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Set of 126 pictures of one officer, pre-ww1, ww1, Civilian war and pre-ww2 periods!!

Product Code: ir148
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Very interesting set of 126 pictures. The owner first served in the Russian Imperial army as an officer and fought in the WW1 in Galizia (Ukraine), Carpat and Romania area, where he met the revolution in 1917 year, when the Temporary Government came to power in Russia. Some pictures show the soldiers oath to new temporary government. Later the owner returned to the motherland- Estonia, and became the signals officer in Estonian army. Most pictures through the WW1, Revolution time, and the Civil war in Russia and Estonia. Unique set with a lot of front line pictures, Military school pics, soldiers every day life in Russian Imperial Army and then in Estonian Army. Found all together in a metal box hidden at the attic of an old house in Tallinn, Estonia. It was hidden because owner afraid repressions from Soviet Russia who occupied Estonia in 1940. We do not know what happened with the owner later: was he arrested and killed or escaped and survived in a hell of WW2. We sell it as is with box and all content.

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Very interesting set of 126 pictures. The owner first served in the Russian Imperial army as an officer and fought in the WW1 in Galizia (Ukraine), Carpat and Romania area, where he met the revolution in 1917 year, when the Temporary Government came to power in Russia. Some pictures show the soldiers oath to new temporary government. Later the owner returned to the motherland- Estonia, and became the signals officer in Estonian army. Most pictures through the WW1, Revolution time, and the Civil war in Russia and Estonia. Unique set with a lot of front line pictures, Military school pics, soldiers every day life in Russian Imperial Army and then in Estonian Army. Found all together in a metal box hidden at the attic of an old house in Tallinn, Estonia. It was hidden because owner afraid repressions from Soviet Russia who occupied Estonia in 1940. We do not know what happened with the owner later: was he arrested and killed or escaped and survived in a hell of WW2. We sell it as is with box and all content.

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