The German Army has entered Brussels and the siege of Namur has begun. Having learned from their experience at Liège they do not attempt to storm the city but are awaiting the super artillery to subdue the forts. #110YearsAgo The Great War Group

Next month, Osprey Publishing will publish my new volume that goes into the Second Iaşi-Chişinău Offensive, Romanian royal coup, German attempted countercoup, & fighting in S Transylvania. It all began #OTD 80 years ago.

Tomorrow, you'll get the full flyover of the upcoming Montello map. Stay tuned!

German sniper of the Reserve Infantry Regiment Nr.227 in Volhynia, 1917.

The release date of the Solstice Update has been locked in for September 5 and we have a bunch more to share! Watch the full flyover of Montello, find out what new weapons you'll be using and see a little more of the Shellshocked DLC. Find it all here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/15567…

Wonderful to see the First World War memorial at Uni of Greenwich. I’m especially proud of it as I designed it (based on the lost original), researched it (adding names) and commissioned it.

Reminder that tomorrow at 1 PM Eastern, I will be talking with WW2TV Paul Woodadge about the royal coup for the 80th anniversary of the events. youtube.com/live/j4u0IYS4y…

Austro-Hungary and Russia have clashed in the Battle of Kraśnik. In these early elements of the Battle of Galicia the A-H seem to have the upper hand. #GreatWar110 The Great War Group

The countdown to the The Great War Group conference is on! Painting WW1 in a new way‼️ Sign up here #Leicester #FOMO greatwargroup.com/event/conferen… Jim Smithson Alexandra Churchill ✌🏼⭐️⭐️ Judith Jones Peter Bull Heather OBS 🇮🇪🇵🇱🇩🇰🇩🇪🔬🦠 Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) Elizabeth brookes Jonny Dyer ⭐️⭐️ 🌍 Andrew Holmes Giles McNamee

Training of the Assault Company, 2nd (3rd?) Infantry Regiment of the Polish Auxiliary Corps (Polnisches Hilfskorps), Bukovina 1917.

Horses of the 57th Landwehr Infantry Regiment literally sinking into the muddy streets on the Eastern Front, 1918. You read accounts of this happening, but it's rare to see actual photographs of it.

The Great War Group conference, Les-tah the great & the good of the WW1 history world Jim Smithson Andrew Holmes Andy Lock 🌻 Bart Debeer (@bartdebeer.bsky.social) Dr Wendy Maddocks🇳🇿, DHlthSc, Registered Nurse Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) Andy Moody Judith Jones owen edward Moody 🇺🇦 Peter Bull Bart Parish Nigel Atter MSc Jonny Dyer ⭐️⭐️ 🌍 Giles McNamee greatwargroup.com/event/conferen…

This week marks the beginning of the 110th anniversary of the Battle of the Marne. Today’s photo article reveals what the immense battlefield looked like in the immediate aftermath, from scratch trenches … 🪡🧵🇫🇷 Dr Peter Caddick-Adams #StandwithUkraine Jim Smithson Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) Département Marne Musée de la Grande Guerre

US troops in north Russia, winter of 1918/1919.

The Schwere-Handgranate was introduced by Austria-Hungary late in the war. The name translates to “heavy hand grenade“ for its relatively large size. It shares a similar style of casting to the Mills Bomb with some key differences for ease of use. Coming with Montello tomorrow!

There are just a few places left for the The Great War Group conference next month. First off, at the top of the bill we have three stellar keynotes, including the wonderful Dr Vanda Wilcox jetting in from Italy Peter Hart on #WW1 Generals in the Sudan and Simon Wessely 🧵

You can round your programme off by picking and choosing from an array of small group seminars too Alex Nelepovitz Tales Of The Tanks Louise Provan Andy Moody Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) Steve Marsdin Nigel Atter MSc Andrew Holmes Ali K 🇺🇸🇨🇦 Chris Netherclift Dr Rich Willis Clive O'Connell

Alex Nelepovitz Tales Of The Tanks Louise Provan Andy Moody Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) Steve Marsdin Nigel Atter MSc Andrew Holmes Ali K 🇺🇸🇨🇦 Chris Netherclift Dr Rich Willis Clive O'Connell And Friday night promises to be a blast - Peter Hart - who famously doesn’t do names, dates or places takes on Andy Lock 🌻 hosted by myself and HenryS 🇺🇦 in our very own #WW1 version of University Challenge…

Alex Nelepovitz Tales Of The Tanks Louise Provan Andy Moody Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) Steve Marsdin Nigel Atter MSc Andrew Holmes Ali K 🇺🇸🇨🇦 Chris Netherclift Dr Rich Willis Clive O'Connell Peter Hart Andy Lock 🌻 HenryS 🇺🇦 To bag your place visit the link below for multiple ticket options… greatwargroup.com/product-catego…

The Great War Group Alex Nelepovitz Jetting in from the US🇺🇸 Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) by Viking long boat from Denmark🇩🇰Andy Moody along the M69 in a newly built Whippet 🪖 Louise Provan park running into Les-tah👟Mexico, Eastern Front, Horror & Espionage, book now! Judith Jones 4️⃣2️⃣days to go