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Remembering the end of WWI a century later in 100 photos

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American infantry soldiers on the march towards the Rhine.
American infantry soldiers on the march towards the Rhine. Getty Images

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American troops travelling by ship to France.
American troops travelling by ship to France. Getty Images

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Silhouette of American soldiers manning 3-inch antiaircraft gun batteries as spotlights search the night skies for incoming planes.
Silhouette of American soldiers manning 3-inch antiaircraft gun batteries as spotlights search the night skies for incoming planes. Getty Images

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An American tank in 1917.
An American tank in 1917. Getty Images

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A little girl in her father's arms has her hand shaken by an American soldier as his troop parade through the streets of London.
A little girl in her father’s arms has her hand shaken by an American soldier as his troop parades through the streets of London. Getty Images

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Beds on an American Army Ambulance Train.
Beds on an American Army Ambulance Train. Getty Images

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An American soldier in the ruins near Verdun, France.
An American soldier in the ruins near Verdun, France. Getty Images

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President Woodrow Wilson reading the Armistice terms for WW1 to Congress.
President Woodrow Wilson reading the Armistice terms for WW1 to Congress. Getty Images

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American troops marching through London during World War I.
American troops marching through London during World War I. Getty Images

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Full-length image of American troops carrying backpacks while walking along train tracks enroute to France from Camp Merritt, New Jersey.
American troops carry backpacks while walking along train tracks enroute to France from Camp Merritt, New Jersey Getty Images

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Three German soldiers display rats killed in their trench the previous night.
Three German soldiers display rats killed in their trench from the previous night. Getty Images

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American medical staff on their arrival in London.
American medical staff on their arrival in London. Getty Images

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American soldiers leaving Camp Dix, New Jersey.
American soldiers leaving Camp Dix, New Jersey. Getty Images

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French and British troops in a trench on the Western Front during World War I.
French and British troops in a trench on the Western Front during World War I. Getty Images

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A German rifleman beside the corpse of a French soldier in a trench at Fort Vaux, France.
A German rifleman beside the corpse of a French soldier in a trench at Fort Vaux, France. Getty Images

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Supporting troops of the 1st Australian Division walking on a duckboard track near Hooge, in the Ypres Sector.
Supporting troops of the 1st Australian Division walking on a duckboard track near Hooge, in the Ypres Sector. Getty Images

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Serbian soldiers rest after duty in the trenches near Belgrade.
Serbian soldiers rest after duty in the trenches near Belgrade. Getty Images

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Allied troops at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula, during the Gallipoli campaign.
Allied troops at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula, during the Gallipoli campaign. Getty Images

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American officers of the 'Buffalos', 367th Infantry, 77th Division, pose with a little French girl during the WWI campaign in France.
American officers of the ‘Buffalos’, 367th Infantry, 77th Division, pose with a little French girl during the WWI campaign in France. Getty Images

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British grocery magnate, Sir Thomas Lipton.
British grocery magnate, Sir Thomas Lipton. Getty Images

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An American Army Ambulance train at St. Pancras.
An American Army Ambulance train at St. Pancras. Getty Images

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American soldiers manning a French '37', a one-pounder in firing position behind barbed wire in a second line trench at Dieffmatten, in Alsace.
American soldiers manning a French ’37’, a one-pounder in firing position behind barbed wire in a second line trench at Dieffmatten, in Alsace. Getty Images

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Members of the 117 Maratha serving the Raj during the First World War.
Members of the 117 Maratha serving the Raj during the First World War. Getty Images

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Red Cross workers in a trench tending to a wounded American soldier on a stretcher.
Red Cross workers in a trench tending to a wounded American soldier on a stretcher. Getty Images

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A group of nurses at Hamworth Hall.
A group of nurses at Hamworth Hall. Getty Images

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An aerial reconnaissance photograph of trench networks at Le Plantin, 'Windy Corner'.
An aerial reconnaissance photograph of trench networks at Le Plantin, ‘Windy Corner’. Getty Images

