tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78058172427941098172024-02-20T12:35:15.595-08:00Macedonia 1912-1918Macedonia during the Balkan Wars and First World WarUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805817242794109817.post-81729301938174189482021-12-11T02:28:00.018-08:002022-01-10T23:04:40.290-08:00Why did America enter WW1 on the side of the Allies, and why did it not declare war on Bulgaria?<p>US President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1925) owed his re-election to his promise to keep the United States out of the First World War. </p><p>But five months later, on April 6, 1917 he approved a resolution of both houses of congress which called for the United States to enter the First World War.</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">What has changed in the meantime and why did America enter World War I?</h2><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOxEWXWeFlWpmijInn-8rIbNt1zfLGuX1sBp6s92ynRy5kdK13y9-fN_682r2Zd7nnDpumYmGfn6HqFqLvkb68CiiWnMTQpecjtWdm_x2wF1p8b7UTYbQYWNLzJSlVjgHG7mJhY39sPG1KSsuw9t07atsd7VDPziCjIJgLtBijeAqdh3B6K5Petgfe=s1072" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="USA propaganda poster with conscripted man" border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="1072" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOxEWXWeFlWpmijInn-8rIbNt1zfLGuX1sBp6s92ynRy5kdK13y9-fN_682r2Zd7nnDpumYmGfn6HqFqLvkb68CiiWnMTQpecjtWdm_x2wF1p8b7UTYbQYWNLzJSlVjgHG7mJhY39sPG1KSsuw9t07atsd7VDPziCjIJgLtBijeAqdh3B6K5Petgfe=w640-h422" title="USA propaganda poster with conscripted man" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Quick Facts:</b></p><p></p><blockquote><p>- June 28, 1914 the archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated by the Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip, during their visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia.</p><p>- Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia on 28 July 1914.</p><p>- Russia declares war to Austria-Hungary and the same applied for the alliance between Austria-Hungary and Germany.</p><p>- On August 1, Germany declared war on Russia, and on August 3 to France.</p></blockquote><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UhLIpuzb-RI/V63Np52YOpI/AAAAAAAAeIg/XKUixEQ8uXktDK3morUoMwdpP8zfFW7ZwCLcB/s924/declarations-of-war-ww1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="680" height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UhLIpuzb-RI/V63Np52YOpI/AAAAAAAAeIg/XKUixEQ8uXktDK3morUoMwdpP8zfFW7ZwCLcB/w470-h640/declarations-of-war-ww1.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">What was the U.S. position at the beginning of WW1?</h2><p>The war began during Wilson's first term and he spent the remainder of it trying to keep America away from the war in Europe. He offered to mediate the dispute, but neither side took his requests seriously.</p><p>Republicans, led by former President Theodore Roosevelt, have criticized Wilson's refusal to build the U.S. Army in anticipation of America's entry into the war. Wilson gained the support of American pacifists, claiming that creating an army would provoke a war. </p><p>As the war progressed, merchant ships from America traveled to both warring sides. German submarines killed sailors and civilian passengers on passenger ships and non-military ships. Wilson demanded Germany to stop, but Germany ignored his demands. </p><p>Great Britain announced a blockade of Germany so that neutralized ships (including American ones) would not deliver contraband goods to Germany. Wilson disagreed, but the British also ignored his demands.</p>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyBPpD-34vVvwu_G7QGZpozWlFKgVZ46sCbGoKgO09SKFB1uKSi1cq32fyuuw-DZlC-59chSl_xMXgbzw0ZvmAwB2pcAGmySGSa2fckB8UycvgePgSbn0j-mpeCHxzKA4gRQeUzyJ4uzuDwXn55bTEfYi5dgx6O5CQbo8Ff3b5rawVuCGIP7vjBwUE=s813" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt=""He kept us out of war" - Woodrow Wilson propaganda poster" border="0" data-original-height="813" data-original-width="637" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyBPpD-34vVvwu_G7QGZpozWlFKgVZ46sCbGoKgO09SKFB1uKSi1cq32fyuuw-DZlC-59chSl_xMXgbzw0ZvmAwB2pcAGmySGSa2fckB8UycvgePgSbn0j-mpeCHxzKA4gRQeUzyJ4uzuDwXn55bTEfYi5dgx6O5CQbo8Ff3b5rawVuCGIP7vjBwUE=w502-h640" title=""He kept us out of war" - Woodrow Wilson propaganda poster" width="502" /></a></div><br /><p>Wilson ran for re-election in 1916. His main slogan of the
campaign was "He kept us out of war", referring to avoiding open
conflict with Germany or Mexico. But Wilson was careful in his rhetoric, since
he never promised not to participate in the war, despite the provocations.</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Unrestricted submarine warfare</h2><p class="MsoNormal">With the British sea blockade on German ports on the North
Sea, important raw material imports were prevented, but also the urgently
needed food imports. </p><p class="MsoNormal">In order to also cut off Great Britain from the supply from
overseas and to force it into peace, the German army used submarines against
merchant ships without restriction. </p><p class="MsoNormal">In the first few months the German submarines sunk around 2,000 merchant ships with a total of 3.5 million gross registered tons of cargo space, including Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch and American ones. Thousands of sailors and passengers were killed, the supply of oil for the British fleet and raw materials for the production of weapons and ammunition was halted. Grain also became scarce for the British.</p><h2>Sinking of the British luxury liner "Lusitania"</h2><p class="MsoNormal">On May 7, 1915, the German submarine U-20 sank the British luxury liner "Lusitania". Of the 1959 people on board, only 761 survived. Among the victims were 128 American citizens; that were decisive for the political earthquake that followed the sinking of the "Lusitania".</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdICqw6TArdAv-IP8E4Gc_Nc7OXpYD3aaa2Q3ypFYLzDSDZDCwSj5a-7TqBUtrWM6aY51l7o0ngKAWDVu2XNSsRW26SeWLhroiu8XlcUiEjiJbYz8efBk5JblMeM3ickeJbPowmbDmo6UY7sobDZ4sC6pjmXAfUr-JcRkPY3LgmPm-kXxdht5VK_SR=s1170" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Sinking of the British luxury liner "Lusitania"" border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdICqw6TArdAv-IP8E4Gc_Nc7OXpYD3aaa2Q3ypFYLzDSDZDCwSj5a-7TqBUtrWM6aY51l7o0ngKAWDVu2XNSsRW26SeWLhroiu8XlcUiEjiJbYz8efBk5JblMeM3ickeJbPowmbDmo6UY7sobDZ4sC6pjmXAfUr-JcRkPY3LgmPm-kXxdht5VK_SR=s16000" title="Sinking of the British luxury liner "Lusitania"" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Even a century later there was still a dispute about the sinking of Lusitania. </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul><li>Was the "RMS Lusitania" an auxiliary ship of the Royal Navy, and as such a legitimate target for U-20s? </li><li>Was it carrying live ammunition, and was that why there was the second explosion? </li><li>Did the British Admiralty consciously rush the ship into submarine-endangered areas in order to induce the USA to enter the war by sinking it?</li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">In support of conspiracy theorists is the advertisement in "New York Times" signed by the Imperial German Embassy in the USA. The advertisement was on the same page on which the Cunard shipping company announced the departure of the "Lusitania" on May 1, 1915. With the heading "Notice!". Travelers intending to embark for the Atlantic voyage were reminded that Germany and its allies, as well as Great Britain and its allies, were at war. It is therefore possible that ships flying the British or Allied flag could be sunk. If you travel in the war zone, you do so at your own risk.</p><p class="MsoNormal">In any case, the sinking of Lusitania played an important role later in the propaganda for US involvement in World War I.</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Sussex Pledge</h2><p class="MsoNormal">On May 4 1916, the German government signed the so-called Sussex
Pledge, promising to stop the indiscriminate sinking of non-military ships.
