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The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, signed on 3 March 1918, outlined the harsh conditions under which the crumbling Russian Empire withdrew from the First World War (1914-18). #History #FirstWorldWar #GermanEmpire #SovietRussia #VladimirLenin #WWI #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-24651-en/

Einen schönen #Mohntag allerseits with a throwback to the 2014 #artInstallation 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘚𝘸𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘦𝘥 that "planted" 888,246 ceramic red #poppies in the moat of the #TowerOfLondon to commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of World War I. Each #poppy represented one British or Colonial serviceman killed in the War.

This year, another poppy-based installation, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴, with almost 30,000 ceramic poppies from the original installation, was put in place at the Tower to mark 80 years since VE Day and the end of World War II in Europe. You can visit it until #Armistice Day on 11 November 2025.

(Edit: The last one is a panoramic shot which probably won't be displayed properly in the Pixelfed app, but should be alright on desktop)

#Mohn #Mohnblumen #Mohnliebe #Kunstinstallation #publicArt #öffentlicheKunst #WorldWarI #FirstWorldWar #ErsterWeltkrieg #ZweiterWeltkrieg #WorldWarII #SecondWorldWar #NieWiederIstJetzt #NieWiederKrieg #NieWieder #neverAgain #neverAgainIsNow #Shard #London #England #UK

A striking high-angle shot captures the "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" poppy installation at the Tower of London. Thousands of ceramic poppies flood the dry moat around the historic stone fortress, creating a vibrant red sea that contrasts with the grey walls of the Tower. A large crowd of people stands at the foreground and along the perimeter, observing the poppies. In the background, the modern, tapering glass facade of The Shard pierces the cloudy, overcast sky.

A vibrant, eye-level shot captures the "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" poppy installation at the Tower of London. Thousands of ceramic poppies, symbolising fallen soldiers, form a striking cascade into the dry moat and filling the foreground with a sea of intense red. The historical stone walls and towers of the Tower of London stand prominently under a cloudy sky. In the upper left, a crowd of onlookers observes the installation, and in the distance, modern city buildings and a construction crane are visible, juxtaposing the historic site with contemporary London.

A wide panoramic shot captures the "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" poppy installation at the Tower of London. Thousands of vibrant red ceramic poppies fill the expansive dry moat, creating a striking field of colour that curves around the ancient stone walls of the Tower. Large crowds of visitors are visible on both the left and right sides of the image, observing the poignant display. The sky above is overcast, and in the distance, parts of the London skyline with modern buildings can be seen.

El 1 de julio de 1916, a las 7:28, al comienzo de la batalla del Somme, los británicos explotaron la mina de Lochnagar, que se excavaron bajo las líneas alemanas, produciendo un cráter de 21 metros de profundidad y 100 metros de diámetro. El borde del cráter ascendió unos 5 metros de altura, sirviendo como barrera a las tropas. Se logró gracias a 27 toneladas de amonal en dos cámaras a 18 metros de distancia. #primeraguerramundial #firstworldwar

Soldados en el borde de un enorme cráter.

RMS Lusitania was a British transatlantic liner infamously sunk by a German U-boat on 7 May 1915 during the First World War (1914-18). #History #U-Boat #RMSLusitania #Cunard #FirstWorldWar #Liner #Sinking #WWI #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-24434-en/

Hey! Jock, are ye glad ye ’listed?
O Jock, but ye’re far frae hame!
What d’ye think o’ the fields o’ Flanders?
Jockey lad, are ye glad ye came?

—Neil Munro, “Hey, Jock, are ye glad ye ’listed?”
in FROM THE LINE: Scottish War Poetry 1914–1945

Munro served as a war correspondent during WW1. His own son, Hugh, was killed in action in 1915

3/4

https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/from_the_line/

#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #warpoetry #WW1 #firstworldwar #worldwarone #Scots #Scotslanguage

Neil Munro
Hey, Jock, are ye glad ye ’listed?

Hey! Jock, are ye glad ye ’listed?
O Jock, but ye’re far frae hame!
What d’ye think o’ the fields o’ Flanders?
Jockey lad, are ye glad ye came?
Wet rigs we wrought in the land o’ Lennox,
When Hielan’ hills were smeared wi’ snaw;
Deer we chased through the seepin’ heather,
But the glaur o’ Flanders dings them a’!

This is no’ Fair o’ Balloch,
Sunday claes and a penny reel;
It’s no’ for dancin’ at a bridal
Willie Lawrie’s bagpipes squeal.
Men are to kill in the morn’s mornin’;
Here we’re back to your daddy’s trade;
Naething for’t but to cock the bonnet,
Buckle on graith and kiss the maid.

The Cornal’s yonder deid in tartan,
Sinclair’s sheuched in Neuve Eglise;
Slipped awa wi’ the sodger’s fever,
Kinder that ony auld man’s disease.
Scotland! Scotland! little we’re due ye,
Poor employ and skim-milk board.
But youth’s a cream that maun be paid for,
We got it reamin’, so here’s the sword!

