#WW1 battlefield tour

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Americas D-Day Tour

We start the historic adventure where you need to follow the exact route in American Airlines which is followed in 1944. Where the America D-day tour drives to Aldbourne, Wiltshire. It has a beautiful idyllic village in the countryside in the local communities. They visit the Aldborne village, the Blue Bore Pub, and Crown pub with a post office where Lt. Dick Winters and billeted. Where you can visit the little cote house which has Elizabethan country in the house and it has 101st Airborne and had their company headquarters. Where you can see the next stage of the American D-day private tour. Where it will retrace the footsteps and serialise the mini-series Band of Brothers. Where you can visit the original Nissan huts and museum and private Cornwall Chauffeur tour X Americas D-Day tours. 

 Where Neptune has the code name which has a logistical operation which will deliver military personnel, vehicles, supplies, ammunition and medical care into Normandy France. Where you can visit the Normandy beaches inland where you can start the day to shoot drive to Portsmouth and see the D-Day museum dedicated to covering the aspects of Normandy France. The museum tells the story of operations Neptune where you need to plan the perception of people and alive at the time and a greater understanding of the sacrifice the people with Operations Neptune a success.

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WW1 battlefield tour ephemera - 1929 by Frederick Via Flickr: This is an original map, excursions leaflet, and tickets for a WW1 Yser battlefield tour that took place on 18 Aug 1929. The tour organisers are 'The British Touring Cars (Excursions by Luxurious Motor Cars)'. Being just 11 years after the end of WW1 many people went on a sort of pilgrimage to the battlefields where their loved ones had died to try in some small way to come to terms with the loss. Itinerary - Ostende, Middelkerke, Niuupoirt, Ramscapelle, Pervyse, Dixmude, canal de l'Yser, Woumen, Chateau Blankaert, Steenstraete, Boesinghe, Ypres (lunch), return by Hill (Hell?) Fire Corner, Hill 60, St-Jean, St-Julien, Poelcapelle, Foret d'Houthulst, Houthulst, Dixmude, Beerst, Couckelaere, Moere, big gun, Leffinghe, Ostend. ---------------------------------------------------- If there are any errors in the above please let me know. Thanks. Any photograph, ephemera, etc I post on Flickr is in my possession, nothing is copied from another location. The original photographer may have taken copies from their original negative and passed them out (sold them?) so there may be other copies out there of your (and my) 'original' transport photo, although occasionally there may be 'holiday snaps' type photos where there are not any other photos exactly the same in existence. If you wish to use this image (bearing in mind it may not be my copyright) or obtain a full size version (most of my uploads are small size) please contact me.

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An Ironwood meta that just randomly popped into my head.

So I’ve been skimming over a lot of the observations on RWBY from @bionic-jedi and aside from the glurge of absolutely adorable Nuts ‘n Dolts stuff (Which I appreciate, I ship it now), the part that really got my attention was all the shit going down around Ironwood. I don’t watch the show anymore, not that I hated it or anything I just sorta lost interest in the show itself, decided it ultimately wasn’t really for me and mainly just enjoy it through fanart and shipping now, but from what I gathered from bionic-jedi’s Let’s Watch Ironwood sounds absolutely fascinating in all the ways that I don’t think was intentional by the CRWBY but is still pretty awesome that it’s there.

Forgive me if I get the details wrong since I haven’t kept up with the show and all my info is coming second hand from @bionic-jedi​, but from I could gather Ironwood comes across as a man who:

- Is an experienced veteran fighter who individually is very badass with a proven tactical record on the battlefield

- Has the natural charisma to instill genuine loyalty and belief in his cause into his subordinates (To paraphrase Mass Effect 3 for a bit, you can pay a man to fight, you can pay him to charge up a hill, but no amount of money in the world will ever convince a man to believe in you), and does possess a genuine care for the troops under his command

- Will nonetheless still engage in abusive behavior if a subordinate is not performing in a way he believes is proper for their duty (Yeah I would consider forcibly hacking a sapient being to count as that)

- Carries around a very cool badass revolver as a signature weapon 

- While brilliant tactically, possess horrible long term strategic assessment skills that if allowed to be acted upon could have/did end in disaster

You know what that sounds like? Ironwood is almost a perfect RWBY equivalent for George R. Patton (with maybe a bit of Bernard Montgomery thrown in).

Like, I think that the CRWBY may have accidentally written a scenario that asks “What if Patton was the Supreme Commander of the Western Front instead of Eisenhower?” And the results are an absolute clusterfuck unfolding in real time, but I feel I gotta clarify this.

Patton is one of America’s most celebrated and respected generals, and for good reason. Dude was a badass with a keen sense of armor tactics and mobile warfare that proved repeatedly that he could beat the Germans at their own game. His personal bravery could also never be called into question, having proven his mettle in direct combat during both the Hunt for Pancho Villa and WW1, as well as putting his own life in danger being very close to the front lines numerous times during WW2, one time even riding a tank into a German-occupied village to inspire his men. He also did genuinely care for the lives of his men, only ever seen openly weeping when mourning for the lives of his fallen soldiers, treating his wounded troops with the highest respect, and properly giving praise when they did a good job.

