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Aluminium kupfer messing nickel zinn: Ist genug im lande. Gebt es heraus - Das heer braucht es
Art
Maker: Oppenheim, Louis [BERLIN : S.N., N.D.] (BERLIN : WEYLANDT)
German First World War poster depicting a man holding a sack of metal objects, with additional metal objects on the floor beside him. The poster states that all aluminium, copper and other metals are ...ARTV06642
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Anonymous (German Army)
Private Record
DIARY - DAILY ENTRIES FOR AUG - SEPT 1918. DESCRIBES CONDITIONS AT THE FRONT AND DUTIES. TRAINING NOTES ON THE MORTAR IN FIRST PART OF DIARY. ENGLISH TRANSLATION3DRL/7566(B)
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Are you helping your oversea pals in the final knockout?
Art
Maker: Holland, A Pretoria: South African Government Printer
South African First World War poster depicting a South African Brigade officer standing over a German infantryman. The infantryman cowers below the officer, who holds a smoking revolver in his right h...ARTV00097
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Armierungssoldat - Sapper
Art
Maker: Heckel, Erich Paul Cassirer, Berlin
Depicts a head and shoulder portrait of a German soldier. Another soldier views the scene from behind. The print was published by Paul Cassirer, Berlin, 1920. The work's black and white contrasts and ...ART19837
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Artillery Clinometer (Germany)
Technology
Maker: Simson & Co, Suhl
German gunmetal clinometer used to measure the angle of elevation to be given to a gun in order to obtain the correct range to hit a certain target. Inscribed with the Number '570'. Bubble level is b...RELAWM01921
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Artillery map board (Batterieplankarte)
Technology
Maker: German Army
German artillery map board for portion of the Eastern Front.RELAWM10844
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A short account of facts from German official war-news: August 1914
Art
Maker: Unknown von Puttkamer Broschek & Co.
First World War poster outlining German war news for August 1914. The poster is text-based only, and has no images. The text describes in detail various battles in which Germany is painted in a triump...ARTV09663
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Attack on Hamel-Vaire
Art
Maker: Fullwood, A Henry
Depicts the attack on Hamel-Vaire by the Australian Corps, 4th Division and 5th Tank Brigade and American Expeditionary Force, from an Observation Post at dawn on 4 July 1918. In the distance is artil...ART02493
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Australian War Records Section label for German infantry side drum captured at Morcourt : Private J Cook, 13 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian War Records Section label accompanying German infantry side drum. This glazed cotton Australian War Records Section label is of the type handed out to battalions in 1917/18, with all detai...RELAWM07711.002
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Back Him Up : Buy War Bonds
Art
Maker: Brangwyn, Frank [LONDON : S.N., N.D.] (LONDON : AVENUE PRESS)
British First World War war poster depicting a British soldier stabbing a German soldier with a bayonet while many other soldiers attack in the background. Frank Brangwyn (1867-1956) was not an offici...ARTV07419
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Beat back the Hun with Liberty Bonds
Art
Maker: Strothmann, Fred United States Government
United States poster raising money for war loans. This is a particularly striking work, using dramatic colours and nightmarish imagery to underline the perceived threat the German military machine po...ARTV04070
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Beer, (given names unknown) (Landsturmman)
Private Record
Maker: Beer, (given names unknown)
Collection relating to service of Landsturmann [given names unknown] Beer, 89th Grenadier Regt, 17th Div, Imperial German Army, France, 1916. Extracts and translation made at unknown later date.1DRL/0106
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Bergman MP18/1 Submachine gun spring and firing pin assembly
Technology
Spring and firing pin assembly from Bergman MP18/1 submachine gun.RELAWM03743.002
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Bottle of German POW distilled spirits, HMNZT Willochra : Major I Isaacson, Special Service, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Metal container made of tin containing spirits. The body is a piece of long rectangular tin shaped into an oval and soldered along the long edge in the middle back of the container. Soldered to each e...RELAWM12206
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Carrier for German 'Lederschulzmaske' gas mask : Captain D V Mulholland, 1 Machine Gun Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Carrier for German 'Lederschulzmaske' gas mask. Sometimes referred to as a model 1917 after the year of its introduction. Canister has surface rust with remnants of khaki paint. The interior has a bla...RELAWM09527.002
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15 cm Field howitzer Artillery Fuze Setter for Dopp. Z 15 fuze
Technology
Maker: Franz Stock
Steel hand-held tool for manually adjusting the fuze on an artillery projectile. The device is 285 mm long, 120 mm wide, and has a maximium depth of 25mm. It consists of a fluted handle 150 mm in le...RELAWM11873
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7.7 cm FK 16 (Light Field Gun)
Technology
Light field artillery piece on two wheeled Box trail. The gun has a horizontal sliding breech block, and has a splinter-proof Shield. wheels are wooden spoked. Weight of projectile 5.89/7.2 kg; Muzzl...RELAWM05047
