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How to Draw a German Soldier from 1909

The image below shows how to draw a German soldier. This image was originally published in 1909 and shows the general dress for German soldiers…

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Searching the Catacombs of Rome for Hidden German Soldiers – World War I

The article below, published in 1915, claims that German spies hid in the catacombs of Rome during World War I. Searching the Catacombs of Rome…

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German Mine Gnomes

Called Tommyknockers in the U.S., the German miners claimed that gnomes infested metal mines and could cause all sorts of trouble and even death. The…

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French Captain Lux Escapes German Prison

Give a person enough time and enough boredom, and they will figure out an escape. This interesting newspaper article from 1912 tells how a French…

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