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Saving the Guns at Le Cateau by Terence Cuneo. Captain Reynold and drivers Luke and Drain saving the guns of 37th Battery from advancing German Infantry, all three were awarded the Victoria Cross. |
British 9th Lancer c.1914 by Chris Collingwood. No text for this item |
Inniskilling Dragoons at Amiens by Jason Askew. (GL) The Inniskilling Dragoons capturing a German railway gun at Harbonnieres during the battle of Amiens, 1918. |
German Searchlights and Very Lights Exposing Temporary Second Lieutenant Armitage and His Party While Cutting the German Wire Entanglements by Allan Stewart (P) In preparation for a raid on the German trenches, Temporary 2nd Lieutenant William Harold Armitage, of the 9th Battalion, Alexandra Princess of Wales Own (Yorkshire Regiment), led out a party of his battalion, consisting of Sergeant E Crowther, and Privates J Dixon, A Gething and C W Kett, to cut the enemys wire entanglements. Though hampered by the German searchlights and Very lights, which exposed them to the enemys fire, they successfully cut the wire entanglements. Temporary Captain George Kenneth Thompson, of the same battalion, led the attack, and Corporal W Hodgson and Private E E Brick also took part. The attack, which was carried out with great dash and determination, proved successful, 20 of the enemy being killed. For their conspicuous gallantry, Captain Thompson and 2nd Lieutenant Armitage were each awarded the Military Cross, while Sergeant Crowther, Corporal Hodgson and several men were awarded the DCM. |
Befuch des Kaifers auf dem Schlachtfelde bei Dirton. No text for this item |
Tanks on the Marne - France, 18th July 1918 by David Pentland. Schneider CA1 Tanks of the French tenth army spearhead the successful counter offensive against the German army on the river Marne. Overhead a tenacious Junkers JI artillery spotter dogs their tracks. The Second Battle of the Marne, though not an overwhelming victory, spelt the end of German successes on the Western front, and a turning point for the allies. |
The 1st Buckinghamshire Battalion at Pozieres, 23rd July 1916 by William Barnes Wollen. No text for this item |
Bringing Horses to the Rear by Wright. Depicting the 9th Lancers during 1914. |
British Tommy, 1916 by Chris Collingwood. (P) No text for this item |
Field Artillery Under Attack by Hugo Ungewitter (PC) Instance from the first world war, German field artillery leaving the battlefield under shell fire. |
Retreat From Mons by Lady Elizabeth Butler. The battle of Mons was the first major battle fought by the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) The BEF had advanced along a 20 mile front along the Mons canal, and were on there left flank of the French 5th army. But when the French army had been defeated at the Battle of the Sambre on the 22nd August, The British commander Sir John French agreed to hold his position until the morning of the 23rd. The BEF were attacked by the German First Army . The German infantry advance was repelled by the British infantry and sustained very large losses: the British lost 1600 killed or wounded. But with the French forces retreating the British forces had no alternative but to retreat also, and on the morning of the 24th of August they began retreating to the outskirts of Paris over a fourteen day period. |
The Courageous Twelve (Meuse Argonne Offensive, 26th September 1918) by Mark Churms The Yanks are coming over there and on the offensive! American Doughboys from a dozen states valiantly press through the tangle of forest, overrunning German resistance as they advance, troops from Colorado, Kansas, Massachusetts, Montana, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregan, Pennsylvania, Washington, Wyoming and Virginia. |
The Ludendorff Offensive, Spring 1918 by Jason Askew. (GL) No text for this item |
The High Passes by David Pentland. The Carnic Alps, Northern Italy, 24th May 1915. Within the first days of declaring war against Austro-Hungary surprise attacks by Italian Alpini captured the weakly-defended Cima Frugnoni, the Pfannspitze and the Porze. Basically there were two means of penetrating the Austrian lines: either across the relatively low 1,360 m (4,462 ft) Plöcken Pass or via the 1,636 m (5,367 ft) Kreuzbergsattel pass. The Italians attacked both with such vehemence that the terrible losses made this one of the bloodiest battles in the Alpine war. |
The Burning Moment - 1916- The Somme by Chris Collingwood. The 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers going over the top on July 1st 1916, Battle of the Somme. |
The Coldstream Guards at Landrecies, August, 1914 by William Barnes Wollen During the great retreat from Mons the sorely-tried Second Division of the British Army, after fighting for several consecutive days halted for the night exhausted. They were then suddenly attacked by fresh German hordes, but our brave fellows - Grenadiers Coldstream, and Irish Guards - were still able to turn and with bayonets, drive the enemy through the shell-torn streets of the little town. |
A Thrilling Charge by Cyrus Cuneo. (PC) No text for this item |
Action of the 6th Mounted Brigade at El Muhgar by J P Beadle. Depicting the charge of the Bucks, Berks and Dorset Yeomanry on November 13th 1917 during the Palestine campaign. |
The New War Elephants, Cachy, France 24th April 1918 by David Pentland. Fourteen A7V Sturmpanzerwagen and supporting infantry led the final push towards the strategic allied supply hub of Amiens. The panzers were divided into 3 groups, the first Skopnik with 3 tanks attacked and took Villers Bretoneux. The second group Uihlein of seven tanks struck towards the Bois DAquenne, while the third group Steinhardt comprising Elfriede, Nixe, Siegfried and Schnuck drove towards Cachy. The attack may well have succeeded but for the unexpected intervention of Britsh Mk IV and medium Whippet tanks. |
The First Tank versus Tank Action by David Rowlands. The Mark IV Tank of Lt. F. MItchell MC, 1st battalion Tank Corps engages A7V tanks at Villers-Bretonneux, 24th April 1918. |
Baptism of Fire - St Mihiel Salient, 12th - 15th September 1918 by David Pentland. Renault FT 17 baby tanks of the recently formed US 304th tank brigade commanded by the young Lt. Col George S. Patton Jnr. are employed for the first time during the allied assault on the St Mihiel Salient. Leading the 344th battalion in person Patton and his tanks help the infantry divisions push the enemy back to the Hindenberg line in only 4 days. |
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