According to the pledge, merchant ships would be searched, and sunk only if
they were found to be carrying contraband materials. The Sussex Pledge was a
promise made by Germany to the United States.</p><p class="MsoNormal">These were the primary elements of the pledge:</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Passenger ships would not be targeted.</li><li>Merchant ships would not be sunk until the presence of
weapons had been established, if necessary by a search of the ship</li><li>Merchant ships would not be sunk without provision for the
safety of passengers and crew.</li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">In 1917, Germany high command was convinced that it could defeat the
Allied Forces by instituting unrestricted submarine warfare before the United
States could enter the war. The Sussex pledge was, therefore, rescinded in
January 1917, which started the decisive stage of the so-called First Battle of
the Atlantic. </p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal">According to the calculations of the German command, even if
America gets involved in the war, its current army is too small and by the time
of full mobilization and transfer of troops to Europe, Germany will be able to
claim victory.</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">British Q-Ships</h2><p class="MsoNormal">Since the outbreak of the war in 1914, Great Britain has been using merchant ships or so-called Q-Ships, submarine traps, to hunt down submarines. These were old sailing ships that were converted into bait ships with the installation of a camouflaged gun. They were supposed to give the impression that they were unarmed merchant ships and destroy German submarines as soon as they appeared to catch the merchant ship. </p><p class="MsoNormal">In addition, Churchill issued a top-secret instruction to British merchant ships in February 1915 to display false national flags to deceive the submarines. If they were asked to turn around, they should sink the submarine with one ram thrust.</p><p class="MsoNormal">This changed centuries-old rules in naval warfare, to which the Germans had initially also adhered. The use of Q-ships contributed to the abandonment of cruiser rules restricting attacks on unarmed merchant ships and to the shift to unrestricted submarine warfare in the 20th century.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">- - - - - - - - - -</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b>Timeline: </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><blockquote>- February 18, 1915 - Germany begins naval blockade of Great Britain.<br />- February 1, 1917 - Germany returns to unrestricted submarine warfare halted after the sinking of the Lusitania.<br />- February 3, 1917 - United States severs diplomatic relations with Germany.</blockquote><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">- - - - - - - - - -</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Zimmermann telegram</h2><p class="MsoNormal">In January 1917 the German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann sent an encrypted telegram to the German Ambassador in Washington. </p><p class="MsoNormal">"We intend to start unconditional submarine warfare on February 1st. Stop. Attempts will be made to keep America neutral anyway. Stop. In the event that this does not succeed, we propose an alliance to Mexico on the basis of the following." Stop. Joint warfare. Stop. Peace together. Stop. Ample financial support and consent on our part for Mexico to recapture formerly lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona. Stop. "</p><p class="MsoNormal">Тhis telegram was intercepted and deciphered by the British Secret Service, but initially it was not shared with the U.S. officials because they did not want the Germans to discover that British code breakers had cracked the German code. </p><p class="MsoNormal">The British finally forwarded the intercepted telegram to President Wilson on February 24. </p><p class="MsoNormal">The U.S. press carried the story the following week, but Wilson still hesitated asking for a declaration of war. He waited until March 20 before convening a Cabinet meeting to broach the matter—almost a month after he had first seen the telegram. </p><p class="MsoNormal">However, once the contents of Zimmermann telegram were splashed across newspaper front pages, American public opinion turned strongly against Germany, enflaming pro-war sentiments.</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">United States declaration of war on Germany (1917)</h2><p class="MsoNormal">On April 2, 1917, Wilson appeared before Congress with a
request to join the war. The majority of Congress, as well as the American
people, supported Wilson because they believed they were going to wage a defensive
war. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Four days later, on April 6, 1917, the USA finally declared
war on the Germany.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal">After the declaration of war, Woodrow Wilson, the US
President, handed over control of the expeditionary force to John J. Pershing.
He thus became commander in chief of the US military actions in Europe during
the First World War. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">- - - - - - - - - -</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b>Timeline: </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><blockquote>- April 6, 1917 - The United States declares war on Germany.<br />- June 24, 1917 - American combat forces arrive in France.<br />- December 15, 1917 - Russia signs armistice with Germany.</blockquote><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">- - - - - - - - - -</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">America's role in the war</h2><p class="MsoNormal">While the US military contribution was small compared to that of the Allies throughout the war, it was crucial in two respects. </p><p class="MsoNormal">1. The US Navy, well prepared from the start, provided ships that helped the British to overcome the submarine threat until the fall of 1917. </p><p class="MsoNormal">2. The US expeditionary force of more than 1,200,000 men under General Pershing arrived in France in September 1918, and this huge influx upset the balance on the Western Front and helped to end the war in November 1918.</p><h2>How was World War I financed?</h2><p class="MsoNormal">Germany financed the Central Powers. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Britain financed the Allies until 1916 when it ran out of money and had to borrow from the United States. It had been foreseen in 1916 that if the United States went to war, the Allies’ military effort against Germany would be upheld by U.S. supplies and by enormous extensions of credit. </p><p class="MsoNormal">By April 1, 1917, the Allies had exhausted their means of paying for essential supplies from the United States, and it is difficult to see how they could have maintained the war effort if the United States had remained neutral. </p><p class="MsoNormal">American loans to the Allies worth <a href="https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-I/The-U-S-entry-into-the-war" target="_blank">$7,000,000,000</a> between 1917 and the end of the war maintained the flow of U.S. arms and food across the Atlantic.</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Why America did not declare war on Bulgaria during WW1</h2><p class="MsoNormal">Although The United States and Bulgaria stood in opposing camps during World War I, they maintained normal diplomatic relations throughout the hostilities.</p><p class="MsoNormal">The Germany's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare compelled the United States to declare war on it, but the U.S. did not, however, declare war on Germany's allies. Since Bulgaria did not had submarines it didn't directly threaten American interests. </p><p class="MsoNormal">President Woodrow Wilson was under pressure from some oposition members of Congress, who demanded a declaration of war on Germany's other allies, and actualy a statement was drafted that recommend to the Congress to immediately declare war with Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria.</p><p class="MsoNormal">The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and American philanthropist Cleveland Dodge, head of the board of Robert College, wrote to Wilson asking him not to declare war on Bulgaria, saying that it would have no effect on the war, but would harm the work of American missionaries, educational institutions, and American citizens in Bulgaria and Turkey. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Wilson agreed to reconsider his proposal</a>.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Оn December 7, 1917, America declared war on Austria-Hungary.</p><p class="MsoNormal">This is the main reason why America's presence on the Macedonian front was only through humanitarian missions like that of the American Red Cross.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Read more:</b></p><h1 class="page-header-title clr" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.13); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e73be; font-family: "Roboto Condensed"; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://bitola.info/the-angels-of-bitola-and-%D1%82he-flyless-hospital-of-the-balkans-bitola-after-the-end-of-the-first-world-war/" target="_blank">“The Angels of Bitola” and “Тhe Flyless Hospital of the Balkans” – Bitola after the end of the First World War...</a></h1><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805817242794109817.post-55903624596013328212020-03-07T16:48:00.002-08:002021-04-01T05:59:01.591-07:00Donka Ushlinova (Донка Ушлинова) - female soldier in the Ilinden Uprising, the Balkan Wars and World War IDonka Bogdanova was born on December 1, 1885 in the village of Smilevo, Bitola region. At the age of 15, she was married to Stavre Hristov Ushlinov from the neighboring village of Lera, a village with a mixed Macedonian and Turkish population. <div><br /></div><div>Soon her husband left for work in Constantinople, leaving his young wife at home. Donka, as a young and beautiful girl, was soon disturbed by the notorious Turkish landlord Redzep-Aga.<br /><br /></div><div>
Unable to endure his abusive behavior, she took justice into her own hands. In August 1902, with the help of her husband’s brother Apostol and his wife Srebra, they killed Redzep-Aga and buried him in a previously dug grave in the local cemetery. </div><div><br /></div><div>In order to avoid the retaliation of the Turks, Donka, Srebra and Apostol fled to the mountains where they joined the squad of Slavejko Arsov - “voivoda” (bandleader) form Resen region.<br />
