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Today is the anniversary of the Verdun battle. What the Poilus endured during the endless shelling is incomprehensible. Many went mad. Many others wanted away so badly, they rationalized, "I could get by without my left hand," and raised it above their trench wall where a shell splinter carried it away.
To achieve his goal, Falkenhein used most of Germany's nitrates badly needed for crop production, thus forcing near famine upon his country post-war. He should well and truly have been hanged for it.
A Euro friend found a French RR medal for me and asked if I was interested in a French military medal from the same shop. "Sure!" sez I.
It's a Verdun medal, and I hope it wasn't awarded posthumously.
To achieve his goal, Falkenhein used most of Germany's nitrates badly needed for crop production, thus forcing near famine upon his country post-war. He should well and truly have been hanged for it.
A Euro friend found a French RR medal for me and asked if I was interested in a French military medal from the same shop. "Sure!" sez I.
It's a Verdun medal, and I hope it wasn't awarded posthumously.