Lieutenant General Theodor von Wundt’s photograph album
containing 168 photographs covering the years 1914-1916.

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The photographs include the following people and places.
Those in bold also appear in the paintings by Heim.

PEOPLE

von Wundt (25), Basil (4), von Bockshammer (1), Brandis 180 (1), Edge (1), Erlenbusch (1) von Fitschin (1), Fleishmann (1), Hegberger IR180 (1), Heim (1), Josenhauz (1), Kohler (1), Kumath (1), Lang IR180 (1), Marx (1), Mauch (1), Dr Meinhard IR180 (1), Paul (1), Ruof (1), Schaal IR180 (1),  Schnackl (2), von Scupin 180 (1), Wiedner IR180 (1).

PLACES

Authuille (1), Belgium (5), Biefvillers (2), Beaucourt (2), Courcelette (34), Favreul  (3), Grandcourt (4), Ginchy (2), Granatloch (2), Grevillers (11), Haplincourt (2), Ligny-Tilloy (1), Miraumont (3), Mouquet Farm (20), Pozieres (11),  St Pierre Divion, (3), Thiepval Chateau (3), Thiepval (3), Vaux (1).

NOTE: Many of the photographs contain fascinating detail and are of significant places (E.g. Mouquet Farm). We have hi-res images of each photograph and are happy to email a selection to those of you who would like to see them in more detail.

Inside Cover: Lieutenant General Theodor von Wundt.

P.1 (a): ‘Train journey through Belgium’.

P.1 (b): ‘Train journey through Belgium’.

P.1 (c): ‘During the train journey through Belgium’, Lieutenant General von Wundt at Marche-les-Dames near Namur.

P.1 (d): During the train journey through Belgium. See P.1 (a+b).

P.2 (a): ‘Destroyed bridge in Belgium’.

P.2 (b): Destroyed bridge in Belgium. See P.2 (a)

P.2 (c): ‘Mauch and Kohler during the train journey’ though Belgium.

P.2 (d): ‘Front of the Quarters in Pozieres’.

P.3 (a): ‘Back of the Quarters in Pozieres with dugout’ with Lieutenant General Theodor von Wundt.

P.3 (b): ‘Room in Pozieres’; Lieutenant General von Wundt’s Quarters.

P.3 (c): ‘Field kitchen in Pozieres’.

P.3 (d): ‘French prisoners in Pozieres’.

P.4 (a): ‘Narrow defile near Mouque [sic, Mouquet] Farm’.

P.4 (b): Defile near Mouquet Farm. See P.4 (a).

P.4 (c): Defile near Mouquet Farm. See P.4 (a).

P.4 (d): Unidentified house, possibly Courcelette.

P.5 (a): ‘The place, where I started the battle of Favreuil and personally fired the first shots. Later I brought up a (heavy) gun here’.

P.5 (b): ‘The road at Favreuil. Behind the hedge in the middle we lay flat on the ground for half in shrapnel fire that came from the left. Here lucky Koehler received a shrapnel hit on his helmet, but other that a dent on his helmet, it didn´t cause any further damage’.

P.5 (c): ‘The precious war memorial at Favreuil (Battle of Bapaume 1870), from where I started the battle of Biefvillers. Biefvillers lies in the background (in the distance)’.

P.5 (d): ‘Climbing airplane in Courcelette’.

P.6 (a): ‘Destroyed houses in Poziers, next to them straw huts’.

P.6 (b): ‘Schnack´l (Deffner)’. Schnack’l translates as ‘Chatty’ which may be the nickname of Deffner.

P.6 (c): ‘My quarters in Courcelette. The 3rd and 4th windows from the right on the first floor are my room, to the right those of Paul and Schnack´l (Deffner)’.

P.7 (a): ‘The Military Police interrogating a Spy’, Lieutenant General von Wundt.

P.7 (b): ‘Homeless inhabitants of Pozieres’.

P.7 (c): ‘Field kitchen in Pozieres’.

P.7 (d): Local Inn in Biefvillers, where we endured heavy artillery fire, and from where after winning the skirmish, the 2nd on this day, I pursued the enemy.

