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The secret story of the NATO phonetic alphabet

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The Scottish American Memorial, or Scots American War Memorial, is in West Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh. It was called "The Call 1914", and it was erected in 1927 and shows a kilted infantryman looking towards Castle Rock. Behind the main statue is a frieze showing queues of men answering the call by following a kilted pipe band. The memorial was given by Scottish-Americans to honour Scots who had served in the first World War.

Lest we forget.

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Bronze statue of a kilted soldier seated on a stone base, holding a rifle, with a contemplative expression looking upwards. The base has an inscription reading "THE CALL 1914 - A Tribute From Men and Women of Scottish Blood and Sympathies in the United States of America to Scotland." Below the statue are red commemorative poppy wreaths with a few small bouquets. Behind the statue, a detailed bronze relief shows a historical battle scene. The setting is partially surrounded by green bushes under a gray sky.

British troops go on a night offensive as white phosphorus goes off nearby - Gondrecourt, France, Aug 1918 #phosphorus #trench #ww1 #worldwar1 #gondrecourt #france #britisharmy

Discovery of Remains Solves 100-Year-Old Mystery of Two Missing Scottish Soldiers

A century-old mystery has been solved after construction workers in northern France uncovered the remains of more than 100 people, including two missing Scottish soldiers from World War I. The discovery was made at a site that had been the location of the Battle of Loos. With the help of the Commonw... [More info]

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The Middle East was a colonial creation

#Middleeast #Europe #Britain #France #Palestine

#ww1 #worldwar1 #prehistory #histodon #britishhistory #worldwar2 #histodons #ww2 #politics #internationalrelations #geopolitics

British Mk I Tank C19 known as ‘Clan Leslie’ of
C Company, Heavy Branch, MG Corps - Flers–Courcelette, Somme, France, 15th Sept 1916

Of the 49 tanks deployed that day, only 32 saw action due to damage or breakdown. Commanded by Captain Archie Holford-Walker ‘Clan Leslie’ was one of those due to a damaged tail assembly. #ww1 #tank #worldwar1 #britisharmy #somme #thesomme #france

https://youtu.be/tkw_CGu_adw?si=sHBFiityvTCbwUxc

Kind of a new clip taken from our monster length comparative view on field artillery.

David Grebstad talks about the barrage map used to plan the assault on Vimy Ridge.

We might have gotten a little bogged down here because we found it fascinating!

@histodons @histodon #worldwar1 #ww1 #FirstWorldWar

The forgotten story of the man who kayaked 50,000km around the world
By Anastasia Safioleas

Unemployed and seeking a better life, Oscar Speck pushed his kayak into the water of the Danube River and began paddling downriver. He didn't stop until he reached Australia.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-06/oskar-speck-world-wars-kayak-gemany-australia-loveday-/105558846

#History #WorldWar1 #WorldWar2 #CanoeingandKayaking #AnastasiaSafioleas

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Hitler's Hunger Plan

Starvation was a central strategy of the Nazis.

#Germany #Nazi #genocide #worldwar1 #histodon #worldwar2 #womeninhistory

A British chaplain conducts a field burial in a trench - Somme, Aug 1916 #ww1 #worldwar1 #chaplain #pasdecalais #somme #france #burial

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How colonial policies radically reshaped the Middle East and left the region in turmoil.

#Britain #MiddleEast #WorldWar1 #WorldWar2
#history #histodon #politics

World War One Austrian trench raiders during the Caporetto offensive - Italy 1917 #ww1 #worldwar1 #worldwarone #caporetto #italy #trench #raiders #gasmask #austrian

Kansas City view from the WW1 memorial, and a look back up the hill at the tower.

#KansasCity #Missouri #kcmo #ww1 #memorial #WorldWar1

Verdant lawn with the tall downtown buildings behind. Sunny day, with few clouds in the sky.

Stone tower rising above a stone wall with steps leading to the wall. There is a relief carved into the wall. Sun is just above the tower, out of frame.

Two weeks in #belgium🇧🇪 were over too fast three summers ago and so was my photographic #journey into some facts and parts of #worldwar1. I want to polish this account with a focus on the place where #inflandersfields has been created back in 1915. Stay tuned for my new travel- and photography-infos which will feature many aspects of history and especially this cruel war which ended on November 11th, 1918 and took so many brave lifes.

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This image shows a series of old, weathered concrete bunkers with multiple entries aligned in a row. These are typically underground shelters partially built into a grassy mound, designed to protect from blasts and projectiles. The bunkers feature open doorways and buttresses between them for structural support. A cobblestone pathway runs in front of the entrances, indicating that this is likely a historical or military site being preserved. The condition and design suggest they might be from the World War I or II era.

Two weeks in #belgium🇧🇪 were over too some summers ago and so was my photographic #journey into some facts and parts of #worldwar1. Not only was #inflandersfields created at this place, indeed the youngest fallen hero is buried here: #vjstrudwick is told to have fallen at the age of 15 - unbelievable and sad! 😢 Lest we forget all those who gave their utter sacrifice for freedom - true heroes they were!

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This image shows a war memorial gravestone, honoring a soldier named V. J. Strudwick, who was a rifleman in the Rifle Brigade. He died on January 14, 1916, at the age of 15. The gravestone features a carved emblem with inscriptions and symbols related to the brigade, including “The Prince Consort’s Own.” It is surrounded by red poppies, a common symbol of remembrance for soldiers who have died in war, along with other small remembrance items such as crosses and a poppy wreath. The presence of a small tag and other personal tributes suggests that people continue to visit and honor the memory of this young soldier.

British troops breakthrough the formidable Hindenburg Line and bring supplies across the dried up Canal du Nord - 27th Sept 1918 #ww1 #france #worldwar1 #canaldunord #hindenburgline #supplies #britisharmy

"Brodie Helmet (WWI era)"

AKA the “Tommy” helmet or “doughboy”. The insignia on the front is from the 17th Indian Division, stationed in Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq).

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Easter Monday (In Memoriam E.T.) – Eleanor Farjeon

In the last letter that I had from France
You thanked me for the silver Easter egg
Which I had hidden in the box of apples
You liked to munch beyond all other fruit.
You found the egg the Monday before Easter,
And said, 'I will praise Easter Monday now -
It was such a lovely morning'. Then you spoke
Of the coming battle and said, 'This is the eve.
Good-bye. And may I have a letter soon.'

That Easter Monday was a day for praise,
It was such a lovely morning. In our garden
We sowed our earliest seeds, and in the orchard
The apple-bud was ripe. It was the eve.
There are three letters that you will not get.

by Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965)

Eleanor Farjeon, who is probably best known for having written the words to the hymn Morning has Broken, wrote this poem shortly after she heard news of the death of her close friend the poet Edward Thomas (the E.T. in the title) who was killed in action at the Battle of Arras on Easter Monday, 9th April 1917.

#BattleOfArras #EdwardThomas #EleanorFarjeon #Poem #Poet #Poetry #WorldWar1