german soldiers muck about for the camera in incredible century-old pics as they put a brave face on horrors of the first world war - high resolution document camera

These fascinating restoration pictures give us an incredible understanding of life in the German trenches during World War I. The eye-
The opening ceremony series pictures show the bare bottom of men using outdoor public toilets and soldiers posing with the overturned crashed plane.
Other photos show them wearing huge fur coats and white snow camouflage when they are brave in cold conditions on the eastern front.
Police officer Brett Butterworth from Victoria, Australia, fixed spectacular photos of the European battlefield.
The 48-year-old Brett said: "Due to the presence of German postcards, my collection only includes these postcards, and many of them have letters written on the back of the postcards that soldiers appear in front of the photos.
"Scenes vary from ordinary studio portraits, crashed aircraft, trench life, to rare views of the A7V tanks and flame florists pioneers in Germany.
"I must add that my dear friend Professor O has generously translated every letter.
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"I often think about whether some of the photos I have collected are the only records that exist and are the last trace of evidence of someone walking on earth.
"That's why it's inspiring me to grow and share my collection now.
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Brett said he accidentally participated in the collection and restoration of old photos when selling military souvenirs online.
Brett said: "I got a proper postcard from a dealer in Germany, and after scanning the image at a fairly high resolution, I was surprised at the number of details I could identify on site.
"For example, I was able to identify the name of the newspaper that was placed on the front desk, and at this point I was fascinated and ended up changing the modest militaria of my collection to a less regular postcard.
"Most of the postcards I have collected arrived at my home after two world wars and urgently needed some form of repair to bring them to the appropriate standards shown on Flickr. “I am self-
Have been educated in the photos and have not received formal training
I believe a professional recovery person will know about the recovery.
"I want to pay tribute to the individuals who appear in the film, and many of them last appeared on the photographic paper.
"Visitors to my collection often comment that they were moved by the expressions on the faces of soldiers that appeared in the photos.
"If they stop for even a second and reflect on the possible life, my mission is done.
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