Admiral Reinhard Scheer born this day. Admiral of the Imperial German Navy and later Chief of Naval Staff. He led the German Navy at the Battle of Jutland. After the war accepted an invitation from Jellicoe to meet and discuss Jutland. He died before the trip.
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Tom Anderson's #history of #naval #warfare comes to #WW1 and how many pre-war predictions of the decisive #battleship #battle were made redundant by the nature of the sides. #GreatWar #Mahan #MilitaryHistory #Navy #Dreadnought #Jutland www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/alterna...

Georges Clemenceau born this day. Dominating presence in French politics in the late 19th and early 20th century. Initially on the sidelines criticizing the French government and war effort, after Allied disasters in 1917 France turned to him to lead.
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Thomas Greig from Dysart in Fife.

A short war for a young man.

Born 19/06/1897.
Enlisted 07/06/1915 aged 17 into the Cameron Highlanders.
Arrived in France 9 weeks later on 11/08/1915.
Killed in action at Loos 7 weeks later on 25/09/1915 aged 18.

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111 years on from the first day of the battle of Loos.

10 men from Arbroath were killed that day. This puts it second only to Aubers Ridge as the towns costliest day of the Great War.

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"At Rest" by Matt Gauldie, 2006, NZ National Army Museum.

This striking yet somber piece shows a modern soldier with child at the National War Memorial (NewZealand) in #Wellington, #NZ. The simple and austere composition speaks to how we remember the fallen.

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Happy Birthday F Scott Fitzgerald! Great author of 4 novels (and one unfinished) and 164 short stories. Volunteered immediately upon US entry. He wrote his first draft for “This Side of Paradise” during training as an Infantry Officer. The war ended before he shipped to France.
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An unknown Nassau class battleship of Germany’s Kaiserliche Marine fires practice salvos from its stern 28cm Turrets D & E.

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I haven’t done my #MuseumOfFamilyStuff thing for a while, so here is a photo popped up whilst I was looking for something else.
Compass belonged to my Grandad,
Royal Engineers #WW1 #FWW #GreatWar

On an upcoming trip, I will have a free day in the Cambridge (UK) area. The question is, do I choose (A) IWM Duxford or
(B) the Shuttleworth Collection?
Advice is appreciated!
#aviation #greatwar #wwii #aviationmuseums #duxford #shuttleworth

In the North Sea in late 1918, the große kreuzers of the I Scouting Group of the High Seas Fleet steam to internment in Scapa Flow, Scotland, UK.

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Happy Birthday Agatha Christie! Queen of Mysteries! Sold more than 100 million copies in over 100 languages. Already published when WW1 broke out, she immediately volunteered as a Nurse and later served as an Apothecary Assistant. She served until September 1918.
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Today in 1916, the Italians, commanded by recent birthday boy Luigi Cadorna, try for the 7th time to beak the Austria-Hungary line along the Isonzo River. After capturing Gorizia during the 6th Battle, they attacked on a narrow front. They took San Grado di Merna but little else.
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Happy Birthday Maurice Chevalier! Already known in 1914, WW1 started while he fulfilled his national service. Wounded and captured during a German attack, he learned English in POW Camp. Acquitted of collaboration in WW2. Persecuted by the McCarthy Committee in the US.
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Happy Birthday General Erich von Falkenhayn! Commanded the German Army after von Moltke was found unstable. Kept the Allies at bay in 1914 and 1915. In 1916 he will roll the dice and attack Verdun. This bloodbath will cost him his job. He then went to Romania and Middle East.
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