#OnThisDay 1916 151 ships of @RoyalNavy Grand Fleet & 99 ships of the German High Seas Fleet met at Battle of #Jutland Britain claim strategic victory under Adm. Jellicoe & Beatty & Germany a numeric victory under Adm. Scheer & Von Hipper. 8645 sailors were lost from both sides pic.twitter.com/XpSfZmFzaQ — On This Day RN […]
Betty Stevenson was killed 30 May 1917 by a bomb on the Etaples Camp. This succinct story of her life includes her correspondence and #WW1 story > https://t.co/OLImpZRL3G pic.twitter.com/4lFKLZCCce — Western Front Association (@TheWFA) May 30, 2022 RT @TheWFA: Betty Stevenson was killed 30 May 1917 by a bomb on the Etaples Camp. This succinct […]
May 30 1917 #OTD In Soissons, Aisne, France, Fernand Cuville takes these colour autochrome photos of soldiers behind the front lines 105-years-ago A 12 174, A 12 228, A 12 21630 mai 1917Source: Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine pic.twitter.com/3nsuy4zzkJ — This day in WWI (@ThisDayInWWI) May 30, 2022 RT @ThisDayInWWI: May 30 1917 #OTD […]
A powerful photograph. Two of the fallen of the Great War being buried on the battlefield in France. Their names lost to the passage of time. pic.twitter.com/xkzTAgsKZe — Dan Hill (@DanHillHistory) May 30, 2022 RT @DanHillHistory: A powerful photograph. Two of the fallen of the Great War being buried on the battlefield in France. Their […]
Meal time for this Austro-Hungarian infantry unit somewhere on the Eastern Front. Note the piece of metal on the right used as a gas alarm. pic.twitter.com/HNc9L0JsyI — Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) (@PikeGrey1418) May 26, 2022 RT @PikeGrey1418: Meal time for this Austro-Hungarian infantry unit somewhere on the Eastern Front. Note the piece of metal […]
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If you'd taken up a free subscription on substack, you'd have got this last night… News from the Front – 26th May 2022, by @WW1TheGreatWar https://t.co/oG0Yoh2nZ6 — 1914-1918 War (@WW1TheGreatWar) May 27, 2022 If you’d taken up a free subscription on substack, you’d have got this last night… News from the Front – 26th May […]
26 May 1917, while on passage from Malta to Gibraltar, British hospital ship HMHS Dover Castle torpedoed in Mediterranean by German U-boat UC-67. Initial explosion killed 7 crew. All wounded were evacuated onto other ships. 1 hour later, she was hit again & sank in 3 mins. #WW1 pic.twitter.com/ccGwDBW3kW — Revd Nicholas Pye (@RevdPye) May […]
Started day at Eceabat (Maidos) before crossing the Dardanelles. Impressive diarama by ferrybot (ferry boat). Then onto Cannakkele. With @LegerBattleTour Gallipoli journey. pic.twitter.com/M0nIMOtMIx — Tim Thurlow (@TrenchTrotter) May 26, 2022 RT @TrenchTrotter: Started day at Eceabat (Maidos) before crossing the Dardanelles. Impressive diarama by ferrybot (ferry boat). Then onto…
“Goodbye Cobber, God Bless You” In the footsteps of the Australian Light Horse at The Nek, Gallipoli #WW1 #FWW #History #Anzac pic.twitter.com/A9enmF2PGu — Stephen Chambers (@SteveJChambers) May 25, 2022 RT @SteveJChambers: “Goodbye Cobber, God Bless You” In the footsteps of the Australian Light Horse at The Nek, Gallipoli #WW1 #FWW #History…