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10 cm Kanone 04 : 13 Battalion, AIF
Technology
The 10cm Kanone 04 was the first cannon introduced into the German Army with an axial recoil system, using twin oil cylinders to buffer the recoil, and springs as recuperators. The barrel and cradle s...RELAWM05065
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10 cm Kanone 14 (Germany)
Technology
10 cm field gun, on a two wheeled box trail, with splinter proof shield. The trail is of rivetted steel plate. It was, however, generally fired from its cradle in the usual manner, the recoil thrust ...RELAWM05002
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13 cm Kanone 09 L/35
Technology
Maker: Fried Krupp AG (1903-1943)
13 cm calibre German heavy field gun, with a box trail, recoil spade, splinter-proof shield and axial recoil system mounted in twin cylinders under the barrel. The barrel can be elevated from -5 to...RELAWM05050
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10 cm Kanone 17 L/45 Field Gun (Germany)
Technology
10 cm calibre Medium artillery piece. Steel box trail, with axial recoil system. Splinter-proof shield. Brake arms mounted to front of shield - this is unusual - most artillery pieces of that perio...RELAWM05066
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8 cm K. Flak Anti Aircraft Gun
Technology
Krupp 8 cm Kraftwagen Flak anti-aircraft gun. The equipment consists of three main elements: the gun; the gun's firing table and ground supports; and the transportation carriage. Gun: The gun is st...RELAWM05078
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21 cm Langer Morser barrel on carrier wagon : 13 Light Horse Regiment, AIF
Technology
Spare barrel for a 21 cm Morser, mounted on its transportation wagon. The barrel has a matching breech ring and breech block number. Factory proof marks on breech ring, Kp S 2648. Kp 18; Kp M 1340. Th...RELAWM05036
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7.6 cm leichte Minenwerfer 1916 n/A Trench Mortar
Technology
The Model 1916 75.88 mm Trench Mortar n/A (neue Art) was used by the Germany Army during the First World War from 1916 onwards. The trench mortar is made from ordnance steel and features a breech load...RELAWM05070
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7.6 cm leichte Minenwerfer 1916 n/a Trench Mortar Clinometer and charge range scale
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Trench Mortar Clinometer and charge range scale with three main components: - a steel range adjusting arm marked with inscribed hatches and range distances. Slightly corroded. - A steel clamp wh...RELAWM11608
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10.5 cm l.F.H. (leichte Feldhaubitze) 16 : 5th Battalion, AIF
Technology
10.5 cm light field howitzer with sliding Krupp breech block. Mounted on steel box carriage, with two wooden spoked wheels. Breech number 455. Factory proof M 2787 Kp & S 6552 Kp. No firing pin. Bree...RELAWM05064
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7.7 cm L/27 Sockel Flak anti-aircraft Gun
Technology
Mobile medium 7.7 cm pedestal-mounted anti-aircraft gun on a vehicle-drawn wheeled metal trailer. The gun is attached to a central mount that pivots through 360 degrees in azimuth and has provision fo...RELAWM05079.001
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7.6 cm Minenwerfer (Trench Mortar) Shell
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Empty German light trench mortar shell.RELAWM07696
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21 cm Morser 10/16 (Germany)
Technology
21 cm howitzer with an horizontally sliding breechblock. Inscribed 'Nr 1257 Fried Krupp A.G. Essen 1918' on the rear face of the breech block. Barrel is mounted on a steel box carriage, with steel sp...RELAWM05008.001
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15 cm sFH 93 Howitzer
Technology
15 cm sFH 93 heavy howitzer. The gun barrel is made from cast nickel steel. The breech was closed by a horizontal sliding breech block, missing in this example. The gun carriage is made from rivetted...RELAWM05084
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15 cm sFH 13 L/17 Heavy Field Howitzer (Germany)
Technology
German 15cm (5.9 inch) lange schwere Feldhaubitze 13/02 howitzer. Mounted on a steel box trail with two wooden spoked wheels and a slightly curved splinter-proof shield. Breech bears the Krupp manufa...RELAWM05005
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28 cm SK L/40 'Amiens' Gun Barrel : German Army
Technology
28 cmSK L/40 gun barrel. This particular example was one of four originally mounted in the SMS Hessen. The Hessen took part in the battle of Jutland, firing five rounds of 28 cm ammunition. After th...REL/19643.001
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Collection related to 902 Sergeant Alfred John Roberts, 27th Battalion
Photograph
A German soldier's grave, marked with a cross and edged with ammunition belts, a helmet at the foot of the cross. Imagefrom a collection related to 902 Sergeant Alfred John Roberts, 27th Battalion.P12682.088
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Commission Model 88 Rifle
Technology
Commission Model Gew 88 bolt action Mauser rifle with a fixed five round box Mannlicher magazine. The action is marked with LOEWE BERLIN 1890 on the breech ring and GEW 88 on the left side. It has a o...REL/02198
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Dans les tenebres [In the darkness]
Art
Maker: Vallotton, Felix
Depicts two German soldiers in the darkness engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat with raised knives, while a terrified French soldier looks on. This is one of a series of six anti-German woodcuts by ...ART93017
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Der feind : hort mit! vorsicht am fernsprecher [The enemy listens too! Careful on the phone!]
