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Wilhelmine Germany and the First World War (1890-1918)
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Images - Germany at War, 1914-1918: Battle
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1.   Young German Infantrymen March Singing into the Battle of Langemarck on November 10, 1914 (Undated Painting)
After numerous losses in the Battle of the Marne and the collapse of the Schlieffen Plan in.... 		Young German Infantrymen March Singing into the Battle of Langemarck on November 10, 1914 (Undated Painting)
2.   Max Beckmann, Mars Unleashed and Woman Mourning (1914)
The German artist Max Beckmann (1884-1950) volunteered as a medic in the fall of 1914. He was first.... 		Max Beckmann, <i>Mars Unleashed and Woman Mourning</i> (1914)
3.   German Infantrymen on the Frontline with Weapons at the Ready (1914)
Whereas stasis was the characteristic feature of the Western Front from November 1914 onward, the earliest months of war had seen a great deal of mobile warfare, as German troops occupied Luxemburg,.... 		German Infantrymen on the Frontline with Weapons at the Ready (1914)
4.   Postcard: Resting in the Trenches (c. 1914)
After French and British forces stopped the German advance at the Battle of the Marne, a “race.... 		Postcard: Resting in the Trenches (c. 1914)
5.   Postcard of the Painting The Last Man by Hans Bohrdt (1915)
On December 8, 1914, the German East Asia squadron and British naval forces battled in South American waters near the Falkland Islands. After five hours, the defeat of the German side was complete..... 		Postcard of the Painting <I>The Last Man</i> by Hans Bohrdt (1915)
6.   Cross-Section of a Submarine (1915)
At first, Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz (1849-1930) failed to regard submarines as an important factor.... 		Cross-Section of a Submarine (1915)
7.   Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Self-Portrait as a Soldier (1915)
This famous self-portrait shows Ernst Ludwig Kirchner after his nervous breakdown and subsequent dismissal from military service. Kirchner wears the uniform of the 75th artillery regiment. The fictive.... 		Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, <i>Self-Portrait as a Soldier</i> (1915)
8.   Wilhelm II and his Officers (c. 1915)
The German Kaiser was not only the head of the Imperial government, but also commander-in-chief of the armed forces. This postcard from c. 1915 shows Kaiser Wilhelm II (seated, front) surrounded.... 		Wilhelm II and his Officers (c. 1915)
9.   The First World War: The Western Front (July 1916)
The Western Front was the scene of a nightmarish stalemate during the First World War. The battlefield became a vast wasteland, devoid of trees, grass, and animal life. Here, a German infantry battalion.... 		The First World War: The Western Front (July 1916)
10.   The Battlefield in the Argonne Forest (1916)
The mountainous Argonne Forest (located in northeastern France between the Maas and Aisne rivers west of Verdun) demanded different military strategies than the wet lowlands of Flanders. These included.... 		The Battlefield in the Argonne Forest (1916)
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