P.8 (a): ‘Temporary huts in Pozieres’.

P.8 (b): ‘Soldiers grave at Ligny-Thilloy / Schnack´l’.

P.8 (c): ‘Quarters in Courcelette’.

P.8 (d): ‘Burning barns near my quarters (Courcelette Park gates)’

P.9 (a): ‘Barn fire (Schnack´l in front)’.

P.9 (b): ‘In my room’, Lieutenant General von Wundt in his Quarters at Courcelette.

P.9 (c): ‘In the courtyard, Courcelette’.

P.9 (d): ‘Artillery observation position near Pozieres’.

P.10 (a): ‘Cooking in my courtyard’, Courcelette.

P.10 (b): ‘Path in my garden. In the background is the house’, Courcelette.

P.10 (c): ‘In the garden’, Courcelette.

P.10 (d): ‘Paul during dictation in my room’, Courcelette.

P.11 (a): ‘Me reading or dictating’, Courcelette.

P.11 (b): ‘The felling of a tree in the garden’, Courcelette.

P.11 (c): ‘“I am doing my exercises”. The 1st floor 3rd and 4th windows from the right are those of my room’.

P.11 (d): ‘Soldiers in the courtyard watching a French plane being fired at’, Courcelette.

P.12 (a): ‘In the trenches’.

P.12 (b): ‘A soldier in his shooting position. He has his canvas tent opened to prevent fliers from spotting him’.

P.12 (ac): ‘Lying in wait in the trenches. To the left of the soldier is his already prepared weapon’.

P.12 (d): ‘Dugout near Mouquet Farm’.

P.13 (a): ‘Soldiers grave near Mouquet Farm’.

P.13 (b): Dugout, Lieutenant General von Wundt inspecting a dugout at Mouquet Farm. See P.12 (d).

P.13 (c): Dugout, Lieutenant General von Wundt inspecting a dugout at Mouquet Farm. See P.12 (d).

P.13 (d): Dugout, Lieutenant General von Wundt inspecting a dugout at Mouquet Farm. See P.12 (d).

P.14 (a): ‘Dugout’ at Mouquet Farm. P.12 (d).

P.14 (b): ‘Dugout’, Lieutenant General von Wundt inspecting a dugout at Mouquet Farm. See P.12 (d).

P.14 (c): Lieutenant General von Wundt inspecting the papers of a French Officer prisoner at Courcelette. ‘Like 67. Taken by Deffner’. See P.17 (c).

P.14 (d): Lieutenant General Theodor von Wundt inspecting the papers of a French Officer prisoner at Courcelette. See P.17 (c).

P.15 (a): ‘Airman near Courcelette’.

P.15 (b): ‘In the Mouquet Farm’, Lieutenant General von Wundt.

P.15 (c): House in Biefvillers, where we received very heavy shrapnel fire’.

P.15 (d): ‘On the day of the battle in Mouquet Farm. Talking with prisoners’, Lieutenant General von Wundt in leather coat.

P.16 (a): ‘Mouquet Farm. Talking with prisoners. In the background lies a heavily wounded French major on the straw’, Lieutenant General von Wundt in leather coat.

P.16 (b): ‘French prisoners at Mouquet Farm’.

P.16 (c): ‘Effect of the mortars fired at the French Line from 100 m. by Paul. The mortars were fired into the wood, which had trees as high as houses (so) you can judge how big the explosion was’.

P.16 (d): ‘Effect of the mortars fired at the French Line from 100 m. by Paul. The mortars were fired into the wood, which had trees as high as houses (so) you can judge how big the explosion was’.

P.17 (a): ‘Mine in the air’; possibly the effect of an exploding mine.

P.17 (b): ‘Authuille Wood’.

P.17 (c): ‘I inspect the papers of a captured French officer in the courtyard at Courcelette’.

P.17 (d): ‘French prisoners’, with Lieutenant General von Wundt.

P.18 (a): ‘French prisoners’, with Lieutenant General von Wundt.

P.18 (b): ‘French Prisoners’ at Courcelette with Lieutenant General von Wundt.