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<b>Donka and Srebra probably are the first women to become members of the Inner Macedonian Revolutionary Organization against Ottoman rule in Macedonia.</b> In 1903, they took part in the Ilinden Uprising, when Donka due to her courage, was nicknamed “Donka Voivoda”.<br /><br /></div><div>
The uprising was soon suppressed, and Donka together with Srebra and Apostol retreated to Sofia, Bulgaria and later to Varna where her husband Stavre was located. Apostol and Srebra settled in Varna and later had 4 children.<br /><br /></div><div>
During the Balkan Wars, Donka and Stavre became volunteers in the Eighth Kostur Company of the Macedonian-Odrin volunteer regiment. For the heroism shown during the battles, Donka was awarded medals for courage of III and IV orders.<br />
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With the beginning of World War I, Donka and Stavre again volunteered to join the Second Macedonian Infantry Regiment (later renamed to 60 пехотен полк) of the Eleventh Macedonian Infantry Division. They participated in the battles of Dojran, Krusha Mountain and many others.<br /><br /></div><div>
For her bravery and heroism in combat, Donka was awarded the Order of Courage of the Second Degree, and during 1917 she received the rank of NCO and the Order of Courage of the First Degree. </div><div>The order was personally awarded by General Nikola Zhekov.<br />
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After the war, Donka and Stavre received а help of 10,000 lev, which they used to build a small house in Varna, where in 1924 their son Alexander was born.<br />
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Donka Ushlinova died on June 27, 1937.<br />
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2. "Речи и подвизи на доброволката Донка Войвода", София, 1928 година<br />
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Nidze Mountain (<a href="https://whereismacedonia.org/nidze-mountain-%d0%bd%d0%b8%d1%9f%d0%b5-%d0%bf%d0%bb%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%bd%d0%b0/" target="_blank">Ниџе, Nidže - also known as Voras -Όρος Βόρας, Boras</a> in Greece) is located on the Macedonian - Greek border. It stretches in direction northeast-southwest, and <a href="https://macedonia1912-1918.blogspot.com/2016/08/kajmakcalan-world-war-1-battlefield-on.html" target="_blank">Kajmakchalan</a> with 2,521 meters is its highest peak.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vZxytOdWVQI/XkChv9YIK5I/AAAAAAABDMA/t6wUIKqmDV85vwRKzVpWjaXxIqw5URtcACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Sokol_Peak_Macedonia%2B%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="View towards Mariovo region from the peak Sokol." border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="1200" height="424" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vZxytOdWVQI/XkChv9YIK5I/AAAAAAABDMA/t6wUIKqmDV85vwRKzVpWjaXxIqw5URtcACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Sokol_Peak_Macedonia%2B%25281%2529.jpg" title="View towards Mariovo region from the peak Sokol." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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Besides Kajmakchalan, other important peaks on the Nidze Mountain are: “Nidze” – 2361 m, “Starkov Grob” – 1876 m, <a href="https://www.itarpejo.org/kravica-mariovo/" target="_blank">“Kravica” 1.682 m</a>, “Sokol” 1.822 m, etc.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-keNbl6ZV0rc/XkmiFqcJFhI/AAAAAAABDPs/7RKwpoPxeNg376yLGrdkMDd4STCb-p6EwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Nidze-Mountain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="View towards Nidze Mountain from Monastery St. Atanasij near Staravina village " border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="1600" height="322" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-keNbl6ZV0rc/XkmiFqcJFhI/AAAAAAABDPs/7RKwpoPxeNg376yLGrdkMDd4STCb-p6EwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Nidze-Mountain.jpg" title="View towards Nidze Mountain from Monastery St. Atanasij near Staravina village " width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View towards Nidze Mountain from <a href="https://www.itarpejo.org/monastery-st-atanasij-staravina/" target="_blank">Monastery St. Atanasij</a> near <a href="https://off-road.mk/staravina-mariovo-en/" target="_blank">Staravina village </a> </td></tr>
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Nidze Mountain is one of the richest with flora and fauna in Macedonia. This is mainly due to its inaccessibility and distance from urban centers.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-La31UmEzG4I/XkCiPxo1arI/AAAAAAABDOM/wI_BYE1Gj_kgzxkXLU8VFUdyWAB_SNU6wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Sokol_Peak_Macedonia%2B%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Nidze Peak - 2361 m a.s.l" border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="1200" height="424" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-La31UmEzG4I/XkCiPxo1arI/AAAAAAABDOM/wI_BYE1Gj_kgzxkXLU8VFUdyWAB_SNU6wCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Sokol_Peak_Macedonia%2B%25284%2529.jpg" title="Nidze Peak - 2361 m a.s.l" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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The plateau of Nidze in the North-East begins with the peak <a href="https://www.itarpejo.org/kravica-mariovo/" target="_blank">“Kravica” 1.682 m</a>., continues to the passage of “Bela Zemja” 1.635 m., from where it climbs to the peak “Sokol” 1.822 m. From “Sokol”, the crest climbs to Nidze peak (2.360 m) and the highest peak <a href="https://off-road.mk/kajmakcalan-4x4-off-road-experience/" target="_blank">“Kajmakchalan” 2.521 m</a> from where it shifts the direction westward through the peaks “Stefanec” 1.825 m, “Starkov Grob” 1.876 m., “Rogosh” 1.353 m., ending with the small peak “Golash” at altitude of 774 meters above the village <a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D1%9F%D0%B5" target="_blank">Zivojno in the Pelagonia plain</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">"Sokol" (Hawk) Peak - 1827 m a.s.l</td></tr>
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Sokol (Hawk) peak is one of the most difficult to reach locations on Nidze mountain. Most visitors reach it from the Greek side since the famous tourist center Loutraki (Pozar) thermal baths are located nearby. From the Macedonian side, there are by far fewer visitors, i.e. some hunters during the winter or local population gathering herbs, tea or mushrooms.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panoramic view from "Sokol" Peak towards Mariovo region</td></tr>
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Until recently, there was a military barrack near the peak, and the roads were maintained by the forestry company which has jurisdiction over the terrain. During our trip in September 2019 the road was in bad condition, which starting from <a href="https://off-road.mk/gradesnica-mariovo-photo-gallery/" target="_blank">Gradeshnica village</a> up to the locality <a href="https://www.itarpejo.org/pet-cesmi-mariovo/" target="_blank">"Five Springs" </a> is appropriate only for 4x4 vehicles.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Remains of the old army barrack near "Sokol" peak </td></tr>
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The road from the locality<a href="https://www.itarpejo.org/pet-cesmi-mariovo/" target="_blank"> "Five Springs"</a>, continues further up, but on many locations, it is dangerous for driving, and its best to continue on foot. Nidge Mountain is an excellent location to visit for nature lovers, and it's a real pleasure to hike up to the peak (approx. 2 hours in one direction).<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">This part of the mountain belongs to the Macedonian-Greek border area, and all visitors must obtain a movement permit from the police station in Novaci village. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: red;">The roads are unmarked, there is no phone signal and you can easily get lost if you do not know the terrain. All visitors who plan to visit this area are recommended to be accompanied by a licensed mountain guide who knows the terrain very well !!!</span></b><br />
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The clean nature, dense forest, cold and sweet stream water, offers an unforgettable "get in touch with nature" experience. There is practically no source of pollution in a radius of 30 km, or a sign of recent human activity. As we approached up to the peak, remains of old trenches and military facilities started to appear, as a witness to the horrors that happened here over 100 years ago.<br />
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Namely, during the First World War, part of the Macedonian front passed through the crest of Nidze Mountain, and Sokol peak was one of the strategically important positions. On the high and steep mountain range were stationed the armies of the Central Powers (mostly Bulgarian and a smaller part of the German soldiers), and on the opposite side, were the Entente armies (Serbian and French soldiers).</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Part of a French map depicting the advance of the Entente armies during the Breakthrough of the Macedonian front (15-16 September 1918)</td></tr>
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According to some historians, the beginning of the end of the First World War started with the Breakthrough on <a href="https://off-road.mk/dobro-pole-4x4-excursions-ww1-location-on-the-macedonian-front/" target="_blank">Dobro Pole,</a> a location only a few kilometers from Sokol peak.<br />
Looking at the steep rocky terrain, it is difficult to imagine that someone would even consider attacking such location, protected by machine-gun nests carved deep into the rocks, which can still be seen today. One would think that the Bulgarian soldiers were well protected under the rocks, but the sheer amount of artillery pieces, military personnel, and equipment on the opposite side, proved to be crucial for the victory of the Entente armies.<br />
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Unfortunately, what is also noticeable is the influence of some visitors, who have destroyed some of the trenches and bunkers. Tin cans and other sorts of trash can also be seen, especially on the peak itself.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Panoramic view from Sokol Peak - starting from left Loutraki (Pozar) area in Greece, central part Nidze peak 2.361 m.a.s.l, right Mariovo region Macedonia" border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="1200" height="210" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--Z5FDXbvsIM/XkCiCnd_d4I/AAAAAAABDNI/KIeAXLwraWc7L2UZbWL34aXm8xSE3pKWQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Sokol_Peak_Macedonia%2B%252827%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Panoramic view from Sokol Peak - starting from left Loutraki (Pozar) area in Greece, central part Nidze peak 2.361 m.a.s.l, right Mariovo region Macedonia" width="640" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panoramic view from Sokol Peak - starting from left Loutraki (Pozar) area in Greece, central part Nidze peak 2.361 m.a.s.l, right Mariovo region Macedonia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panoramic view toward North-East - with Dobro Pole area behind the hill</td></tr>
