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WO95 war diary entry with the words “SPRING IS COMING” circled by the post author.
Slightly ominous code wording choice in a brigade order from 16th March 1918. #FWWHistory #PHDlife #WW1
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This week’s feature is on the sinking of SS Arabic in 1915.
It is often overlooked because of the Lusitania’s sinking but the Arabic brought the Germans and USA closer to war..
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With sincere apologies for the lack of #FWWhistory posts and #1GM updates on the blog for sometime.
Getting back into the swing of things with this.
Three headstones, two Allied and one German buried in Arras Road Cemetery, Roclincourt, France.
The graves of three unknown soldiers, two Allied and one German buried in Arras Road Cemetery, Roclincourt, the Pas de Calais region of France. #FWWHistory #WW1 #photography #France
What do Nurse Edith Cavell and the French general Charles Mangin have in common?
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The text from a book page. It reads: “The Boulogne Printing Press, which was under the care of Major Bourne, was a particularly up-to-date establishment much praised by the Americans and the French as well as by our own Army. It put a strain once, however, on the politeness of the French. The French Mission at G.H.Q. wanted a book printed giving a record of its organisation. A.P. and S.S., in the right spirit, did its best to make the book a handsome one, and designed a special cover with fleur-de-lys decorations. The French Mission, with tact but with firmness, pointed out that France was now a Republic and a monarchical symbol could hardly be permitted on an official publication. It might give rise to a suspicion that the Army contemplated a coup d'état. The printers regretted and tried again. The second cover design bore the good old Roman Republican…”
“… device of the lictors' fasces. But they were shown reversed. The French were desolated at being so exiguous, but could something else be tried, just plain type? The printers were determined, however, to give the good French something to show what an artistic people we English really are, and made a third effort at a decorated cover. This showed a really charming design in which the Gallic Cock strutted triumphantly along a rose-point border. The French were enchanted, so enchanted that they found reason to have another book, an annexe to the original book, printed with the same cover.”
A tale of Anglo-French liaison and co-operation involving design, diplomacy and the Army Printing & Stationery Service (A.P. and S.S.) from Frank Fox’s book, G.H.Q.
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Me on the beach near Nieuwpoort on the Belgian coast pointing.
Pointing. Key skill in the locker of every aspiring battlefield guide. #pointing #FWWHistory @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social
A blog post I really enjoyed working on. I must do another of these soon. #1GM #FWWhistory #WW1
I really liked this photograph. There’s lots going on. So, I set myself the task of studying it in detail. Not as an expert or collector of militaria, but a learner. vingtfrong.home.blog/2022/08/16/i...
A good set of recommendations from Alex. #FWW #1GM #WW1 #FWWhistory
Picture of flowering cherry blossom trees at Écoust St.-Mien British Cemetery, Ecoust-St.-Mein.
Écoust St.-Mien British Cemetery, Écoust St.-Mein. #FWWHistory #FWW #WW1 #France #photography #history
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Flowers and headstones at Guillemont Road Cemetery, Somme region of France.
Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont. #FWWHistory #Somme #photography #WW1 @cwgc.bsky.social
Spring flowers at Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont St. Eloi.
Spring flowers at Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont St. Eloi.
Spring flowers at Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont St. Eloi.
Cross of Sacrifice at Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont St. Eloi.
Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont St. Eloi. #FWWHistory #photography #France #Spring @cwgc.bsky.social
To Arras! #battlefields #FWWHistory #nerding
The Arras Memorial in the town of Arras in Pas de Calais, northern France.
The Canadian memorial at Vimy Ridge, northern France.
Remembering those who fell during the Battle of Arras which began on April 9th, 1917. #FWWHistory #FWW #history #photography #WW1 #Arras #France
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Extract of WW1 diary noting that German agents disguised as British soldiers could be giving orders to troops to retire.
Sneaky. #WarDiaries #PhDresearch #FWWHistory
Windsock on a misty Kenley Common this morning.
Kenley Common, early this morning. The airfield here was used by the #RFC and later the #RAF and played a key role during the Battle of Britain during the summer of 1940. #FWWHistory #WW2History #BattleofBritain #Kenley #Surrey #photography
Headstones at the Commonwealth War Graves site named Flatiron Copse, Mametz in the Somme region of France.
Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz in the Somme region of France. The majority of the casualties buried here were killed during the Battle of the Somme in the second half of 1916. #FWWHistory #WW1 #FWW #history #Somme #France #photography
The ossuary at Douaumont, commemorating the French soldiers who fell during the Battle of Verdun.
The ossuary at Douaumont, memorial to the French soldiers who fell during the Battle of Verdun.
Memorial to French soldiers who fell during the Great War in the town of Verdun.
The Battle of Verdun began on this day in 1916. #FWWHistory #France #Verdun #GreatWar #WW1 #history #OTD
