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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2017 15:18:11 GMT
As we approach Remembrance Weekend we should not forget those that made the ultimate sacrifice
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Post by ARENA on Nov 9, 2017 16:41:49 GMT
Canon fodder!My heart breaks for every poor soldier, who was sent to his death for no reason.
In an attempt to break the stalemate on the Western Front and relieve the pressure on the French at Verdun, Haig ordered the Somme offensive, which began on 1 July 1916. The British army suffered 60,000 casualties (just under 20,000 of whom were killed) on the first day, the highest in its history, and Haig's conduct of the battle made him one of the most controversial figures of the war. In July 1917, a new offensive - the Third Battle of Ypres (also known as Passchendaele) resulted in further heavy casualties, but did succeed in weakening the German army and helped prepare the way for its defeat in 1918
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2017 21:14:58 GMT
Canon fodder!My heart breaks for every poor soldier, who was sent to his death for no reason. In an attempt to break the stalemate on the Western Front and relieve the pressure on the French at Verdun, Haig ordered the Somme offensive, which began on 1 July 1916. The British army suffered 60,000 casualties (just under 20,000 of whom were killed) on the first day, the highest in its history, and Haig's conduct of the battle made him one of the most controversial figures of the war. In July 1917, a new offensive - the Third Battle of Ypres (also known as Passchendaele) resulted in further heavy casualties, but did succeed in weakening the German army and helped prepare the way for its defeat in 1918 If you visit the war graves around Ypres they will be permanently etched on your memory. Row upon row of gravestone with a name or simply "A Soldier Of The Great War", so many "Aged 18" or "20". Senseless
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