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1914-1918
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Serbian Cavalry Ready for Battle on the Balkan Plains
A group of Serbian Calvary soldiers on horseback, ready to battle invading Austrian and German forces on the Balkan Plains.
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British Anti-Aircraft Gun in Action on Balkan Front, Camouflaged and Mounted on Auto.
A British gun crew on the Balkan front maneuver their anti-aircraft gun from within a screened trench.
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In a British First Line Trench in the Balkans
Two British soldiers in a trench in the Balkans, near the end of the war. One is using a periscope to observe enemy lines, while the other stands by his machine gun.
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No Man's Land, Sea of Barbed Wire in Front of Bulgarian Lines, Saloniki Front.
A countryside of "no man's land" covered in barbed wire on the Thessaloniki, Greece front.
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Rifle Grenade in a British First Line Trench in the Balkans.
A British soldier in a trench in the Balkans mans a rifle grenade to shoot explosives at a large range while remaining safe.
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Serbian Trench -- Awaiting Phone Call from Listening Pcst to Fire Rocket for Illuminating "No Man's Land."
Serbian soldiers wait in a hidden shelter for a call from a sentinel. When he calls, they will fire a rocket to illuminate potentially advancing enemy troops.
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Loading a Trench Mortar in a Hillside Dugout on the Serbian Front.
A soldier loads a mortar in a hillside trench while two others look on.
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View in a Trench Kitchen Underground on the Salonika Front.
Three French soldiers preparing soup in a protected underground trench kitchen on the Thessaloniki Front in Greece.
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A Serbian Rest Camp Back of Front Line Trenches in the Balkans.
A view of a Serbian army camp away from the front lines where men would be sent for a break from the constant destruction, death, and gunfire. Several men are seen smoking pipes.
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Modern Cliff Dwellers -- A Regimental Headquarters Back of Serbian Front.
Headquarters of a Serbian troop, comprised of ramshackle houses built into the cliffs with planks and stones. There is laundry hanging on clotheslines.
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