Come awa, Jock, and cock your bonnet,
Swing your kilt as best ye can;
Auld Dumbarton’s Drums are dirlin’,
Come awa, Jock, and kill your man!
Far’s the cry to Leven Water
Where your fore-folks went to war,
They would swap wi’ us to-morrow,
Even in the Flanders glaur!

The U-boat, short for Unterseeboot (undersea boat), was the name for submarines used by the German Navy during the First World War (1914-18) and Second World War (1939-45). #History #U-Boat #BattleOfAtlantic #FirstWorldWar #GermanNavy #SecondWorldWar #Submarine #WWI #WWII #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-24502-en/

Back in 2016, Ciara Phillips painted the Fingal in wartime "Dazzle" camouflage, as part of the 1914-1918 centenary commemorating the War to End All Wars - https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/27324051846/

#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #photographie #ship #vessel #boat #bateau #DazzleCamouflage #WWI #FirstWorldWar #Fingal #PortOfLeith #maritime #Art

A League of Their Own
Japan emerges as a major player among world powers as their ambassadors helped finalize the postwar treaties and create a new international body meant to stop large-scale wars before they began: The League of Nations. However, trouble continued brewing on the Ko
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2025/05/19/a-league-of-their-own/
#Season14 #Taisho #FirstWorldWar #History #Isolationism #Japan #Korea #LeagueOfNations #Liberation #MarchFirstMovement #UnitedStates #WorldWarOne

A Whole New World
The new international status quo that emerged after the first World War was very different than what came before, and Japan was poised to become a major new power in this new world.
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2025/05/15/a-whole-new-world/
#Season14 #Taisho #China #Communism #FirstWorldWar #History #Japan #OctoberRevolution #RiceRiots #RussianRevolution #WorldWarOne

#OnThisDay in 1917, an Austro-Hungarian naval force of three cruisers, two destroyers and three submarines attacked the Otranto Barrage. The barrage was an Allied anti-submarine barrier manned primarily by armed trawlers.

Fourteen of the forty-seven drifters on the barrage at the time of the attack were sunk, and four were damaged.

https://russellphillips.uk/wwi-otranto-barrage/

#FirstWorldWar #MilitaryHistory

The World Goes to War, Part 2
The eastern front of the first world war was much busier than its western counterpart and the stakes for one nation were much higher. When the war finally ended with the Entente triumphant, Japan was poised to enjoy the advantages of supporting the winning side.
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2025/05/12/the-world-goes-to-war-part-2/
#Season14 #Taisho #armistice #China #EasternFront #FirstWorldWar #History #Japan #Russia #Verdun #WorldWarOne

The World Goes to War, Part 1
The assassination of an Austrian Archduke sparks a chain reaction which would ignite a global conflict on a scale never seen before.
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2025/05/08/the-world-goes-to-war-part-1/
#Season14 #Taisho #Austria #Battle #Belgium #Britain #China #FirstWorldWar #France #Germany #History #Hungary #Italy #Japan #Marne #Qingtao #Siege #WorldWarOne

#157 - https://boxd.it/B3X4 #2025MovieMarathon #Cinemastodon #War #Drama #FirstWorldWar #Movies Not bad but pretty standard fare.

Ugo Matania (1888–1963) was an Italian artist and illustrator active in Britain during the #FirstWorldWar, particularly noted for his works for #TheSphere and #TheLondonMagazine. Three of his oil paintings and one of his watercolours are in the #WellcomeCollectionin London.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMCZHdAshaE #FirstWorldWar #IWM Very interesting.

This map collection explores the geopolitical transformation of Europe between 1914 and 1949. #History #Europe #FirstWorldWar #SecondWorldWar #WWI #WWII #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/9-301-en/

📖 This paper by Arturo Zoffmann "focuses on resistance to the draft during the first recruitment drive of the National Defence Government in Greek Macedonia". This case study, allows him "to explore broader trends about the formation of the modern Balkan nation-states".

👉 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19448953.2024.2414195

@histodons
@histodon

#Histodons #PoliticalHistory #Greece #WWI #FirstWorldWar #Conscription #StateBuilding #Chalkidiki #Balkans #HistóriaPolítica #ServiçoMilitar #Grécia #GrandeGuerra

Illustrative image featuring a cover of the Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies

🆕 Contrary to what many might think, it’s not just students who “go on Erasmus” to other countries. An example of this is researcher Arturo Zoffmann, who went to Turkey to spend a month at Sabancı University in Istanbul with the support of the Erasmus+ programme. 🇹🇷

👉 What is he doing there? We'll tell you here: https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/arturo-zoffmann-erasmus-istambul/

@histodons

#Histodons #EuropeanHistory #PoliticalHistory #STEXEU #EU_funded #ERCStG #FirstWorldWar #StatesOfException #Balkans #TurkishHistory #ErasmusPlus