P.18 (c): French Prisoners at Courcelette with Lieutenant General von Wundt.

P.18 (d): ‘Musik in Courcelette’.

P.19 (a): ‘Musik in Courcelette’.

P.19 (b): ‘Thiepval Chateau, where I had been quartered’.

P.19 (c): Thiepval Chateau where Lieutenant General von Wundt was quartered on 29th September 1914. See P.19 (b).

P.19 (d): ‘House in Pierre Divion’.

P.20 (a): ‘Warning bell in the trenches’.

P.20 (b): ‘In the trenches’.

P.20 (c): ‘In the trenches. Major von Scupin Regt. 120’, RIR 120.

P.20 (d): ‘Soldiers cemetery at Pierre Divion’.

P.21 (a): Lieutenant General von Wundt and officers in front of his Quarters at Courcelette.

P.21 (b): ‘Recreational parade march of the men in Courcelette’.

P.21 (c): Lieutenant General von Wundt on the road ?near Courcelette.

P.22 (a): ‘Recreational parade march of the men – I raise my hat to the marchpast’, pencil cross marks Lieutenant General Theodor von Wundt.

P.22 (b): ‘I let a little soldier take a cigar, which I had held up in the air’, Lieutenant General Theodor von Wundt.

P.23 (a): ‘(unclear) ´The Helpful Minedog´ I./180 in Courcelette from left to right sitting: Lt. J.B. Lang (180), Dr.Meinhard (18), Hptm. Hegberger (180), Pfarrer (Chaplain) Wahr. Hptm. J.B. Marx. Standing: Hptm.Kumath (B?) Hptm. Schaal (180) Lt.J.B. Brandis (180) Lt. Wiedner (180)’; Infantry Regiment 180.

P.23 (b): View from Lieutenant General von Wundt’s Quarters at Courcelette.

P.23 (c): Lieutenant General von Wundt ?at Courcelette.

P.24 (a): The Kings Birthday Parade. See P.24 (c).

P.24 (b): The King’s Birthday Parade. See P.24 (c).

P.24 (c): ‘The King´s Birthday Parade’; The King of Wurttemberg’s birthday was 29th November.

P.24 (d): The King’s Birthday Parade. See P.24 (c).

P.25 (a): ‘Fire in next door house in Courcelette’.

P.25 (b): Fire in next door house in Courcelette. See P.25 (a).

P.25 (c): Fire in next door house at Courcelette. See P.25 (a).

P.25 (d): Fire in next door house at Courcelette. See P.25 (a).

P.26 (a): ‘Fun with the soldiers’, Major General von Wundt.

P.26 (b): Fun with the soldiers. See P.26 (a).

P.26 (c): Fun with the soldiers. See P.26 (a).

P.26 (d): ‘From left to right. Hpt Freih.von Holtz 121, Hptm J.B. Marx 180, Oberstl.von Fitschin (War Ministry) (illegible), Oberstl. Von Bockshammer, (illegible) Fleischmann’. Lieutenant General von Wundt in the middle. RIR 121 and RI 180.

P.27 (a): ‘Obstacles at Pierre-Divion’.

P.27 (b): ‘Artillery dugout’.

P.27 (c): ‘Artillery dugout. Left: Oberstl Erlenbusch. Right- Hptn Ruoff’.

P.27 (d): ‘Church at Grandcourt’.

P.28 (a): ‘Poursies (?). Left is the house where on the morning of 27th Sept I waited for several hours until I led the battle of Favreuil’.

P.28 (b): ‘Insane Asylum at Vaux’, ? Vaux-Vraucourt 6 km north-east of Bapaume.

P.28 (c): ‘Courtyard at Coucelette’.

P.28 (d): ‘Thiepval from the North West’.

P.29 (a): ‘Chapel at Thiepval’.

P.29 (b): ‘Dugout next to the Chateau at Thiepval’.

P.29 (c): German soldiers clearing in front of a ?dugout.

P.29 (d): ‘Prisoners from the battle of 11 April. In the middle is Major Scupin’.

P.30 (a): Prisoners from the battle of 11 April in Miraumont’.