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Our initial plan was to visit Sokol Peak and Dobro Pole in one day, but due to the bad road and mountain tracks, our ascent to Sokol lasted longer than expected. However, more than satisfied with our tour and the beautiful weather, we returned to Gradeshnica village.<br />
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Photos and text: Jove Pargovski, <a href="http://off-road.mk/" target="_blank">OFF ROAD Macedonia</a><br />
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<b>Location of Sokol Peak</b><br />
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Sarajevo, Yugoslavia - Scene of murder of crown prince which started flame that engulfed all Europe </h2>
The city of Sarajevo (sa'ra-ya'vo) in Bosnia was the seat of the Austro-Hungarian government for Bosnia and Herzegovina (her'tse-go-vi-na). in 1878 the leading governments of Europe sent representatives to a Congress in Berlin to settle the Balkan question.<br />
The work that this congress was to do was like that of the Peace Conference which met at Versailles in 1919, at the close of the World War. But the Congress of Berlin did not take into consideration the interests of oppressed peoples and arranged matters to suit their own selfish interests. The mistakes made in Berlin were underlying causes of the recent war. Austria was invited to "occupy" Bosnia and Herzegovina.<br />
The people of Bosnia and Herzegovina resisted the Austro-Hungarians but were unsuccessful. On September 20th, 1878, Austria-Hungary took over their government. This arrangement was supposed to be only temporary and she was supposed to evacuate when order and prosperity had been restored. But for selfish reasons Austria-Hungary became unwilling to do this and in 1908 Emperor Francis Joseph sent autograph letters to the various rulers of Europe stating that Austria-Hungary had annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina to her territory.<br />
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Serbia had for a long time hoped to unite with her Slavic kinsmen of Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Montenegro in a greater state. Naturally she did not like this plan of Austria-Hungarv.<br />
On June 28, 1914, the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his consort, the Duchess of Ilohen-berg, were shot by a Serbian boy, who was a Bosnian subject of Austria. Because of this act Austria declared war on Servia and the great war was begun.<br />
<ul>
<li>Excerpt from: The World War through the stereoscope a visualized, vitalized history of the greatest conflict of all the ages / / edited by Major Joseph Mills Hanson.</li>
<li>Published/Created by: Meadville, Pa.; New York, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill.; London, England: </li>
<li>Keystone View Company, photographed between 1914 and 1918, published 1923</li>
<li>Repository: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2009632839/" target="_blank">Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA</a></li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805817242794109817.post-42323498364319067892019-12-07T14:59:00.004-08:002019-12-07T15:07:11.556-08:00A camouflaged British anti-aircraft gun in action on Balkan front - Stereograph Card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This British gun crew have maneuvered their heavy truck into the screen of camouflage on the side of a steep Balkan hill to fire at an enemy 'plane that lias ventured over the lines. One of the prime requisites of an anti-aircraft gun such as this is mobility; It must he able to go anywhere at any time for it must he continually changing places.<br />
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They have covered the barrel of the gun with cloth so that it won't reflect the rays of the sun, and over the truck there has been spread a protective covering of brush. If you notice carefully you will see a heavy iron projection underneath the truck. <br />
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One of the soldiers has his foot on it. That steel arm is swung out when the gun is being made ready for action and placed on a square steel plate on the ground. Then the handle attached to the screw presses the arm firmly against the ground plate, making the truck more secure and steady while the gun is being tired.<br />
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Some of the "Tommies" seem to be at leisure but others are interested in the work at hand. One of them is sighting the gun, another is giving his attention to the breech mechanism while the soldier under the barrel of the gun is uii3ntly watching the target, a birdlike 'plane soaring through the sky.<br />
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<ul>
<li>Excerpt from: The World War through the stereoscope a visualized, vitalized history of the greatest conflict of all the ages / / edited by Major Joseph Mills Hanson.</li>
<li>Published/Created by: Meadville, Pa.; New York, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill.; London, England: </li>
<li>Keystone View Company, photographed between 1914 and 1918, published 1923</li>
<li>Repository: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2009632839/" target="_blank">Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA</a></li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805817242794109817.post-28527266689413017082019-12-07T14:50:00.001-08:002019-12-07T15:07:11.424-08:00Rifle grenade in a British line trench in the Balkans - Stereograph Card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Grenades were usually thrown by hand and did fearful execution at close range. At first they were crude affairs, often as dangerous to those who carried them as to the enemy. But clever minds soon found a way to remedy their defects, and towards the close of the war they were lozenge-shaped shells about as large as a big lemon, filled with high explosive. Some of the shells exploded by percussion, the impact igniting a cap within the bomb. Others exploded by means of a time fuse, the soldier withdrawing a surface pin and quickly throwing the bomb which usually burst about five seconds later.<br />
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The British conceived the idea of fitting shells of this type upon a steel rod which could be inserted into the barrel of a rifle. These were called rifle grenades and proved to be a valuable addition to the offensive equipment of an army. They were used to a large extent in the battles in Flanders, whole platoons firing them off at a time.<br />
These grenades contained four ounces of explosive and burst into twenty four pieces. They could be thrown with accuracy from 150 to 200 yards, according to the powder charge. The grenade which this soldier has, extending as we see beyond the barrel of the weapon, is of another though similar type. Here a specially constructed gun barrelr devised solely to fire grenades, is used.<br />
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Secure from all but a plunging fire, assured of his range, the soldier could bombard enemy trenches with impunity.<br />
<ul>
<li>Excerpt from: The World War through the stereoscope a visualized, vitalized history of the greatest conflict of all the ages / / edited by Major Joseph Mills Hanson.</li>
<li>Published/Created by: Meadville, Pa.; New York, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill.; London, England: </li>
<li>Keystone View Company, photographed between 1914 and 1918, published 1923</li>
<li>Repository: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2009632839/" target="_blank">Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA</a></li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805817242794109817.post-1352913416305888862019-12-07T14:37:00.006-08:002019-12-07T15:07:11.360-08:00In a British first line trench in the Balkans - Stereograph Card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The sturdy soldiers of the British Empire have been accustomed for generations to fighting in every quarter of the world, for Britain with her vast dependencies has always a little war somewhere. These men were serving in a big war, in the greatest war the world has ever seen, the Great War, which ended with the signing of the armistice on November 11th, 1918.<br />
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They are typical British "Tommies", first class fighting men, and destiny called them to the Balkans, that strip of country in perpetual conflict, lying between the Carpathian Mountains and the Aegean and Black Seas. There they had dug their trenches and there they faced the Austrian and the German in the last year of the war. Under General Franchet d'Esperey, Commander in Chief of the Allied forces in that section, with French, Italians, Greeks and Serbians as companions in arms, they nad swept up from Saloniki to meet toe common foe.<br />
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They not only met him, they heat him.<br />
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The Bulgarian army was first cut in two and then forced to surrender. Then came the turn of the Austro-German forces, who were driven headlong from the country and freedom restored to Serbia.<br />
We see these men while the conflict was still raging. One keenly observes the enemy's lines through a periscope, the other stands by his weapon, ready for instant action. Theirs is a well-built trench, dug in firm ground which does not cave in, and protected with sandbags. The heavy clothing of the men attest the rigor of the climate. Their boots show signs of rough service. The men look the good soldiers they proved themselves to be, fully equipped, alert and vigorous.<br />
<ul>
<li>Excerpt from: The World War through the stereoscope a visualized, vitalized history of the greatest conflict of all the ages / / edited by Major Joseph Mills Hanson.</li>
<li>Published/Created by: Meadville, Pa.; New York, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill.; London, England: </li>
<li>Keystone View Company, photographed between 1914 and 1918, published 1923</li>
<li>Repository: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2009632839/" target="_blank">Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA</a></li>
