1871–1919 land warfare branch of the German military

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A German soldier washing his hair with Dr. Dralle's birch-sap shampoo. Process print after Leonhard Fries with letterpress.

Kaiser Wilhelm II as a blacksmith is hammering chains representing the British Empire, trying to break them. Drawing by A.G. Racey, 191-.

A German soldier smoking a pipe washes a comrade's hair with Dr. Dralle's birch-sap shampoo. Process print after Leonhard Fries with letterpress.

The British and German armies at war and in battle. Coloured magic lantern slides.

Reports from medical officers, on the war between France and Germany, in 1870-71.

Kriegs-Sanitäs-Ordnung : vom 10 Januar 1878.

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Imperial German Army

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Kriegs-Sanitäs-Ordnung : vom 10 Januar 1878.