Images Dated 21st August 2006 (page 2)

La Marseillaise, L Opera-Comique, 6 December 1914 (1926). Artist: Georges Bertin Scott
La Marseillaise, L Opera-Comique, 6 December 1914 (1926)

French President Raymond Poincare meeting General Joseph Joffre, 1914. The French head of state meeting with the Commander-in-Chief of the army

French President Raymond Poincare and King George V, December 1914. Meeting of the French and British heads of state during World War I

Albert I of Belgium and French President Poincare meet in Veurne, Belgium, 1 November 1914
Albert I of Belgium and French President Raymond Poincare meet in Veurne (Furnes), Belgium, 1 November 1914. The French and Belgian leaders meeting to discuss the progress of the war

Cuxhaven Raid, 25 December 1914, (1926). Artist: Charles Fouqueray
Cuxhaven Raid, 25 December 1914, (1926). On Christmas Day 1914 the British launched a comined air and naval attack on the Zeppelin bases at Cuxhaven and Wilhelmshaven in northern Germany

Young Serbian recruits, 1914. After the outbreak of World War I Serbia repelled a succession of Austrian invasion attempts in 1914 before succumbing to a combined offensive launched by Germany

Grand Duke Nikolai, Russian First World War general, (1926). Grand Duke Nikolai (1856-1929) was Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army when the First World War broke out in 1914

Russian Siberian infantry troops in Warsaw, Poland, 1914

German prisoners of war, Ypres, Belgium, 1914. Germans captured during the First Battle of Ypres (October-November 1914)

French First World War generals Joseph Joffre and Ferdinand Foch, Flanders, 1914. Joffre (left) (1852-1931) was Commander-in-Chief of the french Army at the outset of World War I

The Belfry and Cloth Hall of Ypres, Belgium, 24 November 1914. The magnificent medieval Cloth Hall was damaged by German shellfire during the First Battle of Ypres (14 October-22 November 1914)

The English drive back the Germans at the Ypres front, Belgium, 11 November 1914, (1926). Close quarter fighting during the First Battle of Ypres

The London Scottish territorial regiment reforming their line under fire, 31 October 1914, (1926). At Messines, Belgium, on 31 October 1914

A German Shell Explodes in a British Trench, 1914, (1926). Artist: Arthur C Michael
A German Shell Explodes in a British Trench, 1914, (1926)

Marine fusiliers involved in a street battle in Diksmuide, Flanders, Belgium, 1914 (1926). Artist: Charles Fouqueray
Marine fusiliers involved in a street battle in Diksmuide, Flanders, Belgium, 1914 (1926). French marines in action during the Battle of the Yser which stopped the German advance

German soldiers under fire from allied guns, Flanders, World War I, 1914, (1926). Artist: J Simont
German soldiers under fire from allied guns, Flanders, World War I, 1914, (1926)

A Soldier from the British Indian Army, France, c1915. The British Indian Army saw service in the Middle East and East Africa, at Gallipoli and on the Western Front

Sudanese cavalry, France, 1915. Many thousands of troops from across the British and French Empires fought in the First World War

Albert I, King of the Belgians (1926). Albert (1875-1934) was the third king of Belgium, succeeding his uncle, Leopold II, in 1909

Men of Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry, 1915. The Princess Patricias Regiment was established in August 1914. Their name comes from Princess Patricia of Connaught

Officers of the Canadian Highlanders, 1915. 619, 636 soldiers enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force sent to France in World War I

A French Canadian army recruitment poster, 1914. 619, 636 soldiers enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force sent to France in World War I

A group of Canadian soldiers, 1914, (1926). 619, 636 soldiers enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force sent to France in World War I

The front line around the Aisne, France, World War I, 1914, (1926)

Bengal Mounted Lancers passing the statue of Joan of Arc, France, 1914, (1926). Artist: J Simont
Bengal Mounted Lancers passing the statue of Joan of Arc, France, 1914, (1926)

The attack of the German trenches at Nogent-l Abbesse, Rheims front, 24th September 1914, (1926)
The attack of the German trenches at Nogent-l Abbesse, Reims front, France, 24 September 1914, (1926)

A Massive German Attack on the British Front, World War I, 1914 (1926). Artist: Arthur C Michael
A Massive German Attack on the British Front, World War I, 1914 (1926)

The French front line at Douaumont, Verdun, France, 25 February 1916. Douaumont was the site of one of the network of forts built around the city of Verdun

Our Brave Men, Advance by Jumps, 1914, (1926)

Auguste Dubail, French First World War general, (1926). Dubail (1851-1934) was commander of the French 1st Army at the beginning of the war

The ruins of Albert, Somme, France, 23 September 1914. Albert was the scene of fierce fighting in September 1914, and was close to the front line throughout the war

A group of military chaplains, World War I, 1914

Cathedral of Reims on fire from German shelling, France, 1914

The Church of Sermaize, 1914, (1926). Artist: Pierre Vignal
The Church of Sermaize, 1914, (1926). The village of Sermaize-les-Bains was extensively damaged during the First Battle of the Marne in September 1914

The scene in the House of Commons, Westminster, London, 3 August 1914. On 3 August 1914 Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium the following day

The Gare de l Est railway station during the period of mobilization, Paris, France, 1914. Artist: Andre Devambez
The Gare de l Est railway station during the period of mobilization, Paris, France, 1914. Troops preparing to depart for the Western Front as their families bid them farewell

Albert I of Belgium on the way to parliament, 1914. Despite its status as a neutral country, Belgium was invaded by Germany on 4 August 1914 after the Belgian government refused a German ultimatum

Friends and Enemies, 1914. A sheet distributed to French troops to help them distinguish Allied from enemy troops in World WarI

Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria, 23 July 1914. Artist: Hoeck
Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria, 23 July 1914. Acting on the advice of his foreign minister, Leopold von Berchtold, Franz Josef I (1830-1916)

Emperor Welhelm II of Germany greeting Tsar Nicholas II of Russia before the First World War. The war would bring about the downfall of both their empires

Our Grand Allies, 1914, The allies of France at the outset of World War I: Nicholas II of Russia; George V of England; Albert I of Belgium

Russian troops saluting Tsar Nicholas II, Krasnoye Selo, 22 July, 1914

Russian troops parading during French President Raymond Poincares visit to Russia, 22 July, 1914. Anticipating the onset of war with Germany, Poincare moved to strengthen Frances alliance with Russia

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and the Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, 1914, (1926)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, 1914. The Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1863-1914), heir to the Austrian throne

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig during the victory parade, Paris, France, 14 July 1919. Haig (1861-1928) commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from 1915 until the end of the First World War

General Montuori and Italian troops during the victory parade, Paris, France, 14 July 1919

Three-seated aeroplane on a photographic mission, protected by a Spad fighter aircraft, 1918 (1926)

General Duval, head of the French air force, 1918

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