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German officer interrogates a smiling African-American soldier from a Harlem regiment, as other Allied prisoners of war laugh in the background.
German officer interrogates a smiling African-American soldier from a Harlem regiment, as other Allied prisoners of war laugh in the background. Getty Images

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The Canadian cavalry undergo training at Shorncliffe.
The Canadian cavalry undergo training at Shorncliffe. Getty Images

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A crowd of American soldiers with weapons aloft, in France.
A crowd of American soldiers with weapons aloft, in France. Getty Images

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A 'cavalryman' riding an ox in Zambia during the campaign.
A ‘cavalryman’ riding an ox in Zambia during the campaign. Getty Images

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Algerian cavalry ready for the firing line.
Algerian cavalry ready for the firing line. Getty Images

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Rhodesian soldiers getting off a train in the desert in the war in South West Africa.
Rhodesian soldiers getting off a train in the desert in the war in South West Africa. Getty Images

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The arrival of American troops at Liverpool.
The arrival of American troops at Liverpool. Getty Images

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Blinded British soldiers recuperate at St Dunstans, Regents Park, London.
Blinded British soldiers recuperate at St Dunstans, Regents Park, London. Getty Images

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British troops moving up to the trenches.
British troops moving up to the trenches. Getty Images

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Pilot Training
Student pilots were trained in makeshift cockpits, using imaginary machine guns, because of the shortage of planes. Getty Images

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French troops wearing an early form of gas mask in the trenches during the 2nd Battle of Ypres.
French troops wearing an early form of gas mask in the trenches during the 2nd Battle of Ypres. Getty Images

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A soldier gets a shave in a Serbian trench.
A soldier gets a shave in a Serbian trench. Getty Images

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A unique picture showing a post box in the third line of the trench where post is collected and delivered daily.
A post box in the third line of the trench where post is collected and delivered daily. Getty Images

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A first line position in Lorraine.
A first line position in Lorraine. Getty Images

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French soldiers take a morning wash on the advanced lines on the Western Front.
French soldiers take a morning wash on the advanced lines on the Western Front. Getty Images

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British soldiers sitting around a lamp in their trench.
British soldiers sitting around a lamp in their trench. Getty Images

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Canadian troops prepare for the charge over the top at the Battle of the Somme.
Canadian troops prepare for the charge over the top at the Battle of the Somme. Getty Images

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An American machine gun post.
An American machine gun post. Getty Images

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An American 'doughboy' or infantryman during World War I.
An American ‘doughboy’ or infantryman during World War I. Getty Images

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A group of AA Ambulances gather in a square in Paris, before leaving for the Front.
A group of AA Ambulances gather in a square in Paris, before leaving for the Front. Getty Images

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Crowds line the dockside in Melbourne, as a troop ship prepares to depart.
Crowds line the dockside in Melbourne, as a troop ship prepares to depart. Getty Images

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A crowd of eager Canadians outside Toronto Town Hall, during a military recruitment campaign.
A crowd of eager Canadians outside Toronto Town Hall, during a military recruitment campaign. Getty Images

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Blind soldiers convalesce at St. Dunstans in London.
Blind soldiers convalesce at St. Dunstans in London. Getty Images

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Foch And Pershing
French General Ferdinand Foch shaking hands with General Pershing. Getty Images

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Injured Indian soldiers of the British Army at the Brighton Pavilion, converted into a military hospital.
Injured Indian soldiers of the British Army at the Brighton Pavilion, converted into a military hospital. Getty Images

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Welsh Liberal statesman and prime minister David Lloyd George.
Welsh Liberal statesman and prime minister David Lloyd George. Getty Images

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British soldiers in the trenches during World War I.
British soldiers in the trenches during World War I. Getty Images

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Wounded soldiers reading the latest war news from the grounds of London Hospital in Reading.
Wounded soldiers reading the latest war news from the grounds of London Hospital in Reading. Getty Images

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An American soldier walks ahead of an MKIV British-made tank.
An American soldier walks ahead of an MKIV British-made tank. Getty Images