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View from stage of a Serbian army audience in an outdoor theater at the front. Prompter in foreground</h2>
The Serbian army had little in the way of recreation; it was too far away and too closely surrounded by enemies to be reached in force by the American welfare agencies such as the У. M. C. A., Knights of Columbus, and Salvation Army. It had to depend upon its own resources for such meager entertainment as could be afforded.<br />
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Closely beset as it was by an enemy vastly superior in numbers, with a relatively poor commissariat compared with the other Allied armies, it had to be foraging or fighting almost continuously.<br />
There were, however, occasional periods of inaction when the men staged impromptu plays in the open air, the stage a natural theatre formed by hill and valley. The soldiers themselves impersonated the characters in the play, thus deriving double pleasure from its presentation.<br />
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As there was not much time for practice the actors frecmently completely forgot their lines and a prompter was always necessary. In the scene before us he sat with his book in a shelter which concealed him from the spectators. The band was stationed in front of the stage, clarionets and a French horn plainly visible.<br />
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Further back, mingled with the soldiers in the audience, were a few officers, distinguishable by the white rosettes on their visored hats.<br />
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The hilly background of this open air theatre gives a splendid idea of the native hills of these hardy soldiers. They lived by thousands in modest little cottages like those which dot the side of the hill, leading hard and laborious lives with little but the necessities of life as reward for their labor.<br />
<ul>
<li>Excerpt from: The World War through the stereoscope a visualized, vitalized history of the greatest conflict of all the ages / / edited by Major Joseph Mills Hanson.</li>
<li>Published/Created by: Meadville, Pa.; New York, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill.; London, England: </li>
<li>Keystone View Company, photographed between 1914 and 1918, published 1923</li>
<li>Repository: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2009632839/" target="_blank">Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA</a></li>
</ul>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805817242794109817.post-30971935592300549502019-12-07T12:26:00.003-08:002019-12-07T15:07:11.487-08:00One of the Big Guns on the Salonica Front - Stereograph Card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Great naval gun and its protecting fort of sand bags on the Saloniki front</h2>
The British who occupied Salonica brought with them a number of naval guns which they placed behind their front lines with which they could do long distance bombarding.<br />
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Here we see one of those long slender "Naval Beauties" poking its threatening nose out of its fortified position on the hillside. The gunners have covered the barrel with grass so that from above it will blend into the landscape and also prevent the sun's rays reflecting from it.<br />
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A great deal of labor has been necessary to build the huge sand bag fortification in which the gun is housed. An excavation was necessary in the first place. At the rim of the excavations were placed barrels full of concrete, on top of this an elaborate sand bag and earth protection, so that nothing but a direct hit from a very heavy gun would destroy this position.<br />
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We have here a typical piece of Balkan scenery which is well outside of Salonica itself. A Balkan village is plainly visible and it can be reached by the winding road yonder. Judging from the dust rising from the road in the distance a military transport column is moving toward us.<br />
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<ul>
<li>Excerpt from: The World War through the stereoscope a visualized, vitalized history of the greatest conflict of all the ages / / edited by Major Joseph Mills Hanson.</li>
<li>Published/Created by: Meadville, Pa.; New York, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill.; London, England: </li>
<li>Keystone View Company, photographed between 1914 and 1918, published 1923</li>
<li>Repository: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2009632839/" target="_blank">Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA</a></li>
</ul>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805817242794109817.post-44685681561636668302019-12-05T16:54:00.002-08:002019-12-07T15:07:11.590-08:00No man's land, sea of barbed wire in front of Bulgarian lines, Saloniki front - Stereograph Card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Description: Those iron stakes laboriously driven into the ground in the black of night and as laboriously strung with barbed wire are a part of the defenses that the Bulgarian soldiers erected to hold back the Allies along the fighting front, north of Saloniki.<br />
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The upper ends of those stakes which you see have a loop in them to hold the wire and the ends are sharpened in order that they may prove dangerous to the advancing soldiers, even when partly leveled by artillery fire. The function of barbed wire defense is to delay the advancing soldiers by catching their clothing or tearing their flesh. The other ends of these iron stakes, the ends that are driven into the ground, are shaped like a corkscrew in order that they may be firmly imbedded in the soil.<br />
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You can estimate the depth of this barbed wire defense and understand how impossible it would be for soldiers to advance through it in the face of hostile fire. For that reason an attack on trenches defended in this manner was seldom attempted without a fierce preliminary bombardment with high explosive shells to level the wire or to open lanes through it in order that the infantry could advance with a degree of speed great enough to reach the trenches before being shot down.<br />
<ul>
<li>Excerpt from: The World War through the stereoscope a visualized, vitalized history of the greatest conflict of all the ages / / edited by Major Joseph Mills Hanson.</li>
<li>Published/Created by: Meadville, Pa.; New York, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill.; London, England: </li>
<li>Keystone View Company, photographed between 1914 and 1918, published 1923</li>
<li>Repository: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2009632839/" target="_blank">Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA</a></li>
</ul>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805817242794109817.post-10789450372116847712019-12-05T16:48:00.001-08:002019-12-07T15:07:11.296-08:00View in a trench kitchen underground on the Saloniki front - Stereograph Card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Description:</b> You have Stepped into the place that is very Sear to any soldier's heart,—the kitchen. This one is maintained by a group of swarthy Frenchmen who are fighting on the Salonica front. You can tell that there is a screen of some kind over the kitchen because you can see one of the poles behind the forks.<br />
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Those huge iron kettles that are steaming over the open fire are the chief reliance of the French cook. In those he prepares the soups that form a large part of the soldier's fare. Next to the kettle is a sheet of iron over another fire that serves as a grill and stove top and in the far corner you can see a tiny stove that they have found somewhere, perhaps in the abandoned home of some peasant family. Two forks, a few ladles, a dipper and a frying pan and a few kettles are all the equipment that they need.<br />
Sweaters that are very loose at the neck, such as the man with the ladle is wearing, are favorites with the French, being warmer and more comfortable than the white cotton shirts such as the man at your left is wearing.<br />
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This kitchen has been located in a trench and screened over. In that way it cannot be easily observed by the enemy and is immune from everything but a direct hit.<br />
<ul>
<li>Excerpt from: The World War through the stereoscope a visualized, vitalized history of the greatest conflict of all the ages / / edited by Major Joseph Mills Hanson.</li>
<li>Published/Created by: Meadville, Pa.; New York, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill.; London, England: </li>
<li>Keystone View Company, photographed between 1914 and 1918, published 1923</li>
<li>Repository: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2009632839/" target="_blank">Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA</a></li>
</ul>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805817242794109817.post-6674499075782117442019-12-05T16:42:00.002-08:002019-12-07T15:07:11.623-08:00Serbian cavalry ready for battle on the Balkan plains - Stereograph Card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Description:</b> No country suffered so terribly during the war as did Serbia. The first blows fell upon her, the bombardment of Belgrade, her capital, beginning on the 29th of July, 1914, and continuing with intermissions until the city was a mass of ruins. The Austrians immediately crossed the Danube and invaded the country but after a year of desperate fighting were driven out, with enormous losses.<br />
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For a while Serbia had a respite from the horrors of war, but disease fell upon the land, typhus in its most virulent form raging everywhere. The land was one vast cemetery: nearly a quarter of a million people died. Then came famine, and later the combined German and Bulgarian attack, the former in front, the latter in the rear. Caught between the upper and nether millstone, Serbia was crushed although fighting with desperation against overwhelming odds, sometimes as much as ten to one.<br />
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As a nation Serbia ceased to exist. The country lay prostrate under the heel of the conqueror. Then came D'Esperey with his Allied host, sweeping up from Saloniki. The Bulgarians were attacked, defeated, their armies divided and forced to surrender. The Austro-German forces were driven out, and Serbia once again raised its head, a free land.<br />