Art
Maker: Weber, E Unknown Unknown
German First World War poster warning soldiers to be vigilant while on the telephone as the enemy could be listening. In the upper two thirds it features a depiction of a Scottish infantryman, sitting...ARTV06679
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Deutsche Verwundeten Kunst [Art by Wounded German Soldiers]
Art
Maker: Baslin
Germany First World War poster promoting a musical recital by wounded German soldiers given at Kaiser Wilhem Academy's festival hall in Berlin. While the poster's title refers to 'kunst', which while ...ARTV05111
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Development of the tank
Film
Maker: Royal Armoured Corps School of Tank Technology
This film was made by the Royal Armoured Corps School of Tank Technology with assistance from the Imperial War Museum. Traces the development of the tank up to the end of the 1914-1918 war including s...F03728
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Die II. Kompanie wird heute Nacht abgelost [Second Company will be relieved tonight]
Art
Maker: Dix, Otto Felsing, Otto
This is plate 20 from the series 'Der Krieg (The War)' published by Karl Nierendorf in 1924 and printed by Otto Felsing. The series consists of fifty images assembled in five consecutive portfolios of...ART50210
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Die Sappenposten haben nachts das Feuer zu unterhalten [At night the men in the trenches have to keep firing]
Art
Maker: Dix, Otto
This image is plate 48 from the portfolio of 50 etchings comprising the series 'Der Krieg (The War)' published by Karl Nierendorf in 1924. The series consists of fifty images assembled in five consecu...ART50159
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Die schlafenden von Fort Vaux (Gas-Tote) [The sleepers of Fort Vaux - gas deaths]
Art
Maker: Dix, Otto
This image is plate 46 from the portfolio of 50 etchings comprising the series 'Der Krieg (The War)' published by Otto Dix in 1961. The series consists of fifty images assembled in five consecutive po...ART50158
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Don't let up keep on saving food
Art
Maker: Mora, Francis Luis United States Food Administration Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co.
First World War poster depicts a ragged American soldier standing defiantly, fists clenched over a German soldier, who has presumably been knocked down by the American. The artist uses the two colour ...ARTV00292
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Effect of explosion of munition train, Solre-le-Chateau
Art
Maker: Fullwood, A Henry
Watercolour, gouache and charcoal sketch depicting a series of water-filled craters with wreckage along the sides, the result of a German ammunition train explosion during in November 1918. Fullwood v...ART02457
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Ersatz Medical sling made from paper
Heraldry
'Ersatz' Medical sling made from woven salvaged paper fibre. Sling is in two main parts: a wide strap which takes the main load, and a thinner adjustable strap which terminates on each end with two wo...REL/00015
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Essenholen bei Pilkem [Ration carriers near Pilkem]
Art
Maker: Dix, Otto Nierendorf, Karl Felsing, Otto
This image is plate 43 from the portfolio of 50 etchings comprising the series 'Der Krieg (The War)', published by Karl Nierendorf, Berlin and printed by Otto Felsing. This scene is near Pilkem Ridge ...ART50286
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"Every shot a hun's eye"
Art
Maker: Harman, W S ALDERSHOT : WM. MAY & CO., LTD., 1917 W.M. May and Company, Limited
One of many war posters across all of the participating nations which vilifyied the enemy through the use of facial caricature. It is one of the minority which involved overt incitements to violence....ARTV00051
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Exposition... crimes l'Allemands [Exhibition...German crimes]
Art
Maker: Jonas, Lucien-Hector PARIS : LA LIQUE SOUVENEZ - VOUS, 1917 (PARIS : H. CHACHOIN, 1917) H. Chachoin
The image: a full-length depiction of a German infantryman, wearing a cloth cap and a rifle over his shoulder, who grins at the viewer. He is leading a downcast woman by the arm along the street, alon...ARTV00067
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Felmy, (General, German Army)
Private Record
Maker: Felmy
LETTERS ENQUIRING FOR DETAILS ON GENERAL FELMY2DRL/1182
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File 1: Army units
Published Collection
Maker: Various
This file contains material related to concerts and other performances given by German military units during the First World War. It includes a printed program for a concert held at Cologne in 1918.PUBS002/004/006/001
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Firing lanyard for Model 1916 Grenade Launcher (Granatenwerfer 16)
Technology
Maker: Alfred Wolff, Berlin Rheinischen Metallwaren und Maschinenfabrik, Dusseldorf Unknown
Twine firing lanyard approximetely 5010 mm in length and 3-4mm thick. Attached to one end is a steel clip and swivel ring approximately 100 mm. At the other end is a wooden toggle made of turned wood ...RELAWM10972.002