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Medical workers bandaging the wounded in a Belgian military camp hospital.
Medical workers bandaging the wounded in a Belgian military camp hospital. Getty Images

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Allied troops at Anzac Cove (Gaba Tepe), Gallipoli Peninsula.
Allied troops at Anzac Cove (Gaba Tepe), Gallipoli Peninsula. Getty Images

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Locally recruited troops under German command in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Locally recruited troops under German command in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Getty Images

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Inside of an operating room in a hospital train.
Inside of an operating room in a hospital train. Roger Viollet/Getty Images

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World War I. Mesopotamia front. English reinforcements directed on Knut El-Amara by the Tigris.
World War I. Mesopotamia front. English reinforcements directed on Knut El-Amara by the Tigris. Roger Viollet/Getty Images

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Surgeons operating on a wounded patient in a Serbian hospital.
Surgeons operating on a wounded patient in a Serbian hospital. Getty Images

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Russian troops firing from a trench near the East Prussian frontier during World War I.
Russian troops firing from a trench near the East Prussian frontier during World War I. Getty Images

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German troops singing around a Christmas tree in their trench on the Eastern Front during World War I.
German troops singing around a Christmas tree in their trench on the Eastern Front during World War I. Getty Images

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Members of the German Red Cross tend to a wounded soldier discovered by their sniffer dogs near Soissons during World War I.
Members of the German Red Cross tend to a wounded soldier discovered by their sniffer dogs near Soissons during World War I. Getty Images

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A group of Tirailleurs or 'Turcos' (French colonial infantrymen) offer help to a wounded German soldier after the Battle of the Marne.
A group of Tirailleurs or ‘Turcos’ (French colonial infantrymen) offer help to a wounded German soldier after the Battle of the Marne. Getty Images

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An eye, ear, nose and throat specialist uses an electromagnet to remove shell splinters from the eye of a patient on board the US hospital ship 'USS Mercy'.
An eye, ear, nose and throat specialist uses an electromagnet to remove shell splinters from the eye of a patient on board the US hospital ship ‘USS Mercy’. Getty Images

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Australian soldiers from the state of Victoria march down Bourke Street in Melbourne, prior to departing for the battlefields of World War I.
Australian soldiers, from the state of Victoria, march down Bourke Street in Melbourne, prior to departing for the battlefields of World War I. Getty Images

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The CFA (Cape Field Artillery) marches along Adderley Street in Cape Town, upon their return from German South West Africa, 1915.
The CFA (Cape Field Artillery) marches along Adderley Street in Cape Town, upon their return from German South West Africa, 1915. Getty Images

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n officers in an advanced outpost in the Champagne region of northern France during World War I.
German officers in an advanced outpost in the Champagne region of northern France during World War I. Getty Images

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Canadian boys outside the recruiting office of the Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve in Toronto, ready to be sent to Europe during World War I.
Canadian boys outside the recruiting office of the Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve in Toronto, ready to be sent to Europe during World War I. Getty Images

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German soldiers read newspapers in their trench during a lull in the fighting at the Fourth Battle of Ypres, October 1918.
German soldiers read newspapers in their trench during a lull in the fighting at the Fourth Battle of Ypres, October 1918. Getty Images

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The WRA (Women's Reserve Ambulance) Corps learn to drive an ambulance at a London hospital before serving in France.
The WRA (Women’s Reserve Ambulance) Corps learn to drive an ambulance at a London hospital before serving in France. Getty Images

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Wounded soldiers at an improvised German field hospital.
Wounded soldiers at an improvised German field hospital. Getty Images

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An Indian soldier serving with the British Army keeps watch on the German trenches using a periscope.
An Indian soldier, serving with the British Army, keeps watch on the German trenches using a periscope. Getty Images

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Postcard of British soldiers wearing artificial legs.
Postcard of British soldiers wearing artificial legs. SSPL via Getty Images

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Old German First Line In Canal De L Yser.
Old German First Line In Canal De L Yser. Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images

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War Scene During 1914-1918.
War Scene During 1914-1918. Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images

