German_soldiers_in_a_railroad_car_on_the_way_to_the_front_during_early_World_War_I,_taken_in_1914._Taken_from_greatwar.nl_site.jpg
Summary
Description German soldiers in a railroad car on the way to the front during early World War I, taken in 1914. Taken from greatwar.nl site.jpg |
English:
German soldiers, some with flowers others waving or raising their clenched fists, in a railroad car on the way to the front during early World War I (1914). Messages on the car spell out (approximately): "Trip to Paris", "See you later on the Boulevard", "[obscured by flowers] the fight" (The obscured part most likely reads "Auf in [den Kampf]" which means "Into battle"), "my sword tip is itching".
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Date | 1914, presumedly after the German declaration of war with France so sometime in August at the least. |
Source | https://greatwar.nl/germany/fransman.html |
Author | Unknown German war photographer |
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