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The hardy troops before us had their share in this bath of blood. Many among them fell that their country might live. They asked no quarter and they gave none: their hatred of the Austrians was too deep; the terrible retreat earlier in the war, when 250,000 men, women and children fought their way for weeks through mountain passes in snow to their knees, without food, without shelter, that retreat in which half of them perished, was too fresh in their minds.<br />
<ul>
<li>Excerpt from: The World War through the stereoscope a visualized, vitalized history of the greatest conflict of all the ages / / edited by Major Joseph Mills Hanson.</li>
<li>Published/Created by: Meadville, Pa.; New York, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill.; London, England: </li>
<li>Keystone View Company, photographed between 1914 and 1918, published 1923</li>
<li>Repository: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2009632839/" target="_blank">Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA</a></li>
</ul>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805817242794109817.post-87459978736501432412019-12-05T16:35:00.002-08:002019-12-07T15:07:11.753-08:00A Serbian rest camp back of front line trenches in the Balkans - Stereograph Card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Description:</b> From the dawn of history until the World War", soldiers fought more or less continuously throughout a campaign, but in the World War rest camps became a necessity.<br />
In no previous war have men ever been subjected to such terrific nerve strain as in this one; the ceaseless concussion of high explosives, the whine of approaching shells, the constant tension in time broke down the hardiest.<br />
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In no previous war have men had to exist in the midst of such horrors as this war produced. The smell of rotting human flesh ever tainting the air. Fragments of human bodies were ever before I heir eyes and under their feet. Standing, often for hours, in filthy water up to their knees, gasping in poison gas, shriveled in the hot blast from flame throwers, these things broke the morale of the troops, shattered the health of the men and impaired their courage.<br />
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So rest camps were established, camps miles behind the front, beyond the range of big guns; camps in which men could for a white escape the din, the smells and the sights of the battle field; camps which afforded quiet, and leisure, arid some form of placid amusement. To these camps men were sent once every few weeks, as frequently as they could be spared from the front. In these camps their frayed nerves recovered composure, their health improved and their spirits were freshened.<br />
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The camp at which we are looking was located in Serbia. It is a very plain camp in comparison with those which the great powers had for their soldiers, it lacks many of the comforts which the others had, nevertheless these men before us enjoyed their respite from war. From this camp they returned to the front to fight with renewed vigor and determination.<br />
<ul>
<li>Excerpt from: The World War through the stereoscope a visualized, vitalized history of the greatest conflict of all the ages / / edited by Major Joseph Mills Hanson.</li>
<li>Published/Created by: Meadville, Pa.; New York, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill.; London, England: </li>
<li>Keystone View Company, photographed between 1914 and 1918, published 1923</li>
<li>Repository: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2009632839/" target="_blank">Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA</a></li>
</ul>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805817242794109817.post-28748204686930891362019-12-05T16:25:00.001-08:002019-12-07T15:07:11.455-08:00Loading a trench mortar in a hillside dugout on the Serbian front - Stereograph Card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Description: </b>These highly destructive weapons, of which a great variety of models and sizes were in use by the different armies during the World War, were evolved from the crude mortars which have been used since the earliest days of gunpowder for lobbing projectiles into an enemy's lines at high angles and short ranges.<br />
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The wooden "Coehorn" mortars used by Grant's army at Vicksburg and Petersburg, in the Ciivl War, were weapons of the primitive but quite effective earlier type. They depended for their range entirely upon the amount of powder used in the firing charge. Between such crude mortars and the accurate little rifled piece which we see before us, there is a wide difference.<br />
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A trench mortar of this size has a range of between 170 and 1200 yards and its projectile, filled with high explosive, is very deadly.<br />
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The Germans, especially, made great use of trench mortars, or "minenwerfers," as they called them, and these were fitted not only with elevating and traversing mechanism but with oil and spring recoil buffers.<br />
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Some of the larger German mortars fired a shell containing 220 pounds of high explosive, which would make a crater 20 feet deep and more than 30 feet across; large enough to engulf a good sized house.<br />
<ul>
<li>Excerpt from: The World War through the stereoscope a visualized, vitalized history of the greatest conflict of all the ages / / edited by Major Joseph Mills Hanson.</li>
<li>Published/Created by: Meadville, Pa.; New York, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill.; London, England: </li>
<li>Keystone View Company, photographed between 1914 and 1918, published 1923</li>
<li>Repository: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2009632839/" target="_blank">Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA</a></li>
</ul>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805817242794109817.post-35202248692062175892019-12-05T16:17:00.003-08:002019-12-07T15:07:11.520-08:00Serbian trench. Awaiting phone call from listening post to fire rocket for illuminating "No man's land" - Stereograph CardThese men were in a Serbian dugout on the side of a mountain, cleverly screened as well as protected by heavy stones upon the roof. An observer in an enemy plane would not be apt to suspect the existence of this shelter. A telephone wire ran from this shelter to a listening post nearer the front, on the edge of "No Man's Land" in fact.<br />
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At the listening post a sentinel was keenly alert.<br />
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Ofttimes the movements of the enemy were concealed by fog. Often he attacked at night. At such times, when nothing could be seen, an alert soldier at the listening post could often determine when an attack was coming by the scuffle of advancing feel, the rolling of a displaced stone, the tinkling of empty cans hung on the barb wire which always stretched in front of the trenches as a screen.<br />
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The moment suspicious sounds broke upon his ear, he phoned. Instantly these men, lolling at ease before us, sprang to action. The rocket was fired, spreading over "No Man's Land" as it slowly settled down, a brilliant glare sometimes lasting three or four minutes, and bringing into bold relief not only the attacking party but every stick and stone as well. The defenders of the position then opened on the attacking force with machine guns, grenades and rifle fire.<br />
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Soldiers were trained to "freeze" as soon as a glare lighted up the field, that is, to remain perfectly still in whatever position they happened to be, on the theory, demonstrated by experience, that a motionless body was more likely to escape detection than one in action.<br />
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<ul>
<li>Excerpt from: The World War through the stereoscope a visualized, vitalized history of the greatest conflict of all the ages / / edited by Major Joseph Mills Hanson.</li>
<li>Published/Created by: Meadville, Pa.; New York, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill.; London, England: </li>
<li>Keystone View Company, photographed between 1914 and 1918, published 1923</li>
<li>Repository: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2009632839/" target="_blank">Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA</a></li>
</ul>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805817242794109817.post-81172888038606678272019-11-25T16:03:00.002-08:002019-12-07T15:07:11.721-08:00Modern cliff dwellers. A regimental headquarters back of Serbian front - Stereograph Card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<ul>
<li>Excerpt from: The World War through the stereoscope a visualized, vitalized history of the greatest conflict of all the ages / / edited by Major Joseph Mills Hanson.</li>
<li>Published/Created by: Meadville, Pa.; New York, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill.; London, England: </li>
<li>Keystone View Company, photographed between 1914 and 1918, published 1923</li>
<li>Repository: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2009632839/" target="_blank">Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA</a></li>
</ul>
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This is a rugged strip of country, typical of Serbia, which is a land of mountains and valeys, and broad treeless plains covered with a growth of scrub. It was no hardship for the hardy Serbians, accustomed to life in the open, to live in rough houses such as these. In fact those who occupied them were infinitely better off than our allies in the trenches in France. These quarters, though crude, were at least dry, and could be made warm and comfortable.<br />
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Men who fought in Serbia learned to surmount the obstacles which nature placed in their way. Mountain passes had to be threaded. Countless rivers and streams flowing through narrow valleys had to be crossed and recrossed. The German High Command, aware of the topography of the country, made the most thorough provision for its conquest. It sent hundreds of knock-down "Compackt" bridges, made of steel parts, each part ounched and stamped, ready to be fitted to the other and fastened with bolts and nuts. It sent miles of narrow gauge railroad track, in sections four feet long, each section fitted with a hook to attach it to the next. This railroad could be laid down over rough country at the rate of two miles an hour, and readily taken up and relaid when needed elsewhere.<br />
