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Bulgarian soldier and poet Geo Milev who lost his right eye in battle, 1918. Colourised by @pavloscolor. Georgi Milev Kasabov was born on January 15, 1895 in Radnevo, Bulgaria to parents who were teachers and owners of a book store. In 1912, Milev studied philosophy at Sofia University, before continuing his education at Leipzig University in Germany, where he took up poetry inspired by German expressionism. His first set of poems were published in a Bulgarian magazine in December 1913. Upon the outbreak of the First World War in July 1914, Bulgaria stayed neutral, and Milev moved to London to develop his poetry and improve his English. Milev returned to Leipzig on October 18, 1914, but was detained in Hamburg on suspicion of being a British spy. He was released after 11 days due to a lack of evidence. In August 1915, Milev returned to Bulgaria, who entered the First World War with the Central Powers on October 14, 1915. Milev's father was soon mobilized, forcing Milev to take over...

U.S. soldiers showcasing a camouflaged Springfield sniper rifle and ghillie suits, May 18, 1918. These photographs, one colourised by Colourised PIECE of JAKE, were all taken 105 years ago at Badonviller. The pictured soldiers were from the 168th Infantry Regiment, U.S. 42nd 'Rainbow' Infantry Division. Snipers were a constant threat to soldiers on frontline duty during the First World War. If one was not careful and accidentally peaked their head above the trench parapet for just a second, a skilled enemy sniper could make them pay dearly. The following is the account of British Lieutenant-Colonel Randolph Arthur Chell from the 10th Battalion, Essex Regiment on his first time on sniper duty on the Western Front in September 1915: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "After about fifteen minutes quiet watching - with my rifle in a ready position - I saw a capless bald head come up behind the plate. The day was bright and clear and I hadn't the slightest difficulty in taking a most deliberate ai...