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01-24-16, 07:11 AM | #121 |
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Video of U 31, identified
Seems it struck a mine, perished with all hands. Has been identified as U 31 and will be left untouched, as a war grave..
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-35370700 http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...rld-war-u-boat
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01-24-16, 08:36 AM | #122 |
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That video footage shows her to be in pretty amazing condition.
May all who went down in her rest in peace. ~SALUTE~
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02-27-16, 11:30 AM | #123 | |
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On February 27th, 1916, Flight-Lieutenant Harold Rosher died in a flying accident at the Dover Aeroplane Station. Most of the letters he wrote to his parents while on duty have been quoted here over the past year.
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"You have the consolation of knowing his splendid record at Dunkirk. He was among the finest pilots I ever had out there, always cheerful and ready for his work." -Wing Commander Aurthur N. Longmore, R.N. "Harold, or Rosh as we always used to call him, was one of my very best pals and a very fine officer and First Lieutenant. Every one loved him. He was an absolute 'Sahib', a very good pilot, hard-working, and absolutely trustworthy. -Major Charles E. Risk, Squadron Commander "He returned with some of the others from abroad last autumn, and very shortly afterwards I selected him from a large number of officers to become Executive Officer of the Dover Air Station, which was then starting. Although quite young, he immediately displayed great organising abilities, and also possessed the gift of command of men, which in unusual without previous training, and fully justified my selection. At his own request he was shortly proceeding abroad in command of a Flight, and would undoubtedly have gained his promotion in the near future. I have said little as regards his skill as a pilot, since this was probably well known to you, but he was undoubtedly in the first flight." -Captain Charles L. Lamb If you would like to read the whole book, it is in the public domain and available for download. http://www.forgottenbooks.com/books/...ron_1000900064
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02-27-16, 12:16 PM | #124 | |
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THIS DATE five years ago: Frank Woodruff Buckles (born Wood Buckles, died February 27, 2011-(age 110 and 26 days) was a United States Army soldier and the last surviving American veteran of World War I. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1917 and served with a detachment from Fort Riley, driving ambulances and motorcycles near the front lines in Europe. During World War II, he was captured by Japanese forces while working in the shipping business, and spent three years in the Philippines as a civilian prisoner. He was down to 100lbs with beriberi; All of the captives were freed following a raid by Allied forces on February 23, 1945. After the war, Buckles married in San Francisco and moved to Gap View Farm near Charles Town, West Virginia. A widower at age 98, he worked on his farm until the age of 105.<enlarges I should look this good at 108!)
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04-04-16, 01:59 PM | #125 |
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Do you know what this picture has to do with the loss of L 15 (LZ 48) ?
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04-04-16, 02:16 PM | #126 | |
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https://www.reddit.com/r/100yearsago/
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04-05-16, 03:53 AM | #127 |
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Got this from the ''The Great War'' facebook page, here are some interviews of German Veterans made in the 80's about the Battle of Verdun:
http://gottmituns.net/2013/03/18/ger...eo-interviews/
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04-05-16, 06:19 AM | #128 | |
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04-05-16, 08:08 AM | #129 |
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As did I if I'm to be totally honest
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04-12-16, 12:26 PM | #130 |
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I don't know whether this has come up here already but there is a youtube channel dedicated to show what happened in WWI on a weekly basis:
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGrea...?nohtml5=False
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04-12-16, 12:36 PM | #131 |
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Yep, on the previous page: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...&postcount=107 but it's worth mentioning again and again imo
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04-15-16, 10:57 AM | #132 |
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It's this week, but WW1 related so I'll just post it here.
A stash of WWI ordinance was located and the bomb disposal units of civil protection were sent in to clear 87 pieces (386kg) of unexploded shells, grenades and mines (Italian and Austrian) The area is in the Coastal region, where the Soča front used to be As of today, there have been 131 interventions due to unexploded WWI ordinance and it columnated in 421 pieces or combined weight of 2326kg this year |
04-15-16, 11:08 AM | #133 |
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3125088/Inside-toxic-grave-longest-battle-history-French-forest-300-000-died-300-days-Battle-Verdun-littered-bodies-arsenic-unexploded-shells-grows-100-years.html http://mentalfloss.com/article/23966/europes-iron-harvest An extremely lethal and dangerous problem all over it seems; thanks for posting that Betonov!
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04-16-16, 08:49 AM | #134 | |
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04-23-16, 04:50 AM | #135 |
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It has probably been in this thread already but in case it wasn't here is a nice video on melee weapons used in WWI:
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