Small cars carrying about 800 pounds of freight ran on the narrow gauge rails. They were pulled along by horses or donkeys, and sometimes by the soldiers themselves. Near the front they were used only at night, sometimes to carry wounded to the rear, usually to bring up food and supplies. Against this mighty army, equipped with every appliance of modern war, the Serbians fought heroically, succumbing finally only to overwhelming numbers and heavier artillery.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805817242794109817.post-76129710701697567072019-11-25T15:56:00.001-08:002019-12-07T15:07:11.688-08:00Serbian reserves in the Balkan mountains awaiting orders to advance - Stereograph Card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<b>Description: </b>The Balkans have long been known as "the cockpit of Europe." For a thousand years this strip of territory, about as large as the state of Pennsylvania, lying between the Aegean and the Black Sea has been the scene of almost uninterrupted conflict. Bulgarians, Serbians, Roumanians, Montenegrins and Albanians have alternately fought the Turk and fought each other. </div>
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Race animosities and religious prejudice have kept them at each others throats. For generations the Great Powers of Europe have been striving to bring about a lasting peace among them, fearing that an outbreak in the Balkans might inaugurate a general European war — as it did, finally.</div>
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Serbia, one of the Balkan states, has a population of about four million souls. It is a land of broad plains and fertile valleys, hemmed in and traversed by rugged mountains, an agricultural community, a land of small farms, tilled by a brave and spirited people.<br />
In 1912 they arose as one man against Turkish tyranny and beat the Moslem back to the gates of Constantinople. In 1913, attacked by Bulgaria, they turned savagely on the foe and routed him.<br />
In 1914 Austria, a mightier foe, a nation of forty million people, jealous of their growing power, swooped down upon them, using as a pretext the assasination of the Crown Prince, the Archduke Francis Ferdinand. Dismayed, impoverished by two wars, the Serbians nevertheless rallied gallantly to their colors and fought with desperation, only to succumb finally to overwhelming numbers. The men before us await the call to battle, ready to pour out their blood on the altar of their country.<br />
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<li>Excerpt from: The World War through the stereoscope a visualized, vitalized history of the greatest conflict of all the ages / / edited by Major Joseph Mills Hanson.</li>
<li>Published/Created by: Meadville, Pa.; New York, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill.; London, England: </li>
<li>Keystone View Company, photographed between 1914 and 1918, published 1923</li>
<li>Repository: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2009632839/" target="_blank">Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA</a></li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805817242794109817.post-31234974092768622242019-09-12T15:15:00.001-07:002019-09-13T00:45:12.295-07:00"Victory – 100 years since the end of WW1" - Horse Sculpture in Gradeshnica village, MariovoThe Monument "Victory – 100 years since the end of WW1" is a donation of the artist and sculptor Zlatko Bojkovski and is dedicated to all victims of World War I.<br />
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The monument was created for the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. It was set on August 1st, 2019 in the center of Gradeshnica village, Mariovo region, Macedonia.<br />
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World War I began in Europe on July 28, 1914, and lasted until November 11, 1918. During that time, more than 70 million soldiers were mobilized, of which over 9 million were killed, along with 7 million civilians.<br />
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World War I was one of the deadliest conflicts in the history of mankind.<br />
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The Macedonian Front, also known as the Thessaloniki or Southern Front, extended from the Orfano Gulf at the Aegean Sea to the Adriatic Sea at length of about 600 km. It went through four countries: Albania, Greece, Bulgaria, and Serbia, which then included the territory of today's Republic of Macedonia.<br />
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From October 1915 to September 1918, the Entente forces (French, Serbian, British, Russian, Italian and Greek armies) were stationed south of the front line, and to the north were the Central Powers (Bulgarian, German and Austro-Hungarian armies). A total of about 1,200,000 soldiers were entrenched on both sides.<br />
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Around 200,000 soldiers from all parts of ethnic Macedonia were mobilized on both sides of the front line. Serbia mobilized about 50,000, Bulgaria about 120,000 and Greece about 20,000 Macedonians.<br />
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Macedonia, which has been in a state of internal turmoil since the late 19th century, has been involved in all military conflicts that have taken place in the Balkans. The population was devastated by hunger, diseases, and hostilities. According to some sources, about a quarter of the population did not survive the war. Also, at the end of the war, the outbreak of influenza (Spanish Flu 1918-1919) which rapidly spread with the movement of the armies, claimed 50-100 million lives worldwide.<br />
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The Macedonian front also passed through the Mariovo region, and it had a devastating effect on the civilian population. Almost all the villages were completely destroyed.<br />
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After the war, the country was ravaged, and only diseases, a large number of unmarked graves, and huge amounts of war material remained (bombs and bullets), which in the following years will be credited for a number of mutilated and murdered “curious” children. Аlthough in the years that followed, several attempts were made to clear the terrain, huge quantities remained hidden beneath the ground and even today can be found on the terrain across Mariovo region.<br />
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The horse sculpture which weighs about two tons is made of shrapnel, bombs, grenades, helmets and other World War I remains found in Mariovo region. Gradeshnica village is the birthplace of the artist Zlatko Bojkovski and he himself has been collecting the debris along the front line for a long time.<br />
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Horses are a common sight in Mariovo region, and their influence and function on human history and civilization make them one of the most important domestic animals. Domesticated in Eurasia about 6,000 years ago, the horse historically served humans in agriculture, wars, and sports. It is an animal that is characterized by speed, strength, and endurance and is given different symbolism in different cultures. It is often associated with power, grace, beauty, freedom, and nobility.<br />
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The ancient Romans believed that the horse is a symbol of the continuity of life.<br />
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The use of the once-murderous explosive devices on a monument depicting a horse with a raised leg symbolizes the victory of life over death.<br />
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This monument is one of the few in the Republic of Macedonia that is made in memory of all the victims of the First World War, military and civilian, regardless of their religious or national affiliation.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805817242794109817.post-20516836344353422512019-03-17T01:02:00.001-07:002019-03-18T01:29:38.973-07:00First World War cemeteries in Skochivir villageDuring the First World War, the <a href="https://off-road.mk/skochivir-novaci-municipality/" target="_blank">village of Skochivir</a> found itself on the actual front line in the autumn of 1916, and later when the fighting moved to only a few kilometers away, it became an important communication point for the forces of the Entente armies.<br />
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Near the village was built the so-called "French Road" connecting the <a href="https://off-road.mk/skochivir-novaci-municipality/" target="_blank">villages of Skochivir</a> and Chegel (devastated during the war), and there was also a cable car between these two villages that served for the delivery of military material.<br />
In 1916 in Thessaloniki was established the hospital of the Russian princess Alexandra Naryshkina, from which a department was later established in the village of Skochivir, and in 1917 a field hospital as part of the Scottish women hospital unit was stationed near the village.<br />
This in a way explains the great number of WWI graves that can be seen on two marked grave locations near the village.<br />
The first location is the <a href="https://macedonia-postcards.blogspot.com/2019/03/st-petka-church-in-skochivir-village.html" target="_blank">church of St. Petka</a>, located in the upper part of the village, where also are the village cemeteries, and the second location are the cemetery, which is located about 1.5 km from the village, on the road leading to <a href="https://off-road.mk/kajmakcalan-4x4-off-road-experience/" target="_blank">Kajmakcalan</a>, passing through the <a href="https://off-road.mk/konjarka-picnic-location-near-village-skocivir-novaci-municipality/" target="_blank">picnic location Konjarka</a>. On both locations, graves are from soldiers who fought in the Serbian army.<br />
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St. Petka church</h2>
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Serbian First World War cemetery on the road to Konjarka</h2>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805817242794109817.post-20338144717066697532019-02-06T05:03:00.005-08:002019-02-06T05:12:48.208-08:00Fight in the skies - First World War - Balkan Front - Part 6 - Photo GalleryFight in the skies - First World War - Balkan Front - Part 6 - Photo Gallery<br />
Photos are an excerpt from the book: "Ратни албум 1914-1918, Author Андра Поповић, published in Belgrade, 1926 during the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Captions above the photos, are original captions from the book, which is also in Serbian and French language.<br />
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1. Jean Navarre, the second best celebrated French pilot (20 years old)<br />
