On this day

[CINDERS]

On the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month 1918 the war to end all wars ceased.

To all those that gave their lives for world freedom may you find eternal peace in the arms of our Lord.
We will remember them.
RIP

[42rocker]

I have a Christmas Menu from the 11th Field Artillery stating that they fired a round at 11:11 from the 11 Battery from a piece called "Calamity Jane" to end everything.
Bless all of those that were called and their Families.

Later 42rocker

[Sapper740]

Three brothers from Winnipeg, Manitoba all members of the 100th Battalion Winnipeg Grenadiers set sail for England in 1915. Only one was to survive the war, my grandfather Pvt. John Chalk. His brother, my Great Uncle Pvt. Bert Chalk was grievously wounded by shrapnel and invalided back to Canada only to succumb to Influenza in his weakened state scant days before the Armistice. John's other brother Lt. William Chalk died when he and his pilot of an RE8 reconnaissance aircraft were shot down during 'Bloody April" in 1917. They were in a flight of eight RE8 aircraft that forged ahead despite their fighter cover failing to appear, only to encounter the dreaded Flying Circus of Baron Manfred von Richthofen. The Baron himself recorded two kills during that encounter. It is unknown if my great-uncle's aircraft was brought down by the Red Baron himself or one of the other pilots.

Please take a moment today to reflect on the sacrifices made by so many in service of their country and say a prayer for those still in harm's way.

[browningautorifle]

My great uncle, my mothers side was KIA at Vimy. 12 Apr 1917. Here's pics of him.

My grandfather on my dad's side was gassed but survived.

[Surpmil]

On this day those in power made sure that the job was left unfinished so that it could resumed after a suitable intermission, to lay waste to the next generations as well.

[Flying10uk]

On this day those in power made sure that the job was left unfinished

I think that it was the Treaty of Versailles that was the problem.

[Surpmil]

I think that it was the Treaty of Versailles that was the problem.

That was the symptom, the disease is something else.

[CINDERS]

that the job was left unfinished

Don't think it is quite that simple but one disgruntled person's ideals jelled into a public fervor that brainwashed alot of ppl that they would reign supreme for a 1000 years only after their cities and citizens were laid to waste did they realise they were duped, besides the doctrine of the day said the Fuhrer was never wrong.
Thank goodness he never listened to his Generals..................................!

Now the Japanese plans for their conquests was on another scale of barbarism starting with the rape of Nanking with a trumped up event!

[Surpmil]

Don't think it is quite that simple but one disgruntled person's ideals jelled into a public fervor that brainwashed alot of ppl that they would reign supreme for a 1000 years only after their cities and citizens were laid to waste did they realise they were duped, besides the doctrine of the day said the Fuhrer was never wrong.
Thank goodness he never listened to his Generals..................................!

Now the Japanese plans for their conquests was on another scale of barbarism starting with the rape of Nanking with a trumped up event!

It was an inevitable expression of the national mentality, the Prussian mentality in particular which was famously described by Voltaire as "An army with a state". Germany was openly talking about "Der Tag" long before WWI and those who think it was some sort of accident should know that tens of thousands of German reservists were called back from overseas earlier in 1914. We know this because many who had been in North America openly talked about it after they were captured in the war. I expect a study of the shipping records would certainly confirm the fact.

No one should be surprised that the true origins of events were often successfully hidden; they are still successfully hidden from most of the population to this day.

[42rocker]

As far as WW1 Family service goes, my Grand Uncle was with an American Navel group that worked with the White Russians. Sorry, that's about all of the info that I'm aware of on this.

Later 42rocker