Stormtroopers during the Egyptian-Ethiopian War (circa 1875-76) Support of the Ethiopian Empire and therefore Ethiopian Victory.
Despite the a priori, the Empire's Stormtroopers contributed to the victory in Europe of the allies against the Germany of William II the last German emperor. (France early November 1918)
The first AT-AT Walkers were actually designed by the French Army around 1886-87 and first shown to the public at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1889
Imperial soldier-inspectors on the La Marne front in France (1917) wear Stromtrooper helmets simply for the sake of safety.
Darth Vador while visiting the Paris International Exhibition in 1889 </br> as he was a guest of Théophile Seyrig.
Stormtroopers supervising the surroundings of the restoration of pyramids (Southern Egypt) by the soldiers of the Empire (around 1790-1820)
A very rare image of Imperial soldiers who came to lend a hand to the Allied troops of the 1914-1918 war. </br> The imperial troops were only to be on site for advisory missions, but the vagaries of war meant that they sometimes had to get involved.
Optimistic Germans pose in front of a truck captured from the enemy, unaware that an AT-AT Walker will soon blow their faces off.
At the time the At-AT Walkers were powered by coal via steam and were not very mobile. Gunpowder guns then armed the first Walkers.
An AT-AT Walker watches a column of German prisoners (France, 1918)
Here too, Imperial soldiers are heading towards an AT-AT Walker as the maintenance personnel's flying machines are seen leaving after their mission.
Some robots strangely resembling a mix of R2D2 and C-3PO at a Carnivale in the village of Anniston, Dakota (circa 1923)
Stormtroopers patrolling Syria (Bādiyat al-Shām desert around 1894)
Stormtroopers on Earthly Mission (circa 1920-1930s)
Stormtroopers on Earthly Mission (circa 1920-1930s)
Stormtroopers on Earthly Mission (circa 1920-1930s)
Stormtroopers on Earthly Mission (circa 1920-1930s)
Stormtroopers on Earthly Mission (circa 1920-1930s)
Darth Vader, then invited to the Paris exhibition by one of Gustave Eiffel's collaborators, developed the idea by initially propelling these machines with nuclear energy and arming them with laser cannons.
One of the three Darth Vador Statues made on Earth
Construction workers supervised by Stormtroopers near Palermo, Italy in 1924
Stormtroopers on Earthly Mission (circa 1920-1930s)
Stormtroopers supervising the surroundings of the restoration of pyramids (Southern Egypt) by the soldiers of the Empire (around 1790-1820)
One of the three Darth Vador Statues made on Earth
One of the three Darth Vador Statues made on Earth
A few years later, around 1913, Darth Vader lent some At-At Walkers of his own production to lend a hand to the Allied troops against Germany. <br> Simply replacing the laser cannons with classic powder cannons, just to remain a little discreet.
Stealth demonstration of a Tie-Fighter in Chicago in 1912
First versions of the C-3PO type (B-1PO and B-2PO) as well as a stretched version of R2-D2 in 1908 (Earth era)
Stormtroopers on Earthly Mission (circa 1920-1930s)
Stormtroopers on Earthly Mission (circa 1920-1930s)
Stormtroopers in the Gobi Desert (northern China, southern Mongolia (circa 1920-1930s)
Prussian soldiers aimed by an old model of AT-AT Walker (circa 1915)
Stormtroopers on Earthly Mission (circa 1920-1930s)
Stormtroopers supervising the surroundings of the restoration of pyramids (Southern Egypt) by the soldiers of the Empire (around 1790-1820)
AT-AT Walkers weren't the only engines lent by the Empire during the 1914-1918 war.
Only one AT-AT prototype left by Darth Vader on Earth served until 1944 during the Battle of the Ardennes in Belgium. Few photos exist from this period.
Stormtroopers on Earthly Mission (circa 1920-1930s)
First versions of the type C-3PO robot (A-0PO) as well as the newest model of R2D2 (Ayvalık, Turkey, circa 1890)
Enthusiastic soldiers gather around their AT-AT Walker, some to pose for posterity, some to congratulate the pilots. (Bay of La Somme, France, 1917)
Stormtroopers on Earthly Mission (circa 1920-1930s)
Stormtroopers on a reconnaissance mission, aided by two spies, France, 1914
An initial model of the Death Star made by communist workers in 1915 (Earth era). You can see a vague reproduction of Darth Vader who was already very appreciated by these Soviets for his vindictive charisma.
Stormtroopers on Earthly Mission (circa 1920-1930s)
Two awkward attempts versions of the C-3PO robot built manually by boilermakers and mechanics <br> on the instructions of R2D2 who obviously had trouble making himself understood. (Germany, circa 1900)
English soldiers grieved to see an AT-AT Walker destroyed by German artillery, La Marne, France, 1916
First version of the CB-GB Walker presented by Gustave Eiffel and his team. The machine was then moved by a system of cables and pulleys which did not keep its promises.
Stormtroopers in Cambodia (circa 1930)
Stormtroopers in Cambodia (circa 1930)
Stormtroopers in the Gobi Desert (northern China, southern Mongolia (circa 1920-1930s)
Stormtroopers on Earthly Mission (circa 1920-1930s)
Second version of the Walker designed by Gustave Eiffel and by the French army. On the left : the rigid system and on the right, the clever idea of implementing an ingenious system of ball joints.