World War I: 1915 Year. Part I

Educative World War I: 1915 Year. Part I

1915: A couple of soldiers from the Italian Rifle Battalion, carrying their bicycles on their backs as they walk up a hill

A couple of soldiers from the Italian Rifle Battalion, carrying their bicycles on their backs as they walk up a hill. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

1915: Infantrymen sitting in a trench reading and smoking during the early days of trench warfare in the First World War

Infantrymen sitting in a trench reading and smoking during the early days of trench warfare in the First World War. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

1915: A procession of voluntary Kosak soldiers

A procession of voluntary Kosak soldiers. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1915: German prisoners from the battle of Marne are held by the French Red Cross

German prisoners from the battle of Marne are held by the French Red Cross. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1915: A soldier kneels beside the corpse of a soldier killed in one of the Battles of Champagne (Dec 1914 - March 1915 and Sept - Oct 1915) fought between German and French armies on the Eastern Front

A soldier kneels beside the corpse of a soldier killed in one of the Battles of Champagne (Dec 1914 – March 1915 and Sept – Oct 1915) fought between German and French armies on the Eastern Front. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1915: Serbian officers with a Howitzer battery as they prepare to fire on Austrians, during the First World War

Serbian officers with a Howitzer battery as they prepare to fire on Austrians, during the First World War. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1915: A wounded British soldier is stretchered back to camp past a carnage-strewn trench, during the First World War

A wounded British soldier is stretchered back to camp past a carnage-strewn trench, during the First World War. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1915: Serbian soldiers and artillery in railway trucks bound for the frontier

Serbian soldiers and artillery in railway trucks bound for the frontier. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

1915: German soldiers operating a machine gun from a trench on Russia's Eastern Front

German soldiers operating a machine gun from a trench on Russia's Eastern Front. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

1915: Camouflaged Serbian artillery on the banks of the river Sava in Serbia

Camouflaged Serbian artillery on the banks of the river Sava in Serbia. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

1915: British troops landing horses from a ship at Salonika to move to the Balkan battle front

British troops landing horses from a ship at Salonika to move to the Balkan battle front. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

1915: Italian soldiers in a trench on a mountain side, ready for action

Italian soldiers in a trench on a mountain side, ready for action. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

1915: Ambulances during WW I parked under trees on a road in France

Ambulances during WWI parked under trees on a road in France. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1915: Troops leaving railway carriages at Victoria Station, London

Troops leaving railway carriages at Victoria Station, London. (Photo by F. J. Mortimer/Getty Images)

1915: A truckload of troops being transported from the port at Salonika in Greece during World War I

A truckload of troops being transported from the port at Salonika in Greece during World War I. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

1915: Serbian allied soldiers in twig tents at a camp in Serbia, during the First World War

Serbian allied soldiers in twig tents at a camp in Serbia, during the First World War. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

1915: Red Cross personnel attending to wounded soldiers on a Russian battlefield during the First World War

Red Cross personnel attending to wounded soldiers on a Russian battlefield during the First World War. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1915: Greek airmen stand with a Voisin plane, armed with a cannon

Greek airmen stand with a Voisin plane, armed with a cannon. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1915: A crowd saying goodbye to soldiers leaving Victoria Station in London during World War I

A crowd saying goodbye to soldiers leaving Victoria Station in London during World War I. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

A Russian officer fastens a bomb to the side of his warplane before take off, 1915

A Russian officer fastens a bomb to the side of his warplane before take off, circa 1915. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A German airforce pilot preparing to take off on a reconnaissance flight, circa 1915. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Russian soldiers write home while serving on the Eastern Front during World War I, circa 1915. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A 5.9 Howitzer captured by the British during the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I, circa 1915. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A Royal Navy cruiser painted in dazzle camouflage in the Dardanelles, 1915 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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