P.30 (b): Prisoners from the battle of 11th April in Miraumont with Lieutenant General von Wundt. See P.29 (d).

P.30 (c): Prisoners from the battle of 11th April with Lieutenant General von Wundt ‘in Grandcourt’.

P.30 (d): Prisoners from the battle of 11th April with Lieutenant General von Wundt in Miraumont. See P.30 (c).

P.31 (a): Prisoners from the battle of 11th April with Lieutenat General von Wundt ‘in Miraumont’.

P.31 (b): Prisoners from the battle of 11th April with Lieutenant General von Wundt ‘in Grandcourt’.

P.31 (c): Prisoners from the battle of 11th April with Lieutenant General von Wundt ‘in Grandcourt’.

P.31 (d): ‘Ginchy’.

P.32 (a): ‘Ginchy’.

P.32 (b): ‘Thiepval from the Chateau’ (crossed out). ‘Ginchy’ underlined in red.

P.32 (c): Les (?Penfes).

P.32 (d): ‘In the courtyard at Courcelette’.

P.33 (a): In the courtyard at Courcelette ‘(watching a flier/plane)’. See P.32 (d).

P.33 (b): ‘(?Musski) Kern with our cows’.

P.33 (c): Kern with our cows. See P.33 (b).

P.33 (d): ‘Sleeping soldier’.

P.34 (a): ‘Fetching water in Courcelette’.

P.34 (b): ‘My dugout in the Park’, Lieutenant General von Wundt’s Quarters at Courcelette.

P.34 (c): ‘Flyers bombing’.

P.35 (a): ‘Flyers bombing’.

P.35 (b): ‘A light gun, (airplane battle over Courcelette)’.

P.35 (c): ‘Entrance to my dugout’.

P.35 (d): ‘Mouquet Farm, and communication trench. Basil’.

P.36 (a): ‘Mouquet Farm. In the foreground Basil in front of a soldier´s grave’.

P.36 (b): ‘Mouquet farm’.

P.36 (c): ‘Mouquet farm’.

P.36 (d): ‘Entrance to farm. Basil is looking at a 15cm shell’.

P.37 (a): ‘In Mouquet farm. Left: Oberst Josenhauz, Basil, Hptm Bauschle’.

P.37 (b): ‘Fire in Courcelette’.

P.37 (c): ‘Sentry Post at exit from Courcelette towards Mouquet Farm’.

P.37 (d): French children.

P.38 (a): ‘Fire in Courcelette’.

P.38 (b): Fire in Courcelette. See P.38 (a).

P.38 (c): Fire in Courcelette. See P.38 (a).

P.39 (a): ‘My former Quarters in Pozieres’.

P.39 (b): ‘Forest Festival’ at Grevillers. See P.39 (c).

P.39 (c): ‘Forest Festival at Grevillers’.

P.39 (d): Forest Festival at Grevillers. See P.38 (c).

P.40 (a): Forest Festival at Grevillers. See P.38 (c).

P.40 (b): Forest Festival at Grevillers. See P.38 (c).

P.40 (c): Forest Festival at Grevillers. See P.38 (c).

P.40 (d): Forest Festival at Grevillers. See P.38 (c).

P.41 (a): Forest Festival at Grevillers. See P.38 (c).

P.41 (b): Forest Festival at Grevillers. See P.38 (c).

P.41 (c): Forest Festival at Grevillers. See P.38 (c).

P.41 (d): ‘Basil making a speech’.

P.42 (a): ‘The fortunate calf next to which a shell burst. Basil points into the shell hole’.

P.42 (b): Chateau at Haplincourt. See P.43 (a).

P.42 (c): ‘View from my window in Coucelette’.

P.42 (d): ‘Irles’.

P.43 (a): ‘At Haplincourt’.

P.43 (b): Lieutenant General Theodor von Wundt.

P.43 (c): Albert Heim.

P.43 (d): ‘Oblt.Edge in a shell hole’.

P.44 (a): ‘Artillery Battle dugout – Beaucourt June (19)15’.

P.44 (b): ‘Artillery Battle dugout – Beaucourt June (19)15’.

P.44 (c): ‘A cow! Miraumount’.