Author Topic: Allied intervention at Archangelsk (Read 11266 times)

Remington · « **on:** November 03, 2010, 07:42:45 PM »

I am looking for photos of British at Archangelsk but stumbled on these instead. I thought they might interest someone. Should anyone have British photographs, do post them here. I will edit the title accordingly.

Source: http://warandgame.com/2008/12/22/ (Scroll down a bit)

Source: http://ahoy.tk-jk.net/macslog/AustralianSoldiersFightAs.html

I also found some pictures of English and Allied troops marching at Archangelsk.

In the second picture, in the lower bit of the picture... Are these Americans or British troops? They are wearing Brodies from what I can see.

carlos marighela · « **Reply #1 on:** November 03, 2010, 11:44:34 PM »

If you mean the one with everyone parading, I suspect they are British troops judging by the Sgts stripes and that they appear to be carring SMLEs. IIRc the US forces were equipped with US made Moisin Nagants, prior to deploying to Archangel.

The first set you posted shows Australians serving as volunteers with the Royal Fusiliers as part of Syren Force, the 1919 relief expedition.

Remington · « **Reply #2 on:** November 04, 2010, 12:18:10 AM »

Wow, you can tell that these are SMLEs from that "distance"? Nice one. And I also hadn't spotted the stripes at all.

Good catch there as well.

One reason why I thought these can't be American was because they are not wearing campaign hats. Most photos depict them wearing these.

carlos marighela · « **Reply #3 on:** November 04, 2010, 12:25:25 AM »

Foresight guard, dead giveaway.

cuprum · « **Reply #4 on:** November 04, 2010, 04:31:53 AM »

The British artillery

English soldiers in Russian village

Installation of mines on Northern Dvina

Vehicle for making of a telephone cable of an English engineering part. Village Dvinsky the Birch forest (1919).

The combined orchestra of 45 and 46 battalions royal fusilers addresses to peasants the Troitca has sat down. 1919.

Officers

Blackwolf · « **Reply #5 on:** November 04, 2010, 06:06:12 AM »

Lovely pics chaps

Fascinating.

Remington · « **Reply #6 on:** November 04, 2010, 07:13:27 AM »

Interesting! Not a single Brodie on these photos. It's caps all the way. It seems both are a possibility.

Thank you very much cuprum. Those are great!!

carlos marighela · « **Reply #7 on:** November 04, 2010, 07:22:13 AM »

Naturally enough, tin hats tend not to be worn when out of the line, except for parades and all the photos posted by cuprum are in rear areas.

Remington · « **Reply #8 on:** November 04, 2010, 09:46:30 AM »

There seem to be no photos of the front areas it seems. The parading one is the only photo I've seen till now with Brodies.

cuprum · « **Reply #9 on:** November 04, 2010, 10:40:54 AM »

Railway station the Bear Mountain (1919).

45th battalion Royal fusilers near Osinovo.
Dvinsky front (1919).

The mule with the disassembled 3,7-inch mountain howitzer. Dvinsky front, village the Troytsa (1919).

Arkhangelsk, Bakaritsa, 1919.

cuprum · « **Reply #10 on:** November 04, 2010, 11:24:06 AM »

Americans are necessary? Serbs? Italians?

Remington · « **Reply #11 on:** November 04, 2010, 11:47:47 AM »

Oh, I am personally only looking for British, but we could make this into a general allied thread for people looking for information on that theatre. So, feel free to post more pictures of any allied intervention force.

traveller · « **Reply #12 on:** November 04, 2010, 05:55:29 PM »

Great photos! Thanks!

killshot · « **Reply #13 on:** November 05, 2010, 02:31:33 AM »

Here's a website about the American Polar Bear Expedition:

http://polarbears.si.umich.edu/

Loads of photos

Something I've personally been considering as a project, but just haven't had time.