British soldier posing for a photograph with a shell labeled "A Present For Jerry", August 27, 1918...World War l
British soldier posing for a photograph with a shell labeled "A Present For Jerry", August 27, 1918...World War l This photograph, colourised by @colorsofhistory, was taken today 104 years ago. Soldiers in the First World War assigned different nicknames to soldiers of other nations, some more derogatory than others. Today I'll list some of those nicknames, however, I won't be explaining the names' origin. The British, who famously called themselves "Tommies", and the French called the Germans "Jerry", "the Hun", "the Boche", "Krauts", "Alleyman", and "Fritz" among other names, the latter also being used for Austro-Hungarians. Australians were called "Diggers" and the New Zealanders were called "Kiwis" among themselves. The Germans also had nicknames for the British, such as "Fussballindianer", meaning "Football Indians". The Germans also called Scottis...