Prohibition of Military photos (23 photos)

Censorship has always existed. During the First World War, was made a lot of interesting photographs. Part of them saw the light only years later. How Come? See continuation.

1. This unit did not die in battle, and during the exercise. Snapshot considered demoralizing and banned for printing.



2. In the photo, United States President Woodrow Wilson. A moment later, after a photographer took a picture of a stone, made of papier-mache, got soldiers. The picture was banned for publication, believing that he can give the enemy a new method for masking.



3. The dark-skinned American soldiers who received flowers from French women for their help in the liberation of France. The picture was banned.



4. The dead soldiers before burial, photo, of course, caught censorship.



5. A rare photograph - an explosion of American airship (zeppelin German analogue).



6. soldiers drowned during training.



7. House destroyed by the retreating Germans.



8. US soldiers killed in combat.



9. Secret prototype British bombers.



10. drinks after taking enemy positions American soldiers. The image was censored, because alcohol was officially prohibited.



11. Skeletons before burial.



12. Soldier gassed during exercise.



13. This picture was banned for printing, so as not to divulge secrets to the enemy melee.



14. Sleeping soldiers are very similar to the dead, this picture also caught censorship.



15. Due to the lack of weapons in training sometimes used wooden mock-ups. The picture was banned for publication, to prevent it from isolzovanie in enemy propaganda.



16. Test the old cuirasses suitability in modern combat. Metal armor coped with the task, but to print the image is still not allowed.



17. Set grenades on tests. Some of them have long been used in combat, and some were new and secret development.



18. In early 1917, the growth of prices for bread and basic products has led to a wave of "bread riots" in New York. This image in print, of course, did not hit.



19. This woman is using the photos trying to convey some secrets to the German side, the encrypted message in lace apron.



20. American soldiers having fun with a troupe of ballet dancers. The picture was banned as too frivolous.



21. New Zealand soldiers are sailing through the Panama Canal. This trip was secret and was not allowed to print the image.



22. New guns against submarines secret development.



23. Tomb of Quentin Roosevelt, the brother of President Theodore Roosevelt (during the presidency - 1901 - 1909). Quentin was killed in aerial combat 14 July 1918