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2nd Moroccan division bathes its flags in the Rhine, Huningue, Alsace, France, 21 November 1918
The 2nd Moroccan division bathes its flags in the Rhine, Huningue, Alsace, France, 21 November 1918

Air cavalry, attacking the infantry, 1918, (1926). Artist: Maurice Busset
Air cavalry, attacking the infantry, 1918, (1926)

Aeroplane supplying ammunition to the British front line, World War I, 1914-1918 (1926). Artist: Joseph Simpson
Aeroplane supplying ammunition to the British front line, World War I, 1914-1918 (1926)

Raoul Lufbery, French-American fighter pilot and flying ace of World War I, 1914-1918
Raoul Lufbery, French-American fighter pilot and flying ace of World War I, 1918. Born in Clermont-Ferrand, Lufbery (1885-1918) moved to the United States when 6 years old

Maurice Boyau, leading French fighter ace of the First World War, 1914-1918. The Captain of the French rugby team before World War I

Merci!, c1918, (1926). Artist: L Sabattier
Merci!, c1918, (1926). Marianne kisses a French soldier (poilu) in gratitude for his efforts to win the First World War. In the background the figuure of a German soldier stands holding a white flag

Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, June 1918. The last Emperor of Germany and King of Saxony, both forced to abdicate after Germanys defeat in World War I

General Diaz and General Foch meeting at the Italian headquarters, Italy, 2 May 1918. Diaz (1861-1928) was Italian Chief of Staff from October 1917 until the end of the war

Rene Paul Fonck, French fighter ace, 1918. Fonck (1894-1953) was credited with six enemy aircraft destroyed in one day, a feat he achieved on 8 May 1918

Georges Guynemer, French fighter ace, 9 September 1917. Guynemer (1894-1917) became the first French ace to attain 50 victories, a mark he reached at the end of July 1917

Lieutenant Georges Guynemer meeting French generals, 19 February 1917. Generals Foch, Gerard, Guillaumat, and Lyautey inspecting one of the aircraft of Guynemers squadron, Groupe de Chasse No 12

Georges Guynemer, French fighter ace, c1916. Guynemer (1894-1917) became the first French ace to attain 50 victories, a mark he reached at the end of July 1917

Lieutenant Georges Guynemer and Captain Felix Brocard, French fighter pilots, 5 February 1916. Photograph taken on the day of Guynemers (left) 5th victory

Allied troops marching through a liberated town, 27 October 1918

General Currie and Canadian troops walking through a liberated town, 27 October 1918. Currie (1875-1933) commanded the Canadian Corps of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF)

Queen Elisabeth of Belgium visiting Allied pilots, c1915. The Queen of the Belgians enjoyed great popularity as a result of her visits to the front and sponsorship of a nursing unit during World War I

German aviators shot down by French ace Jean Navarre, 1916. Jean Navarre (1895-1919) gained the distinction of being designated Frances first air ace of the First World War

Jean Navarre, French pilot, 1916. Navarre (1895-1919) gained the distinction of being designated Frances first air ace of the First World War

The Lessard farm, between Marizy and Neuilly Saint Front, France, 18 July 1918, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
The Lessard farm, between Marizy and Neuilly Saint Front, France, 18 July 1918, (1926)

French Tank Assault, July 1918, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
French Tank Assault, July 1918, (1926). Although tanks were first deployed in World War I by the British, it was the French who adopted the new weapon with the greatest enthusiasm

German soldiers surrendering near Vierzy, south of Soissons, 18 July 1918

A group of light tanks, Soissons, France, 1918. Although tanks were first deployed in World War I by the British, it was the French who adopted the new weapon with the greatest enthusiasm

Georges Clemenceau and General Gouraud, 6th July 1918. The French Prime Minister (left) with the commander of the French 4th Army. Henri Gouraud lost an arm at Gallipoli

Vice-Admiral Roger John Brownlow Keyes, British naval officer, 1918. The commander of the port of Dover, Keyes (1872-1945)

An armoured train battery, 1918

The inhabitants of Caudry come to seek food from the British Army, France, 1918

A British soldier helping a woman return to her village, France, 1918
A British soldier helping a woman return to her village between Le Cateau and Cambrai, France, 1918. The Allied advance of the summer and autumn of 1918 allowed people to return to their homes

American soldiers passing through the ruins of Varennes, Meuse-Argonne Offensive, France, 1918. The Meuse-Argonne Offensive of September-November 1918 was the largest operation undertaken by

American 14 inch railway gun, Meuse-Argonne Offensive, France, 1918. The Meuse-Argonne Offensive of September-November 1918 was the largest operation conducted by the American Expeditionary Force

Americans preparing for the attack on the Argonne Forest, Verdun, France, September, 1918. The Meuse-Argonne Offensive of September-November 1918 was the final offensive of World War I

American soldiers in the the village of Nonsard, north east of Saint-Mihiel, (1926)
American soldiers in the the village of Nonsard, north-east of Saint-Mihiel, 12-15 September 1918. Jubilant American troops during the Battle of St Mihiel

American soldiers entering the village of Nonsard, near Saint-Mihiel, France, 12-15 September 1918
American soldiers entering the village of Nonsard, north-east of Saint-Mihiel, France, 12-15 September 1918. American troops advancing during the Battle of St Mihiel

The re-supply of a machine gun unit by horseback, Aisne, France, 2 September 1918

Artillery barrage before an advance, Aisne, France, 2 September 1918

French artillery position, France, 1918, (1926). Artist: Henry Cheffer
French artillery position, France, 1918, (1926)

370 Mortar in Action, 1918, (1926). Artist: Henry Cheffer
370 Mortar in Action, 1918, (1926). French artillerymen operating a large mortar. Mortars are muzzle-loaded weapons that fire shells at a lower velocity

German prisoners captured by the 3rd and 4th British Armies, Somme, France, 21-22 August, 1918. Soldiers captured by the British at the Battle of Bapaume

Columns of German prisoners, Somme, France, 1918

The four Allied commanders, Chateau Bombon, France, 1918. From left to right: General Philippe Petain, Commander-in-Chief of the French Army; Field Marshal Douglas Haig

British soldiers exploring the ruins of Albert, Somme, France, 22 August 1918. Albert was the scene of fighting in the Battle of the Somme in 1916 when it was largely reduced to rubble

A German soldier surrenders, Aisne, France, World War I, 18 July 1918

American 155th artillery battery, south of Soissons, France, 18 July 1918. The Battle of Soissons, which was fought between 18 and 22 July 1918

French 75th artillery battery, Aisne, France, 18 July 1918

A broken down French light tank, Villers-Cotterets, Aisne, France, 1918. Tanks were first deployed in World War I by the British in 1916

French infantry position in a sunken lane, north of Villers-Cotterets, Aisne, France, 1918
French infantry position in a sunken lane, north of the forest of Villers-Cotterets, Aisne, France, 1918

French infantry resting in a shell hole, Chemin des Dames, France, 11 June 1918. A strategically important ridge overlooking the River Aisne

French machine gunners sweeping a road, Courcelles, south-east of Montdidier, France, 9 June 1918

American marines digging trenches, Lucy-le-Bocage, France, 1 June, 1918

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