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ON THE BATTLEFIELD

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Diest

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Proving identity

Near Diest

Photograph shows soldiers checking identies of people after the Battle of Haelen

which was fought by the German and Belgian armies

on August 12, 1914 near Haelen, Belgium during World War I.

Copied by Bain from a photograph by Agence Meurisse with French caption:

 "En Belgique: combats de Haelen et de Diest: dans un village près de Diest, vérification d'identité".

Translation:

In Belgium: Battle of Haelen and Diest: In a village near Diest, verifying identity.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

1914

Bain News Service, publisher

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

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Halen - Haelen

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Road from Diest to Haelen

Photograph shows dead horses in a road after the Battle of Haelen

which was fought by the German and Belgian armies

on August 12, 1914 near Haelen, Belgium during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

1914

Bain News Service, publisher

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Germany 267.jpg

Halen - Haelen

Halen - Haelen.jpg

After the battle of Haelen

Photograph shows dead horses in a road after the Battle of Haelen

which was fought by the German and Belgian armies

on August 12, 1914 near Haelen, Belgium during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

1914

Bain News Service, publisher

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Germany 268.jpg

Halen - Haelen

Halen - Haelen.jpg

Burying horses, Battlefield of Haelen

Photograph shows dead horses being buried in a trench after the Battle of Haelen

which was fought by the German and Belgian armies

on August 12, 1914 near Haelen, Belgium during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

1914

Bain News Service, publisher

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Germany 269.jpg

Halen - Haelen

Halen - Haelen.jpg

Barricade on farm, Haelen

Photograph shows the aftermath of the Battle of Haelen

which was fought by the German and Belgian armies on August 12, 1914 near Haelen, Belgium during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

1914

Bain News Service, publisher

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Germany 271.jpg

Halen - Haelen

Halen - Haelen.jpg

Belgium

Burying horses after battle

Photograph shows people looking at a dead horse in the road after the Battle of Haelen

which was fought by the German and Belgian armies

on August 12, 1914 near Haelen, Belgium during World War I.

Image copied by Bain from a photograph by Agence Meurisse with French caption:

"En Belgique: combats de Haelen et de Diest: aprés la bataille, enlèvement des cadavres de chevaux.

" Translation:

In Belgium: Battle of Haelen and Diest: After the battle, removal of the dead horses.

(Source: Gallica Digital Library website and Flickr Commons project, 2011)

1914

Bain News Service, publisher

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Germany 264.jpg

Halen - Haelen

Halen - Haelen.jpg

Corner of battlefield, Haelen

Photograph shows dead soldiers and horses in a field after the Battle of Haelen

which was fought by the German and Belgian armies

on August 12, 1914 near Haelen, Belgium during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

1914

Bain News Service, publisher

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Germany 272.jpg

Halen - Haelen

Halen - Haelen.jpg

Barricade on Liege Rd.

Photograph shows the aftermath of the Battle of Haelen

which was fought by the German and Belgian armies

on August 12, 1914 near Haelen, Belgium during World War I

Copied by Bain from a photograph by Agence Meurisse with French caption:

"En Belgique: combats de Haelen et de Diest : barrage sur la route de Liège "

Translation:

In Belgium: Battle of Haelen and Diest: Barricade on the road to Liège.

(Source: Gallica Digital Library website) - (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

1914

Bain News Service, publisher

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Germany 263.jpg

Diest

Diest.jpg

Halen - Haelen

Halen - Haelen.jpg

After Battle -- Road from Diest to Haelen

Photograph shows dead horses and damaged buildings after the Battle of Haelen

which was fought by the German and Belgian armies

on August 12, 1914 near Haelen, Belgium during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

1914

Bain News Service, publisher

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Germany 270.jpg

Halen - Haelen

Halen - Haelen.jpg

Haelen

Church after bombardment

Photograph shows Saint-Pieterin-Banden church in Haelen (Halen), Belgium

after the Battle of Haelen which was fought by the German and Belgian armies

on August 12, 1914 during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

1914

Bain News Service, publisher

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Germany 273.jpg

Halen - Haelen

Halen - Haelen.jpg

Haelen after battle

Photograph shows damaged buildings in Haelen, Belgium after the Battle of Haelen

which was fought by the German and Belgian armies

on August 12, 1914 during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

1914

Bain News Service, publisher

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

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Diest

Diest.jpg

Halen - Haelen

Halen - Haelen.jpg

German Cavalry equipment left on Belgian Battle Field

Photograph shows pile of German cavalry equipment taken by the Belgians

after the Battle of Haelen and Diest during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

1914

Image copied by Bain from an Agence Meurisse photograph with French caption:

"En Belgique: combats de Haelen et Diest: équipements de cavalerie allemande pris par les Belges.

" Translation: In Belgium:

Battle of Haelen and Diest: German cavalry equipment taken by the Belgians.

Bain News Service, publisher

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

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Antwerp - Anvers

Antwerp - Anvers.jpg

Belgian Gunners before Antwerp

Photograph shows Belgian soldiers with large field gun,

during the Siege of Antwerp by the German Army during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

1914

Bain News Service, publisher

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

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Antwerp - Anvers

Antwerp - Anvers.jpg

Belgian Gunners before Antwerp

Photograph shows Belgian soldiers with large field gun,

during the Siege of Antwerp by the German Army during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

1914

Bain News Service, publisher

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

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Antwerp - Anvers

Antwerp - Anvers.jpg

German Landsturm troops, Antwerp

Photograph shows German troops in Grote Markt plaza, Antwerp, Belgium during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

Bain News Service, publisher

between ca. 1914 and ca. 1915

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

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Antwerp - Anvers

Antwerp - Anvers.jpg

German Hussars in Antwerp

Photograph shows German Hussars on horses in the street in Antwerp, Belgium during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

Bain News Service, publisher

between ca. 1914 and ca. 1915

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Germany 038.jpg

Antwerp - Anvers

Antwerp - Anvers.jpg

German Commandant's Hdqtrs., Antwerp

Photograph shows German headquarters in Antwerp City Hall, Antwerp, Belgium during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011 and 2017)

Bain News Service, publisher

between ca. 1914 and ca. 1915

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Germany 093.jpg

Antwerp - Anvers

Antwerp - Anvers.jpg

Germans helping refugees returning to Antwerp

Photograph shows German soldiers on train tracks carrying bundle for Belgian refugees

in Antwerp, Belgium during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

1914

Bain News Service, publisher

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

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Antwerp - Anvers

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[close up]

Germans helping refugees returning to Antwerp

Photograph shows German soldiers on train tracks carrying bundle for Belgian refugees

in Antwerp, Belgium during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

1914

Bain News Service, publisher

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

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Bruxelles

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Brussels--Germans on Boulevard Bolwerk

German soldiers on horse-drawn wagon.

Photograph appears in The Illustrated War News, September 2, 1914, with caption :

"After the arrogant parade of the Germans in Brussels: leaving the capital for the front again."

1914

Bain News Service, publisher

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Germany 139.jpg

Bruges

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Captured English autobus used by Germans in Belgium

Photograph shows German soldiers in a captured English bus in Market Square,

Bruges, Belgium, during World War I.

 The statue in the background depicts Jan Breydel and Pieter de Coninck.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015)

between 1914 and ca. 1915

Bain News Service, publisher

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

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