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title: German War Grave, 1918
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21572/german-war-grave-1918/
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updated: 2026-02-10
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# German War Grave, 1918

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## Image File

[![German War Grave, 1918](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21572.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21572.png)

## Image Caption

A photograph of a German [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) [grave](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/), that of Sergeant Karl Thomassek (Karol Tomaszek) of the German 5th Field Artillery Regiment. Taken during the [German Spring Offensive](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2898/german-spring-offensive/) of 1918. This was the last major offensive action by the German Army of the First World War (1914-18).

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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205337540) by **Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 10 February 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.