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Austrian Field Artillery

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian field artillery piece in Galicia at the moment of firing with the recoil of the firing tube blurred from movement.
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Unloading Ammunition the Front

Date: 1914
Description: Austrian soldiers are unloading heavy artillery ammunition from the back of a truck in Galicia.
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Repairing Telephone Wires

Date: 1915
Description: Repairing telephone wires in the Uzsok Pass, Galicia, which had been destroyed by the Russians.
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Aiming a Large Caliber Field Cannon

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Description: Aiming an Austrian large caliber field gun on the battlefield in Galicia.
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Austrian Heavy Mortar Ready for Firing

Date: 1915
Description: An Austrian 305mm heavy mortar in firing position in Galicia.
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Austrian Field Artillery and Crew

Date: 1914
Description: Austrian soldiers preparing a field gun for firing.
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Field Battery Telephone

Date: 1914
Description: Austrian field artillery battery telephone operator.
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Artillery Forward Observers

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian forward observers in Galicia for a 305mm mortar battery using a field telescope to confirm the firing coordinates.
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Austrian Artillerymen

Date: 1915
Description: Distributing gifts to Austrian artillerymen in Galicia during a fire mission. Several soldiers are wearing snow shirts over the uniforms for camouflage.
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Camp for French PoW's in Zossen

Date: 1914
Description: French prisoners doing calisthenics in the PoW camp in Zossen.
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French PoW's at Zossen

Date: 1914
Description: French PoW's in front of a barracks at the camp in Zossen. The front of the barracks building has been decorated by the prisoners.
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Prisoners Gathering Wood

Date: 1914
Description: French PoW's gathering wood for fuel for their barracks at the camp in Zossen.
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French PoW's Weaving Straw Shoes

Date: 1914
Description: French prisoners weaving straw shoes in the Zossen PoW camp.
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PoW Camp Sleeping Quarters

Date: 1914
Description: French soldiers' sleeping quarters in the Zossen PoW camp.
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French PoW's at Zossen

Date: 1914
Description: A group of French PoW's at the camp in Zossen under the direction of their own non-commissioned officers.
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Group Portrait of PoW's

Date: 1914
Description: PoW's, of varying nationalities, in the Zossen PoW camp.
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Austrian Bridge Building Troops

Date: 1914
Description: Austrian engineering troops shaping a timber for bridge building over the Dunajec River in Galicia.
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Guarding Pontoons

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian pioneers guarding pontoon sections being readied for the construction of float bridges.
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Austrian Soldiers Buying Woolen Clothing

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian soldiers, including an Uhlan, are buying woolen clothing for the winter.
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Austrian Soldiers on Walkway on Side of Cliff

Date: 1915
Description: View looking up at Austrian soldiers standing on a wooden walkway with a metal railing attached to the side of a cliff above a lake in South Tyrol.

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