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Four metre Prussian Grenadier executed for sleeping while on guard duty.

Now that does appear to be a staged scene. The fellow nearest the camera is on his own programme, seeming to have found a pheasant to shoot at.

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Commission Rifle, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Bedankt heel veel! Thank You very much!

I think he had to have been taller than just 4 meters ! Besides think of the manpower necessary to dig a grave that big ?

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Centuries of towns and cities, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

great shot

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Vintage Background People, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

** why in the middle of the road ? ! **

De foto is zeer waarschijnlijk genomen bij Aalsmeer, met de Ringvaart van de Haarlemmermeerpolder. Vlakbij het Fort bij Aalsmeer.

Blimey! They're so young! I can't help but wonder how many (or rather few) of these young men returned to Britain alive.

Oh, that is the saddest picture I think I've ever seen. How many of those young men died?

stunning biziare photo

A vivid reminder that England sent it's upper crust to fight this war. How different things are now (especially in the US where the armed forces are comprised primarily of poorly educated kids from poor families).

Are these not the infamous 'The Eton Rifles' and is it not more likely that these were the ones who sent the 'oiks' over the top?

Translation: Soldier with gun hiding behind a laying horse

We can assume that this man is a north African colonial troop of the French Army. It is a pity that more information is not presented with many of these photographs.

Bellissimo queste stupende fotografie da mostrare a tutto il mondo . Grazie lh.