Askari of the 6. Feld-Kompangie of the East African Schutztruppe, 1912.
German soldiers outside of Tsingtao (now Qingdao), China, probably
during the Siege of Tsingtao during which the German-controlled port
city was attacked by British and Japanese forces, 1914.
Mostly armed with Lee Medfords.
German soldiers outside of Tsingtao (now Qingdao), China, probably
during the Siege of Tsingtao during which the German-controlled port
city was attacked by British and Japanese forces, 1914.
Mostly armed with Lee Medfords.
Saxon soldier from 18. Kgl. Sächs. Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 192 poses with his wife for one last shot before leaving to the front. Most probably summer of 1915.
“The old and rotten, the monarchy has collapsed. The new may live. Long live the German Republic!” Social Democrat Philipp Scheidemann proclaims the German republic from a balcony of the Reichstag on November 9, 1918.
“The old and rotten, the monarchy has collapsed. The new may live. Long live the German Republic!” Social Democrat Philipp Scheidemann proclaims the German republic from a balcony of the Reichstag on November 9, 1918.