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Early British Military Aircraft, Western Front, World War I

Taken on 1916-01-01

This B.E.2c was already antiquated at the time the photo was taken, dubbed a "flying target" for German pilots. Date unknown.

Source: Wikipedia

Uploaded by northway on 2014-08-14

Early Attempt at a Forward Mounted Aerial Machine Gun, Western Front, World War I

Taken on 1916-01-01

This represents an early attempt at a forward mounted aerial machine gun. World War I saw tremendous innovation in aerial warfare, and there were many early touch-and-go attempts to bring firepower to the air. Date unknown.

Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France

Uploaded by northway on 2014-08-14

French Troops in the Trenches at Verdun, Western Front, World War I

Taken on 1916-01-01

Troops on both sides lived in dirt trenches with hideous conditions. Date unknown.

Uploaded by northway on 2014-08-03

Armenian Refugees in Bitlis, World War I, 1916

Taken on 1916-01-01

Armenian refugees in the eastern Anatolian town of Bitlis, 1916. Date unknown.

Source: The Tragedy of Bitlis, Grace H. Knapp, Grisell M. McLaren, Myrtle O. Shane

Uploaded by northway on 2014-08-15

Armenians Being Deported to Syria, World War I

Taken on 1916-01-01

Armenian deportees being marched across the desert during the First World War. Date unknown.

Source: Flickr

Uploaded by northway on 2014-08-15

Armenian Deportees in Mamuret-ul-Aziz Province, Ottoman Empire, World War I

Taken on 1916-01-01

Armenians marched across the desert, World War I. Date unknown.

Source: Ravished Armenia

Uploaded by northway on 2014-08-15

Marshall Joffre Inspecting Romanian Troops, Eastern Front, World War I

Taken on 1916-01-01

French Marshal Joseph Joffre inspects Romanian troops. "Following the catastrophic defeats of France's ally Romania at the hands of Central Powers in late 1916, that forced the capital Bucharest to be evacuated, Joffre was appointed as head of the French Military Mission aimed at reforming the Romanian army." Date unknown.

Source: Serviciul Fotografic şi Cinematografic al Armatei Române

Uploaded by northway on 2014-08-05

German Armenian Genocide Observer Armin T. Wegner, Turkey, 1916

Taken on 1916-01-01

German medic Armin T. Wegner, stationed in the Ottoman Empire, defied orders and took hundreds of photos of Armenians being deported from their lands in what eventually became the Armenian Genocide. Later in life he faced censure for speaking out against the persecution of Jews in the early years of Nazi Germany, eventually being forced to flee to Rome. Date unknown.

Source: armin-t-wegner.de

Uploaded by northway on 2014-08-16

German Gas Attack on Russian Lines, Eastern Front, World War I

Taken on 1916-01-01

German gas attack on Russian lines, photographed by Russian air patrol, Eastern Front, First World War. Date unknown, location unknown.

Source: German Federal Archives

Uploaded by northway on 2014-08-06

Young Turk Leadership

Taken on 1916-01-01

Young Turk leadership visits Jerusalem in 1916.

Source: Matson Collection, Library of Congress

Uploaded by northway on 2014-08-07

Serbian Army Retreating Towards Albania

Taken on 1915-10-01

Serbian Army retreating towards Albania. Date unknown.

Source: Imperial War Museums

Uploaded by northway on 2014-08-14

British Infantry Advancing Through Gas, Loos, France, Fall 1916

Taken on 1915-09-25

British infantry advance through gas clouds at the Battle of Loos, the first engagement in which the British utilized poison gas.

Source: Imperial War Museums

Uploaded by northway on 2014-08-06

Germany Fokker M5K-MG, Western Front, World War I

Taken on 1915-07-01

"An early summer 1915 photo of Kurt Wintgens' Fokker M.5K/MG "E.5/15" Fokker Eindecker, that was the aircraft used by him on July 1, 1915 in the very first successful aerial engagement which involved a synchronized machine-gun-armed aircraft." Date unknown.

Source: Wikipedia

Uploaded by northway on 2014-08-14

Armenian Refugees Bound for Greece, World War I

Taken on 1915-06-01

Armenian refugees pack a vessel bound for Greece, fleeing the Armenian Genocide. Date unknown.

Source: Library of Congress

Uploaded by northway on 2014-08-15

Armenian Refugee Children, Aleppo, Syria, 1915

Taken on 1915-06-01

Armenian refugees crowded into Syrian cities following their deportation from their ancestral homelands in Anatolia. Date unknown.

Source: www.syrianhistory.com

Uploaded by northway on 2014-08-16

Armenian Defenders of the City of Van, Ottoman Empire, Spring, 1915

Taken on 1915-04-01

Armenian troops defend the walls of the city of Van in Eastern Anatolia, Spring, 1915. Date unknown.

Source: Wikipedia

Uploaded by northway on 2014-08-16

Armenians Forced Marched to Prison, Harput, Ottoman Empire, April, 1915

Taken on 1915-04-01

Armenians force-marched to prison by gun-bearing soldiers, April, 1915. Date unknown.

Source: Project SAVE

Uploaded by northway on 2014-08-16

Ruins of the Louvain Library, Belgium, World War I

Taken on 1915-02-01

Ruins of the Louvain Library, destroyed by German troops during the Rape of Belgium. Date unknown.

Source: Project Gutenberg

Uploaded by northway on 2014-08-06

Ruins of the City of Louvain, Belgium, 1915

Taken on 1915-02-01

Ruins of the Belgian city of Louvain, destroyed by German troops during the Rape of Belgium. Date unknown.

Source: Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum

Uploaded by northway on 2014-08-06

Kurdish Cavalry During the Caucasus Campaign

Taken on 1915-01-24

Kurdish cavalrymen fought with the Ottomans during the Caucasus Campaign.

Source: Wikipedia

Uploaded by northway on 2014-08-06