World war 1 ends today

OVERLORD Wed Nov 11, 2020 3:38 am

Today, we celebrate the end of the first world war. The armistice was signed in a railcar near Compiègne and the war ended on 11 Novembre 1918 at 11.00 am. Last year I did some hiking at Pozières in the Somme region. In and around the village, Australian and New Zealand forces suffered severe losses during battle in 1916. Pozières was totally destroyed.

Many monuments can now be visited in the area. In Pozières, there is a big Commonwealth cimetary

and a war memorial for the lost animals that served

Some memorials are in the middle of the fields

In Thiepval, a giant monument is engraved with more than 72.000 names of missing soldiers, their bodies were never found.

During a hiking trip, we took a field road and walked next to a freshly laboured field. On the side of the road, the bombs that were dug up wait to be picked up by the demining service. This is happening daily and not only here but also in Belgium near Ypres.

1/2A Nut Wed Nov 11, 2020 4:27 am

Thank you for sharing OVERLORD Thumbs Up

getback Wed Nov 11, 2020 5:48 am

Overload i know your into the history and that's good Thank You for sharing its a real heart stopper thinking about the people and animals that served . Can't believe there still digging up that many bombs daily !! Damn!

rsv1cox Wed Nov 11, 2020 6:58 am

WW1, the "War to end all war's. Didn't happen.

Wonderful pictures Lieven. Not surprising that they are still digging up explosives considering the tonnage they used in both wars. Scary.

I love horses, and thanks for including the pictures of the Australian Memorial. I watch AHC (The American Hero's Channel), PBS, Discovery and others. Scenes of both wars invariably contain pictures of dead horses still attached to wagons, breaks my heart to see these magnificent obedient animals slaughtered.

Event (England) documented in Spielberg's movie War Horse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPNyNr2Kp4w

davidll1984 Wed Nov 11, 2020 11:10 am

Hoo scary stuf bom b wit complète timer cap look very old Vets Day

Oldenginerod Wed Nov 11, 2020 11:38 pm

OVERLORD wrote:....In and around the village, Australian and New Zealand forces suffered severe losses during battle in 1916. Pozières was totally destroyed.

The seven week battle claimed 23,000 Australians. A pretty severe blow to a young nation of less than five million, considering that a similar number were lost at Gallipoli also.

"Lest We Forget"