Saturday, March 2, 2019
Friday, March 1, 2019
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Today In Wyoming's History: Camp Devin, Montana/Wyoming
Today In Wyoming's History: Camp Devin, Montana/Wyoming:
These are rather wintery photographs of a place that was only occupied until late summer in 1878. So the pictures are unfair by their very nature, however, like a lot of photographs here, I take them when I go by them.
If you click on these photos you'll get the full, albeit short, story of Camp Devin. It was a post Little Big Horn camp established just off (and I mean just off) the northern boundary of the Black Hills in 1878 in order to guard the construction of a telegraph line.
I don't know the reasoning behind the location of the post, but it was likely because the Black Hills themselves remained a real threat and, in terms of locating a camp ground, assuming that there's water near by, you couldn't ask for a flatter location.
The post location is likely slightly approximate. The sign is a State of Wyoming sign, but the location is literally right on the Wyoming Montana border.
Camp Devin, Montana/Wyoming
These are rather wintery photographs of a place that was only occupied until late summer in 1878. So the pictures are unfair by their very nature, however, like a lot of photographs here, I take them when I go by them.
If you click on these photos you'll get the full, albeit short, story of Camp Devin. It was a post Little Big Horn camp established just off (and I mean just off) the northern boundary of the Black Hills in 1878 in order to guard the construction of a telegraph line.
I don't know the reasoning behind the location of the post, but it was likely because the Black Hills themselves remained a real threat and, in terms of locating a camp ground, assuming that there's water near by, you couldn't ask for a flatter location.
The post location is likely slightly approximate. The sign is a State of Wyoming sign, but the location is literally right on the Wyoming Montana border.
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Friday, February 22, 2019
Saturday, February 16, 2019
Some Gave All: Monument to returning partisans, France.
Some Gave All: Monument to returning partisans, France.:
Monument to returning partisans, France.
A French monument to six French partisans who returned by parachute and lost their lives on May 9, 1944.
I'm unfamiliar with this incident, but a large percentage of these operations were unsuccessful due to the penetration of the British SOE by the Germans. The SOE was only one of several British secret service organizations during the war and was not a full time professional one. Following the war it investigated the penetration and somewhat, but not fully, determined what had occurred, although it also operated to cover up the event as well.
This monument indicates that the captured Frenchmen were deported to Germany where they must have been subsequently executed at some point.
Friday, February 15, 2019
Sunday, January 27, 2019
Some Gave All: French War Memorial, Reconnaissante France.
Some Gave All: French War Memorial, Reconnaissante France.:
French war memorial in Reconnaissante France. Like many of these memorials, this one had the names of the World War Two war dead added following the Second World War.
MKTH photographs.
Saturday, January 26, 2019
French War Memorial, Reconnaissante France.
French war memorial in Reconnaissante France. Like many of these memorials, this one had the names of the World War Two war dead added following the Second World War.
MKTH photographs.
Friday, January 25, 2019
Some Gave All: French village war memorial for World War One.
Some Gave All: French village war memorial for World War One.:
A memorial in a French village to its World War One dead. Note the number of names on the memorial. No wonder the memory of the Great War is so alive in France.
MKTH photographs.
French village war memorial for World War One.
A memorial in a French village to its World War One dead. Note the number of names on the memorial. No wonder the memory of the Great War is so alive in France.
MKTH photographs.
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Some Gave All: Memorial to French War Dead. Gandelu France
Some Gave All: Memorial to French War Dead. Gandelu France:
This memorial in Gandelu, France has been kept current following its original dedication to World War One's lost soldiers. Those lost in World War Two, the French Indo-China War, and the Algerian War were later added.
MKTH Photographs.
Memorial to French War Dead. Gandelu France
This memorial in Gandelu, France has been kept current following its original dedication to World War One's lost soldiers. Those lost in World War Two, the French Indo-China War, and the Algerian War were later added.
MKTH Photographs.
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Some Gave All: Monument to French War Dead, Versailles.
Some Gave All: Monument to French War Dead, Versailles.:
A monument to French war dead at the Palace of Versailles.
MKTH Photograph
Monument to French War Dead, Versailles.
A monument to French war dead at the Palace of Versailles.
MKTH Photograph
Sunday, January 20, 2019
Sunday, January 13, 2019
Some Gave All: War Memorial, Coulombs, France.
Some Gave All: War Memorial, Coulombs, France.:
The war memorial in Coulombs, France, dedicated to the men of the town who lost their lives in World War One and World War Two.
The flags are those of France and the European Community.
War Memorial, Coulombs, France.
The war memorial in Coulombs, France, dedicated to the men of the town who lost their lives in World War One and World War Two.
The flags are those of France and the European Community.
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Some Gave All: French Military Museum at The Invalides
Some Gave All: French Military Museum at The Invalides:
These are photographs of the absolutely incredible museum at The Invalides, a structure which was originally a French hospital but which was converted by Napoleon to military use.
All photographs by MKTH.
The amount of material at this museum, including these cannons, is absolutely incredible Everything from and about French military history can be found there.
These are small artillery models. Incredibly detailed.
Model soldiers depicting Napoleonic Wars era troops.
French Military Museum at The Invalides
These are photographs of the absolutely incredible museum at The Invalides, a structure which was originally a French hospital but which was converted by Napoleon to military use.
All photographs by MKTH.
The amount of material at this museum, including these cannons, is absolutely incredible Everything from and about French military history can be found there.
These are small artillery models. Incredibly detailed.
Model soldiers depicting Napoleonic Wars era troops.
Martial musical instruments.
Coat and hat of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Napoleon's hat.
Napoleon's horse.
Portrait of Napoleon as Emperor of France.
Russian uniforms of the World War One and civil war period.
This uniform reflects the typical French uniform of the Franco Prussian War period on to early in World War One.
Uniform of German landser, World War One, post 1915, with Maxim 08 machine gun.
M1916 German helmet with death's head, as used by Freikorps units.
Polish uniforms circa World War One.
American Army uniform as worn in Siberia by American troops committed to Russia during World War One.
Flag of French forces that were committed to Russia from 1914 to 1919.
World War One era French cavalry display.
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