Among the many postcards my grandfather brought back from the Great War, was the humorous German postcard - Trommelfeuer (trans. barrage, or more correctly, 'drumfire'). This was printed by Gerhard Stalling Publishers in Oldenburg in Lower Saxony.
This depicts just the sort of 'barrage' all soldiers much have dreamt of once they returned to the front!
Here's the reverse side. One can't help but wonder where it was purchased and by whom - and why it never was written on or posted.
You can see more of these postcards from this and other wartime publishers in Germany here:
http://www.zeno.org/Bildpostkarten/M/Erster+Weltkrieg/Humor
Since I on on the topic of barrages, this weekend saw more GWSH II preparations (after a long pause) which have been focussing on German artillery which are the Corps/Divisional 'assets' for IX Corps (17th and 18th Infantry Divisions):
Thanks to the
Landships II website for the details. A very useful resource - well worth a look.
Here's a few pictures. I'm quite happy how they turned out although I needed to build the sides of the base up more as the guns and the limbers are sitting at quite an angle.
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| Irregular Miniatures GWG23 7.7 cm field gun. 4 Regiments per division. |
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| German 15cm howitzers (Irregular Miniatures) - 2 regiments (of 2 batteries each) attached at Corps level |
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