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Picture of the Day
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jeroenkiller123
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heey I have a clip its really good and respectful you must see it
I dont know, just, Berlin.
Sorry for quoting a big a** picture.
Historical fact about this one. The Russian newspapers that published this image removed multiple wrist watches from the hands of a Russian soldier who can be seen beneath the soldier holding the flag so that people wouldn't percieve the Russian army as looters.
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calgoblin
Pathfinder Games
The Tower of London has an exhibition currently involving the filling of the old moat with ceramic poppies, titled Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red. Their are a total of 888,246 poppies in the moat, one for each British fatality in the First World War.
Though all the soldiers should be remembered no matter what nation, the scale of this installation is very impressive. It needs to be seen in person for the scale to take effect, but it is - in my opinion - a wonderful memorial. Though the amount of people smiling whilst taking photos of themselves in front of the poppies disturbs me.
Though all the soldiers should be remembered no matter what nation, the scale of this installation is very impressive. It needs to be seen in person for the scale to take effect, but it is - in my opinion - a wonderful memorial. Though the amount of people smiling whilst taking photos of themselves in front of the poppies disturbs me.
Colonel__Klink
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@calgoblin
That reminds me. There are 53 Villages throughout England that are "Thankful Villages" that saw everyone who served in the first world war return safe and sound.
There are 13 "Doubly Thankful Villages" that saw everyone return home safely both from the first world war AND the second world war.
In France, the village of Thierville is the only village in the whole country that saw everyone return safely from the first world war.
That reminds me. There are 53 Villages throughout England that are "Thankful Villages" that saw everyone who served in the first world war return safe and sound.
There are 13 "Doubly Thankful Villages" that saw everyone return home safely both from the first world war AND the second world war.
In France, the village of Thierville is the only village in the whole country that saw everyone return safely from the first world war.
calgoblin
Pathfinder Games
Interesting facts, I didn't know that either. I tend to go against the whole patriotism thing for these events; it wasn't one single country that lost lives, the whole world did. I was debating whether to post the poppies or not solely for that reason.
You know what, we need a remembrance thread...
Colonel__Klink
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To be honest I'm in the middle ground on the patriotism thing concerning this stuff. I find I can revel in and glorify the achievements of both sides in a conflict. I can be patriotic, while respecting the other side as well. Conflics are gross, crude and brutal. Yet, we can lay a flower on the grave of the dead figuratively speaking by creating a bit of "virtual beauty" by recognizing the heroic achievements of those who served. Sitting back and admiring the glory of it all can give the dead a better memory than sheer bitterness. Because conflicts between nations are large, through an act of patriotism we can give the dead of all participating nations that flower on their grave by remembering them and their actions. Both recognizing the terrible actions of the war but remembering and commemorating the amazing achievements of those who fought.
Aniallator
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An American soldier killed by a German sniper, 1945 I believe.
Aniallator
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Pacific theater, the arresting cables on this carrier appear to have snapped as this plane, a Corsair I believe, attempted to land.
He does not look dead, but rather as if he is inspecting a grenade.
Aniallator
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I hadn't thought about it that way but yeah, he kind of does.
Looks like he's laying a booby trap to me - looks like he's burying it.
Simon
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This was taken in my hometown Maribor, Slovenia (Central Europe) back in the day until 1992 this was called Yugoslavia (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Macedonia were all 1 country) It was also allied with Nazis for some time, but not for long, and this picture shows Hitler walking on bridge when he was visting us.
All the more poignant [MENTION=1855]siben[/MENTION]s for him being a relation. Did he make it back okay?
I have no idea, i should ask my grandmother for that. she had 2 brothers in the war.
Feldmeijer
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o.o
I don't even want to know what (or who) flipped it over... Poor Panther.
VonMudra
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Generally, when you see that, it was simply because it got pushed to the side/rolled away from the road by work crews in order to clear the road. Either that, or Naval artillery. There are stories from Salerno, during 16th Panzer's attempted break to the beachhead (my usual example too of why an armoured counter attack on a beachhead where the enemy has total naval superiorty is doomed to failure), of Panzer IV's being literally lifted into the air and turned on their backs by 14in and 16in gun fire. One even noted that the flash fires caused the guys inside to cook to the point at which the bottom of the shell crater their tank was in was filled with liquified human fat....
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