<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Tactical Hermit]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://hcsblogdotorg.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[The Tactical Hermit]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://hcsblogdotorg.wordpress.com/author/thetacticalhermit/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[World War I History: Vintage&nbsp;Photo]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><img data-attachment-id="15690" data-permalink="https://hcsblogdotorg.wordpress.com/2016/05/28/world-war-i-history-vintage-photo/belgian/" data-orig-file="https://hcsblogdotorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/belgian.jpg" data-orig-size="1247,877" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Belgian" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://hcsblogdotorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/belgian.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://hcsblogdotorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/belgian.jpg?w=1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-15690" src="https://hcsblogdotorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/belgian.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=720" alt="Belgian" srcset="https://hcsblogdotorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/belgian.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=720 1024w, https://hcsblogdotorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/belgian.jpg?w=150&amp;h=105 150w, https://hcsblogdotorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/belgian.jpg?w=300&amp;h=211 300w, https://hcsblogdotorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/belgian.jpg?w=768&amp;h=540 768w, https://hcsblogdotorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/belgian.jpg 1247w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"   /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em><strong>Belgian soldier smokes a cigarette during a fight between Dendermonde and Oudegem Belgium in 1914.</strong></em></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;">This is a really good photo of a Belgian Maxim, although it appears to be staged – the man has his thumbs on the trigger, but there does is not ammo belt in the gun.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;">View the Original Photo and Article at <a href="http://www.forgottenweapons.com/vintage-saturday-smoke-break/"><strong>Forgotten Weapons</strong></a></p>
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