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Aug 6 1914 German Army Zeppelin Z VI bombs Liege, Belgium. It was the 1st Airship bombing mission of #WW1. The German Army was unprepared for the use of Zeppelins in #WW1 and crew was forced to use artillery shells with attached blankets to give stability. Airship took ground fire, crashed near Bonn
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Fez hats were a distinct aspect of many European #WW1 colonial uniforms after being popularized by the Ottoman Army.
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Sgt Slavika Tomitch, a 17-year-old Serbian Girl who was promoted for Bravery during Serbian Retreat, Албанска голгота. This newsreel clip, IWM NTB 258-1, released #OTD Aug 2 1916 shows decorated her chatting with an English captain and an officer of Serbian Army
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