The Great War in Color - 7

Russian Soldiers in France

Group of Russian soldiers resting between the ruines of the city of Reims.
The Russians were here to help the French against the Germans. Picture made in 1917.

Aussies in France

Australian soldiers, posing in front of a fortress.
Picture made near Bergues, in Northern France, on 2 September 1917.

German in France

According to this stone Grenadier Rochl died an hero's death, on the 15th of March, 1915.
Picture made near Soissons, on the river Aisne, in Northern France, in 1917.

Another German Souvenir

A French soldier stands near a fruit tree, that was cut down by German troops before they withdraw from the area.
Picture made near Soissons, on the river Aisne, in Northern France, 1917.

Apocalypse

Trenches near Fort de Vaux, in the heart of the 1916 Battle of Verdun.

Supergun Camouflaged

A French 320 mm siege gun. Soldiers busy with camouflage nets.
Picture made near Noyon in the Oise department, France 1917.

Urinoir Camouflaged

A soldier's urinoir - French for men's bathroom. The sides are painted with camouflage colors
Picture made near Rexpoede, Northern France, on August 31, 1917

Goodbye

A French soldier says goodbye to his wife and child.
Picture made in 1917

Army Hospital

Wounded soldiers in St. Pauls Hospital, near Soissons, Northern France.
Picture made in 1917.

Cooking for the Wounded

Cooks of the army hospital in Chateau de Vauxbuin preparing food outside in the sun.
Vauxbuin Castle is near Soisson in the Aisne department, Northern France.
Picture made in 1917.

More Cooking

French poilu's cook their meal outside the barracks.
Picture made in 1917, near Soisson in the Aisne department, Northern France.

Daily Newspaper

French soldiers at a newspaper kiosk.
Picture made near Rexpoede, Northern France, 1917.

Soldier's Shop

Prefabricated shop for the poilu's, the French soldiers.
Picture made near Noyon, in the North of France, 1917.

Haircuts and Shave

Soldiers awaiting their turn to be shaved or having their hair cut.
Picture made in a French encampment in Northern France,1917.

Helping Out

French soldiers assist a farmer to get the ploughing done.
Picture made near the city of Reims, Northern France,1917.

Helping Out (2)

French soldiers working side by side with farmers on the field.

Collectioneur

A French subaltern shows his collection of German shells.
Picture made near the city of Reims, Northern France,1917.

Aiming High

French soldiers use a mitralleur, machinegun, to aim at German aeroplanes.
Picture made near Soissons, Northern France, 1917.

More Anti-Aircraft Guns

Anti-Aircraft Guns mounted on cars.
Picture made near Verdun, France, in 1916.

Entrance to the Chateau

Entrance to the Chauteau de Chaulnes. The castle is completely destroyed.
Picture made in 1917.

Locomotive

After a bombardment near Soissons, Northern France.
Picture made in 1917.

Children's Game

Boys play a game of skittle. The one in the middle looks an acolyte
Picture made on the Place d'Erlon in the city of Reims, 1917

Home

Damage in the village of Rosendael, near Dunkirk, Northern France.
Picture made after German bombardments on September 10 and 11, 1917.

Crater

Children in Rosendael sitting on the rim of a bomb crater.
Picture made after the bombardments in 1917.

Fire

After the bombardment soldiers try to extinguish the fire in a large building.
Picture made in Rosendael, September 1917.