lot of 21 WW1,photos,France,G. Guynemer,dead soldiers,ships,planes,Aisne-Marne

Description: lot of 22 Vintage WW1 miniature photos taken in France of different views of the war. Everything from pretty Alsatian girls to dead corpses of Boche (german) soldiers. There are 5 views of planes including two of French pilot fighter ace and national hero Georges Guynemer. These were probably souvenir images sold to the soldiers to take home? Below is some information of the images Georges Guynemer, 24 December 1894 – 11 September 1917 was the second highest-scoring French fighter ace with 54 victories during World War I, and a French national hero at the time of his death.The first plane allocated to him was a Morane-Saulnier L monoplane previously flown by Charles Bonnard, and accordingly named Vieux Charles (Old Charles). Guynemer kept the name and continued to use it for most of his later aircraft. On 19 July 1915, he shot down his first plane, a German Aviatik. Boche, Boches, Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or II. Boche (slang for German soldier) is said to have derived from a slang French word ‘caboche’ meaning ‘rascal’. Other suggest the term ‘cabochon’ relates to ‘head’ and especially a big thick, head. It seems to have been used in the Paris underworld from about 1860, with the meaning of a disagreeable, troublesome fellow. USS West Lianga was commissioned into the Naval Overseas Transportation Service and completed four round-trip voyages to France for the Navy. Rambler sailed for the Azores 4 November 1917 and operated with the patrol detachment there until February 1918. Then transferred to the French coast, the armed yacht operated out of Brest on patrol and escort duty for the remainder of World War I. French 75 cannon in action in Abri, a fortified position at the battle of Verdun.The Canon de 75 modèle 1897, an innovative design that introduced, for the first time in field artillery history, a hydro-pneumatic recoil mechanism keeping the gun stable during firing and thus permitting high rates of accurate shell delivery. Variants and descendants, in the French Army alone, included among many others:-Wikipedia Images meas. apx. 2 1/2" x 3 1/8". Judge condition of images from scan but please ask any and all questions before bidding as I want you to bid with confidence. These are historical images documenting a bygone era ... On multiple purchases please wait for invoice before paying as I combine items to save you money on shipping. Feedback will always be left once it is received. Note - International buyers: I use the Global Shipping program because ebay requires that I have a tracking # on all sales to protect both buyer and seller. Please consider the cost of shipping before bidding on an item. Thank you. Thanks for looking and please check out my other auctions and eBay Store. New images are listed often so come back soon.

Price: 50 USD

Location: Royal Oak, Michigan

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