Western Front: A Glimpse into the Trenches of World War I" Step back in time to the harrowing days of the First World War, where brave soldiers faced unimaginable challenges on the infamous Western Front. Our Little Contemptibles, 1914 (oil on canvas) captures their unwavering determination amidst chaos and uncertainty. In Soldiers playing cards in the trenches, First World War, c1916 (c1920), we catch a rare glimpse of camaraderie amidst the horrors of war. These moments provided much-needed respite from constant danger and served as a reminder that humanity still existed within this bleak landscape. British 18-pounder field guns in action on the Western Front, 1914-18 (b/w photo) showcase the relentless firepower employed by both sides. The deafening roar and earth-shattering explosions were an ever-present soundtrack to life on these battlefields. Our Advance to (La) Boiselle, July 1916 (w/c) depicts a pivotal moment when Allied forces made significant gains against German defenses. This watercolor painting brings to life their courage and determination as they pushed forward despite overwhelming odds. A map showing approximately the area gained on Thiepval Ridge. . 1916 (c1920) provides insight into strategic advancements made during this period. Each inch gained came at an immense cost but brought hope for eventual victory. British soldiers on the Western Front, northern France, First World War, 1916 (c1920), immortalizes those who fought bravely under dire circumstances. Their faces tell stories of sacrifice and resilience that will forever be etched in history. Hooded British Territorials charging German Trenches at Loos, September 25th, 1915 showcases a daring assault against enemy lines. In this moment captured by artistry or lens alike - bravery shines through even amidst darkness. The ruins of the Cloisters at Messines, 1914 (Artist.