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2. "To Pegoud the fallen hero from his enemies" was the inscription on the wreath which the Germans threw unto the place where he fell<br />
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3. Warnefard, an Englishman who shot down the first Zeppelin<br />
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4. Branko Vukosavljevic, our pilot, treating wounds<br />
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5. Guynemer the most celebrated French pilot who fell after 51 victories<br />
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6. Lieutenant Fonck May 8th 1918 shot down 6 opponents<br />
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7. Raoul Lufbery, an American fell after 19 victories<br />
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8. Willy Coppens, the best Belgian pilot<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">9. Albert Ball, an Englishman, fell after the 43rd victory</span></div>
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<li><a href="https://macedonia1912-1918.blogspot.com/2019/02/fight-in-skies-first-world-war-balkan.html" target="_blank">Fight in the skies - First World War - Balkan Front - Part 1</a></li>
<li><a href="https://macedonia1912-1918.blogspot.com/2019/02/fight-in-skies-first-world-war-balkan_6.html" target="_blank">Fight in the skies - First World War - Balkan Front - Part 2</a></li>
<li><a href="https://macedonia1912-1918.blogspot.com/2019/02/fight-in-skies-first-world-war-balkan_36.html" target="_blank">Fight in the skies - First World War - Balkan Front - Part 3</a></li>
<li><a href="https://macedonia1912-1918.blogspot.com/2019/02/fight-in-skies-first-world-war-balkan_30.html" target="_blank">Fight in the skies - First World War - Balkan Front - Part 4</a></li>
<li><a href="https://macedonia1912-1918.blogspot.com/2019/02/fight-in-skies-first-world-war-balkan_52.html" target="_blank">Fight in the skies - First World War - Balkan Front - Part 5</a></li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805817242794109817.post-51679190467250827492019-02-06T04:49:00.003-08:002019-02-06T05:12:27.989-08:00Fight in the skies - First World War - Balkan Front - Part 5 - Photo GalleryFight in the skies - First World War - Balkan Front - Part 5 - Photo Gallery<br />
Photos are an excerpt from the book: "Ратни албум 1914-1918, Author Андра Поповић, published in Belgrade, 1926 during the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Captions above the photos, are original captions from the book, which is also in Serbian and French language.<br />
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Note: some of the photos are from other fronts<br />
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1. German aeroplane bombs (50, 100, 300 and 1000 kgr.)<br />
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2. A shot down French aeroplane<br />
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3. An aeroplane fitted out with heavy bombs which are to be seen<br />
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4. A shot down German aeroplane<br />
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5. Machine gun in action high up in the sky<br />
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6. A German aeroplane fallen behind German trenches<br />
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7. A shot down apparatus whose pilot was entirely burnt<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">8. A shot down aeroplane and beside it the dead pilot</span></div>
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<li><a href="https://macedonia1912-1918.blogspot.com/2019/02/fight-in-skies-first-world-war-balkan.html" target="_blank">Fight in the skies - First World War - Balkan Front - Part 1</a></li>
<li><a href="https://macedonia1912-1918.blogspot.com/2019/02/fight-in-skies-first-world-war-balkan_6.html" target="_blank">Fight in the skies - First World War - Balkan Front - Part 2</a></li>
<li><a href="https://macedonia1912-1918.blogspot.com/2019/02/fight-in-skies-first-world-war-balkan_36.html" target="_blank">Fight in the skies - First World War - Balkan Front - Part 3</a></li>
<li><a href="https://macedonia1912-1918.blogspot.com/2019/02/fight-in-skies-first-world-war-balkan_30.html" target="_blank">Fight in the skies - First World War - Balkan Front - Part 4</a></li>
<li><a href="https://macedonia1912-1918.blogspot.com/2019/02/fight-in-skies-first-world-war-balkan_95.html" target="_blank">Fight in the skies - First World War - Balkan Front - Part 6</a></li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805817242794109817.post-30682665317164224032019-02-06T04:24:00.001-08:002019-02-06T05:12:06.693-08:00Fight in the skies - First World War - Balkan Front - Part 4 - Photo GalleryFight in the skies - First World War - Balkan Front - Part 4 - Photo Gallery<br />
Photos are an excerpt from the book: "Ратни албум 1914-1918, Author Андра Поповић, published in Belgrade, 1926 during the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Captions above the photos, are original captions from the book, which is also in Serbian and French language.<br />
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1. Gunshots against aeroplanes<br />
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2. One of our aeroplanes shot down at the Salonica front<br />
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3. German aeroplane throws bombs unto the railway train<br />
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4. One of our fallen aeroplanes at the Salonica front<br />
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5. An aeroplane ignites a captive balloon with a bomb and throws it down<br />
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6. The remains of a fallen aeroplane<br />
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7. Field-marshal Misic watches an enemy's aeroplane<br />
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8. D. Milosavljevic, the fallen pilot<br />
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9. H. Schneider, a pilot fallen at the Salonica front<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">10. The enemy's aeroplane throws bombs</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805817242794109817.post-2079549832383146132019-02-06T04:11:00.004-08:002019-02-06T05:11:36.886-08:00Fight in the skies - First World War - Balkan Front - Part 3 - Photo GalleryFight in the skies - First World War - Balkan Front - Part 3 - Photo Gallery<br />
Photos are an excerpt from the book: "Ратни албум 1914-1918, Author Андра Поповић, published in Belgrade, 1926 during the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Captions above the photos, are original captions from the book, which is also in Serbian and French language.<br />
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1. Gunshots leveled against aeroplanes<br />
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2. Counter-aeroplane guns at Katunac<br />
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3. Counter-aeroplane guns masked<br />
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4. H.R.H. the Crown-Prince watches the battle in the air<br />
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5. Counter-aeroplane guns as a protecion for the camp<br />
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6. "Oluj" aeroplane, which did good service at the commencement of the war<br />
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7. Distinction of our and French airmen on the Salonica front<br />
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8. A shot down German Zeppelin at the Salonica front<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">9. Burial of sergeant-major Rot in Vertekop near the air-camp.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805817242794109817.post-32443074779755484522019-02-06T03:13:00.001-08:002019-02-06T05:11:13.259-08:00Fight in the skies - First World War - Balkan Front - Part 2 - Photo GalleryFight in the skies - First World War - Balkan Front - Part 2 - Photo Gallery<br />
<b>Note: some of the photos are from other fronts</b><br />
Photos are an excerpt from the book: "Ратни албум 1914-1918, Author Андра Поповић, published in Belgrade, 1926 during the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Captions above the photos, are original captions from the book, which is also in Serbian and French language.<br />
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1. Combined series of photos of a fortified sector<br />
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2. Photograph of a fortress<br />
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3. Photograph of troops leaving their fortress<br />
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4. Photographs of occupied trenches greatly damaged by bombs<br />
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5. Photographs of various depots<br />
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6. Photograph of the fortress on which the gun loopholes can be distinctly seen<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">7. Three aeroplane photographic apparatuses</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805817242794109817.post-6779064255455525112019-02-06T02:40:00.003-08:002019-02-06T05:10:43.930-08:00Fight in the skies - First World War - Balkan Front - Part 1 - Photo GalleryFight in the skies - First World War - Balkan Front - Part 1 - Photo Gallery<br />
Photos are an excerpt from the book: "Ратни албум 1914-1918, Author Андра Поповић, published in Belgrade, 1926 during the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Captions above the photos, are original captions from the book, which is also in Serbian and French language.<br />
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1. One year volunteers of our first aviator-school in Pozarevac 1915<br />
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2. A service aeroplane ready for flight<br />
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3. Aeroplane in a tent-hangar<br />
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4. Group of officers who have passed a course as aero-observers<br />
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5. Aeroplane detachment appointed to the 1st Army<br />
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6. French pilots and ours at the distribution of decorations<br />
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7. H.R.H Crown-Prince Aleksandar visits the aero-squadron<br />
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8. A double deck aeroplane as a aervice apparatus.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">9. Our aeroplane, although greatly damaged, landed safely at Gabrovac.</span></div>
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