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13 soldiers from the Women's Battalion of Death
Dear Dr. Holmberg,
I thank you for your kind consideration & the beautiful cards from your homeland. Hopefully, you will not completely cease your correspondence with them (??).
Enclosed is something about the Russian female regiment.
7 September 1917
Emmy Schmidt
Women's Battalion of Death in Petrograd during 1917
Addressed to:
Herrn
Dr. phil
A. Holmberg
Stockholm
With many greetings from Petrograd & heartfelt thanks for your lines.
At home!
7 September 1917
Emmy Schmidt
23 German soldiers in Königsbrück
Translated on 2/2/2025 using ChatGPT
Dear Albert!
Thank you for the sent postcard. I was very pleased to receive it and also send you my greetings.
Hopefully, you are doing well.
With heartfelt greetings,
Yours,
Klara
Russian POWs during 1916
Translated on 2/2/2025 using ChatGPT:
My dear ones!
Received news from me as confirmation of a war souvenir arrival of a sign with missing district.
Greetings & kisses
Papa Karl Findler
Adjutant Staff
4th Armament Battalion, 1st Company
13th Company, 91st Army Corps
Field Post S 104 East
Not far from the battle action
Russia
Field Post, April 24, 1916
Eating their noonday soup in a Russian trench near the "Eagle's Nest" during siege of Port Arthur
Underwood & Underwood. Courtesy of the Library of Congress
The shattered remains of Russian heroes who were killed near 203 Metre Hill at Port Arthur
Underwood & Underwood. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. Item 2005678323
Finnish "White" with German modified Dragoon rifle during the civil war
This photo depicts an interesting dragoon rifle, notice the German bayonet adapter and the Austro-Hungarian model front sling swivel that is inserted through the front escutcheon
10 Landsturm soldiers at the Chateau des Mazures in Pepinster, Belgium
Imperial German landsturm soldiers with M91 & dragoon rifles celebrating Christmas in Belgium during 1916. Translated on 2/2/2025 using ChatGPT
"For your album.
Many heartfelt greetings from my time as a soldier.
Best wishes to you!
Kind regards!"
Signed: Tannel (or Tammel – unclear handwriting)
Gebirgsjäger mountain troops with captured Soviet T-26 tank
Notice the dragoon rifle with the broken stock
The boys at the front declare their income for the year 1941
Palkeala, Viisijoki. Photo courtesy of SA-Kuva
Frontline Kk-station. A machine gun captured from the Russians has been turned against its former owners
Photo courtesy of SA-Kuva
A reindeer (stag reindeer) on slippery ice
Photo courtesy of SA-Kuva
The railway bridge that crosses the Syvär near Podporoze
The bridge is somewhat damaged in the bombing. Photo courtesy of SA-Kuva
Ansamines (pipe mines) are set on the front line
Terrain of Karvala. Photo courtesy of SA-Kuva
Entertainment tour of the Tampere Workers' Theater
We follow the progress of the show with satisfaction. Photo courtesy of SA-Kuva
Civil Guard members who participated in the occupation of Helsinki in the courtyard of Broberg co-educational school
In the second row, fourth from left, sitting Dr. Karl Hjalmar Göös. Back row, fifth from left Konstantin Ferdinand Lojander. In the background, a building designed by Gustaf Nyström. Photo courtesy of the Finnish Heritage Agency (Museoviratso) via finna.fi and used with CC BY 4.0
Unknown white soldiers and their maintenance troops on the edge of Lehtimäki
Taken by J.H. Aho. Photo courtesy of the Finnish Heritage Agency (Museoviratso) via finna.fi and used with CC BY 4.0
The Lahti anti-tank rifle is a solemn-looking contraption on the shoulder of the boys pushing the footbridge
Pajarinjärvi region. Photo courtesy of SA-Kuva
Writing a letter to home
Photo courtesy of SA-Kuva
The attack has stopped for a moment
A crash in a grenade pit is welcome. Photo courtesy of SA-Kuva
General Siilasvuo meets the first wounded soldier during the Continuation War
Photo courtesy of SA-Kuva
Kolchak's troops during the retreat in October 1919
Landing tracks of the broad-gauge armored train "Kapten Irv"
From left, the third commander of the train's landing battalion, Sub-Captain Hans Raudsepp. Armoured train "Captain Irv" No. 1 Tapal, PM F 2038:1, Järvamaa Museum, http://www.muis.ee/museaalview/238940
Austro-Hungarian soldier with Dragoon rifle & wire sling swivels
This rifle has single piece wire sling swivels going through the front and rear escutcheons. This is a very unusual combination
Soldiers of the 225th Chinese Regiment of Zhen Fuchen
Autumn, 1918
Branch of Women's Battalion of Death at camp
June, 1917
Russian gun crew with dragoon rifles
The inspection of troops by Tsar Nicholas II
Soldiers with dragoon rifles at airfield
Soldiers and officers of the squadron during the ceremony of the St. George medals. Riga. 1915
Soldiers and officers of the air force
Radom province, station Konsk, March 1915
Tekintsy of the Turkmen equestrian regiment
Patrol of the February Revolution
Arrest and escort of disguised city workers at the Technological Institute on Zabalkansky Prospect (modern name Moskovsky Prospect). Petrograd. 1917 year. In the foreground is a group of students of the Institute of Technology - members of the civil police.
1st Uhlan Regiment in the trenches
Polish Rifle Division, 2nd Squadron - 1917
Notice the 1907 carbine on the front row, third from the right. A pair of Lewis guns are also present
Russian Dragoons being inspected by Grand Duke George Mikhailovich
Grand Duke Georgy Mikhailovich (3rd from the left) among the troops. Visible m.in: General Timchenko (7th on the left, with a mustache), Colonel Rakovich (9th on the left, with a beard)
Austro-Hungarian soldiers climbing with Mosin Dragoons
Depicted here are two soldiers with Dragoon rifles. Notice the soldier's bayonet with sheath attached to hip. Taken at the Isonzo front, Italy
Austro-Hungarian soldiers pose with Mosin Dragoons
Two Mosin Nagant Dragoon rifles are visible in this photograph. Taken at the Isonzo front, Italy
Captured Mosin Nagants
Salvage dump of the Fifth Marine Regiment in Korea
Bolshevik women training with Dragoon rifles
Bolsheviki gives free rifle courses to make expert shots. A rifle class of the Bolsheviki shortly before the graduation as expert rifleman and woman. Courses are given gratis by the Bolsheviki to make their men and women adept at the use of small arms
Dragoon rifles at Luftwaffe airfield
Latvian Railway Battalion, 1913
Nikol Duman with his band of Armenian Fedayi
Russian soldiers during the Boxer Rebellion
General Alexander von Kaulbars (center) and Russian soldiers during the Boxer Uprising, c. 1900, photographer unknown, from original gelatin silver print in the GE Morrison collection, State Library of New South Wales, PXA 208
Austro-Hungarian stormtrooper training in Italy
seltene Aufnahme eines Soldaten mit Karabiner
und aufgebauten Drahtzerstörer
am Sturmübungsplatz Schabs!
Tirol - Südfront - I.WK!