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BRAZIL IN THE GREAT WAR

“Paris, april the 7th, 1917.

“[To] Wenceslau Brazil — President of the Republic — Rio de Janeiro.  The diplomats who met in Paris to study the situation of the coward murder of brazilian citizens and the sinking of the “Paraná” [brazilian steamer sunk by a german u-boat on april the 5th, 1917], consider this as an act of war from Germany. We trust the energy, the resolve and the patriotism of the President of the Republic of the United States of Brazil to avenge the great crime against the National Flag by declaring War on Germany, which not only acted against the law but against humanity” - Irineu Machado (displayed on the picture), Senator of Brazil [which lived in Paris by the time]. Machado was one of the greatest war agitators of Brazil, he insisted firmly on the entrance of the country in the Conflict. Brazil officially joined The War on 26 of october 1917. The country sent medical support to the frontlines as well as naval support in the atlantic. 

Source: Revista América Latina (Latin America Magazine), may, 1917. 

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“THE WAR ILLUSTRATED, DECEMBER, 1917.” “Until 1914, less than 200.000 women were employed in the war industry. This number increased to over a million nowadays. Of 500 processes needed to make a projectile, about 350 weren’t occupied by women until 1915, many of them require delicated and swift hands, for they are extremely dangerous if poorly executed.” Source: La Guerra Illustrada/The War Illustrated, december, 1917.

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“KAISER WILHELM DOESN’T HAVE ALL WITH HIM” (Taken from “PUNCH”) Little Wilhelm [Crown Prince Wilhelm]: (visiting his Imperial progenitor during the strikes in Berlin) — “You don’t look like having a good time!” Kaiser Wilhelm — No. It seems like it didn’t look well to take a rest from what our friend, Chancelor Hertling calls “the joy of combat.”  Source: Revista América-Latina/Latin-America Magazine, February, 1918.

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“FREE RUSSIA ON THE FIGHT WITH GERMANY: (1) russian soldiers wearing gas masks; (2) a russian artillery post in the forest (P.S. — down under it there is a complex system of tunnels composed by 12 chambers)”  Source: La Guerre Illustrée, july, 1917. Note how the magazine reffers to the russian imperial troops as “Free Russia”. By july 1917 russia had already begun its revolutionary process, with some serious clashes in Petrograd and the arrest of Leon Trotsky. 

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“THE VICTORIOUS BRITISH ADVANCE: ATTACK AT DAYBREAK”  Source: La Guerre Illustrée, July, 1917.

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“Destroying the Hindenburg Line: cleaning of a british heavy gun” Source: La Guerre Illustrée, July, 1917.

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French artillerymen mounts a captured german gun, 1917.

Source: La Guerre Illustrée, July, 1917.

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“Scenes in the french front: (1) troops advance for the attack in open field; (2) when the fire begins,  troops begin to crawl; (3) support troops advance in open formations right behind.” Source: La Guerre Illustré, July, 1917.

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“Destroying the Hindenburg Line: nightfire with a big british naval cannon.” Source: La Guerre Illustrée, July, 1917.

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Cover page of the July 1917 edition of the magazine La Guerre Illustrée (The War Illustrated).  For the next few weeks I’ll be focusing on posting the content of these magazines, follow up for more! Anyone wishing to see them, just pm me :)

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"Here are recorded names of officers and men who fell in Ypres Salient but to whom the fortune of war denied the known and honoured burial given to their comrades in death"

Photo: sapperobscura, Instagram Location: Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres

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American soldiers of the 64th regiment, part of the 7th division, celebrate the signing of the armistice and end of The Great War. 11 November 1918. 

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Let us never forget. 

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A british officer announces the end of hostilities (and so de war) to his soldiers. 11 November 1918, somewhere on the western front.

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Do not forget 11.11.1918. Today, 101 years ago, the hostilities on the western front ceased (only to start all over again 21 years later). Lest we forget.

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Tumblr does recognize the THICCness of the Bristol tho.