Le Miroir -1914-1917 photographic newspaper of the Great War

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Good seeing this as the old Scotland Yard building is now a restaurant, I was fine dining there last week

Regards,

Sean.

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Here are another two pages

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and the second one

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and another two pages

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Good news, have just managed to buy the 1918 issues, to complete the period of the Great War.

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Part of the German fleet

men and women joining up

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Just to finish this issue n° 38 on the last page a map of France.

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Here is number 39 dated 31st August 1914

Cossacks from the Urals chasing Germans

My paternal grandfather was a Cossack and fought during the Great War, although unfortunately that's all the information that I really have about him.

the second photo mentions that these German Dragoons were made prisoner, and that the horses were in such bad condition, that the Belgian army couldn't use them.

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The town of Liège and its belt of twelve forts

The Germans fear our bayonets

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Their victories l the cruisers sold to the Turks.

The Breslau and rebaptised the Mytilyne

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Wounded soldiers crossing the streets of Mérières after having their wounds dressed.

A street in Charleville guarded in a military fashion. Seeing the border towns, you would never believe that we were at war. Charleville has its three weekly markets as usual, and the prices of the goods has hardly changed. On the outskirts of the town, the roads are blocked by carts as can be seen on the photos.

Fishermen sitting on the banks of the Meuse.

Who could believe that guns are being fired only a few kilomètres away, whilst along the banks of the Meuse, fisherman are patiently watching their lines. In town most of the shops have remained open, except for one whose staff have been called up.

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Algerian "tiralleurs " come into the story.

At the railway station of Champigny, passers-by offer drinks to Algerian Riflemen. Champigny, Seething with impatience, our brave Algerian riflemen went to the front, and from Marseille to,the border, the population warmly acclaimed them. . The Germans have not forgotten the bloody setbacks inflicted on them by our Turcos, before falling under their bullets at, Wissembourg and Foroeschwiller in 1870. It is with real fear that they await these impetuous soldiers. The turcos laugh in advance at the thought of renewing their recent exploits of Morocco.

BTW, have meant to say that if anyone wants a look up in these magazines, just let me know, I would be happy to do it.

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Photo on the left.

sleeping in the station.

The sleeping arrangements for the "seniors" are four hours in average. They sleep on the tarred floors, covered with ten centimetres of straw. And none of them is regretting his own bed. The opposite, they only show signs of good humour.

Photo on the left

The sentry on a small bridge.

All the bridges of the railways are being very closely guarded. Certainly, we have guarded all the main viaducts of the lines of mobilization, but the small bridges are equally being watched. Nothing is being left to chance.

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Top photo ladies from the Red Cross

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Top photo and bottom left, General French

Bottom right Sir Edward Grey and Mr Asquith

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Top photo, Serb volunteers swearing allegiance to the Patriarch before joining up.

Bottom photo Infantry soldiers escorting a convoy in the streets of Travnik

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Top photo : the numbers of English signing up, goes over all expectations.

!Bottom photo : a railway tunnel being guarded on the London to dover line

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Wow! Great stuff.

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Top photo, Serb volunteers swearing allegiance to the Pope before joining up.

The fault lies with the magazine and not your translation but this is much more likely to be an Orthodox ceremony rather than Catholic.

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The fault lies with the magazine and not your translation but this is much more likely to be an Orthodox ceremony rather than Catholic.

Thanks for the comment, have just edited the photo, and have put Patriarch, would that be the correct name for the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church

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mags

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Top left, showing the unpoularity of the Kaiser.this ppicture is taken in the Paris suburbs, and refelects public opinion of the moment.

Middle photo , the first enemy flag, ths 23rd Bavarian standard was taken from the enemy at Saint blaise by the 10th Batallion Chasseurs, was flown from a window in the Ministry of War and then at the Invalides.

top right the rue de Berlin changes names. Without waiting for a decision from the town municipality, the people living in rue de Berlin in Parlis decided to change the name of the street to rue de Liege.

Bottom left, information office for families of the men mobilised.

Bottom right: the Polish people under the German yolk : We have reprinted one of the many postcards printed by the Polish to protest against the German oppression, which started before the war broke out. It is known that Germany fears a Polish revolution.

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Top photo : The members of the mission to Greece have come back to fight in France.Tthe members of the mission surrounded by their Greek comrades. A few months ago, General Villaret replaced General Eydoux at the French military mission in Greece, reorganizer of the Greek military. As soon as mobilization was announced, the mission came back to France to fight in France. On leaving Athens, many pro French demonstrations took place. The mission was compose of Artillery and Engineering officers, who are pictured on the photo. They are surrounded in the photo by Greek officers from the same regiments.

Bottom photo

General Villaret inspecting the Greek soldiers.

Before leaving the Greek troops that he had been training, General Villaret wanted to inspect the troops and to bid them farewill. The Greek army, who had fought gallantly during the Balkan wars, present more than an analogy with the French army. In the Greek army, there is courage and endurance. General Villaret wanted to highlight the links uniting Greece and France.

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Last page of this issue, a map of Eastern Belgium

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Haven't posted anything to this recently, so here is number 40 dated Sunday 30 August 1914.

Here is the pilot PEGOUD who destroyed two German convoys with his bombs.

Forever popular Pegoud who has shone out by destroying two German convoys. With his passenger Monternier, he has come to Paris to collect a new plane, his was riddled with bullets.