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A wounded soldier, member of Company K, 110th Regimental Infantry, has a bandage wrapped around his face as he receives first aid treatment.
A wounded soldier, member of Company K, 110th Regimental Infantry, has a bandage wrapped around his face as he receives first aid treatment. Getty Images

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Wounded German prisoners receive medical attention at a first aid station of the 103rd and 104th Ambulance Companies.
Wounded German prisoners receive medical attention at a first aid station of the 103rd and 104th Ambulance Companies. Getty Images

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View of school children treated in a hospital after having been wounded during the air raids on London.
View of school children treated in a hospital after having been wounded during the air raids on London. Getty Images

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Infantry men of the First World War known as the 'Old Contemptibles'.
Infantry men of the First World War known as the ‘Old Contemptibles’. Getty Images

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Nurses at the Sir William Hospital using experimental medical equipment on soldiers suffering from shell shock.
Nurses at the Sir William Hospital using experimental medical equipment on soldiers suffering from shell shock. Getty Images

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Horse-drawn German ambulances suffer bomb damage, during World War.
Horse-drawn German ambulances suffer bomb damage, during World War. Getty Images

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British tommies relaxing and having wounds treated in an underground forward dressing station by the Menin Road in France.
British tommies relaxing and having wounds treated in an underground forward dressing station by the Menin Road in France. Getty Images

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An American cinematographer sets up his camera in a water-filled trench.
An American cinematographer sets up his camera in a water-filled trench. Getty Images

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French officers dining in style in a trench near the front line.
French officers dining in style in a trench near the front line. Getty Images

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A wounded Senegalese soldier is carried to the surgery by a German nurse.
A wounded Senegalese soldier is carried to surgery by a German nurse. Getty Images

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American nurses arrive in London. They wear a uniform of capes and broad brimmed hats.
American nurses arrive in London. They wear a uniform of capes and broad brimmed hats. Getty Images

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A 'munitionette' greets American soldiers who have just arrived at a British port in the summer.
A ‘munitionette’ greets American soldiers who have just arrived at a British port in the summer. Getty Images

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British and German troops make a Christmas and New Year truce in the trenches of the Western Front.
British and German troops make a Christmas and New Year truce in the trenches of the Western Front. Getty Images

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Canadian troops in a trench prepare their rifles with bayonets before going 'over the top', Western Front, Somme, France, World War I.
Canadian troops in a trench prepare their rifles with bayonets before going ‘over the top’, Western Front, Somme, France, World War I. Getty Images

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American nurses carrying gas masks walk through a trench in France.
American nurses carrying gas masks walk through a trench in France. Getty Images

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The 'Arizona' is launched as America prepares to enter World War I.
The ‘Arizona’ is launched as America prepares to enter World War I. Getty Images

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Handwritten signs in a captured German trench inform the Munster Regiment of British troops, of the Easter Rising in Dublin and the capture of 13 000 soldiers at Kut-al-Imara by Turkish forces.
Handwritten signs in a captured German trench inform the Munster Regiment of British troops, of the Easter Rising in Dublin and the capture of 13 000 soldiers at Kut-al-Imara by Turkish forces. Getty Images

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Women's Reserve Ambulance Corps ready for action during World War I.
Women’s Reserve Ambulance Corps ready for action during World War I. Getty Images

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Nurses set out to collect funds for 'Our Day', which aims to help soldiers at the front during World War I.
Nurses set out to collect funds for ‘Our Day’, which aims to help soldiers at the front during World War I. Getty Images

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Measure of the force of mutilated members, by means of the psychographe of the professor Amar.
Measure of the force of mutilated members, by means of the psychographe of the professor Amar. Roger Viollet/Getty Images

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American Soldiers don Prussian Helmets in Liberty Bond Drive.
American Soldiers don Prussian Helmets in Liberty Bond Drive. Getty Images

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George Clemenceau in the trenches of Plemont.
George Clemenceau in the trenches of Plemont. Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images

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Moroccan Spahis of the French colonial army between 1914 and 1918.
Moroccan Spahis of the French colonial army between 1914 and 1918. Getty Images

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