For all of Ironwood’s faults, his own mettle is certainly not into question given he suffered such grievous injuries that half his body is now cybernetics, and the man for sure knows how to fight and fight well, so that’s one similarity with Patton. He has also inspired real loyalty in Winter and the Ace Operatives, and in turn he does seem to actually care for them, and he had no real reason to give Yang a new prosthetic arm (and rather quickly fast tracking her an incredibly advanced one at that), so he’s not completely heartless or devoid of empathy. 

However, Patton was a man focused on the tactical short term in lieu of long term strategic planning, and possessed with some horrendous character flaws that bit him in the ass on several occasions. One of them being the, even by the standards of the 40′s, deplorable manner in which he treated soldiers wracked with what we in the modern day would diagnose as PTSD. The man flat out did not believe PTSD was a real thing, thinking of it as cowardice and...you know what? I’m just gonna let the Wikipedia quotes say it all, I bolded some choice quotes for convenience:

Private Charles H. Kuhl, of L Company, U.S. 26th Infantry Regiment, reported to an aid station of C Company, 1st Medical Battalion, on 2 August 1943. Kuhl, who had been in the U.S. Army for eight months, had been attached to the 1st Infantry Division since 2 June 1943. He was diagnosed with "exhaustion," a diagnosis he had been given three times since the start of the campaign. From the aid station, he was evacuated to a medical company and given sodium amytal. Notes in his medical chart indicated "psychoneurosis anxiety state, moderately severe (soldier has been twice before in hospital within ten days. He can't take it at the front, evidently. He is repeatedly returned.)" Kuhl was transferred from the aid station to the 15th Evacuation Hospital near Nicosia for further evaluation.

Patton arrived at the hospital the same day, accompanied by a number of medical officers, as part of his tour of the U.S. II Corps troops. He spoke to some patients in the hospital, commending the physically wounded. He then approached Kuhl, who did not appear to be physically injured. Kuhl was sitting slouched on a stool midway through a tent ward filled with injured soldiers. When Patton asked Kuhl where he was hurt, Kuhl reportedly shrugged and replied that he was "nervous" rather than wounded, adding, "I guess I can't take it." Patton "immediately flared up,” slapped Kuhl across the chin with his gloves, then grabbed him by the collar and dragged him to the tent entrance. He shoved him out of the tent with a kick to his backside. Yelling "Don't admit this son of a bitch," Patton demanded that Kuhl be sent back to the front, adding, "You hear me, you gutless bastard? You're going back to the front."

Corpsmen picked up Kuhl and brought him to a ward tent, where it was discovered he had a temperature of 102.2 °F (39.0 °C); and was later diagnosed with malarial parasites. Speaking later of the incident, Kuhl noted "at the time it happened, [Patton] was pretty well worn out  ... I think he was suffering a little battle fatigue himself." Kuhl wrote to his parents about the incident, but asked them to "just forget about it." That night, Patton recorded the incident in his diary: "[I met] the only errant coward I have ever seen in this Army. Companies should deal with such men, and if they shirk their duty, they should be tried for cowardice and shot."

Private Paul G. Bennett, 21, of C Battery, U.S. 17th Field Artillery Regiment, was a four-year veteran of the U.S. Army, and had served in the division since March 1943. Records show he had no medical history until 6 August 1943, when a friend was wounded in combat. According to a report, he "could not sleep and was nervous." Bennett was brought to the 93rd Evacuation Hospital. In addition to having a fever, he exhibited symptoms of dehydration, including fatigue, confusion, and listlessness. His request to return to his unit was turned down by medical officers. A medical officer describing Bennett's condition

And yet another incident like this:

Private Paul G. Bennett, 21, of C Battery, U.S. 17th Field Artillery Regiment, was a four-year veteran of the U.S. Army, and had served in the division since March 1943. Records show he had no medical history until 6 August 1943, when a friend was wounded in combat. According to a report, he "could not sleep and was nervous." Bennett was brought to the 93rd Evacuation Hospital. In addition to having a fever, he exhibited symptoms of dehydration, including fatigue, confusion, and listlessness. His request to return to his unit was turned down by medical officers. A medical officer describing Bennett's condition

The shells going over him bothered him. The next day he was worried about his buddy and became more nervous. He was sent down to the rear echelon by a battery aid man and there the medical aid man gave him some tranquilizers that made him sleep, but still he was nervous and disturbed. On the next day the medical officer ordered him to be evacuated, although the boy begged not to be evacuated because he did not want to leave his unit.

On 10 August, Patton entered the receiving tent of the hospital, speaking to the injured there. Patton approached Bennett, who was huddled and shivering, and asked what the trouble was. "It's my nerves," Bennett responded. "I can't stand the shelling anymore." Patton reportedly became enraged at him, slapping him across the face. He began yelling: "Your nerves, hell, you are just a goddamned coward. Shut up that goddamned crying. I won't have these brave men who have been shot at seeing this yellow bastard sitting here crying." Patton then reportedly slapped Bennett again, knocking his helmet liner off, and ordered the receiving officer, Major Charles B. Etter, not to admit him. Patton then threatened Bennett, "You're going back to the front lines and you may get shot and killed, but you're going to fight. If you don't, I'll stand you up against a wall and have a firing squad kill you on purpose. In fact, I ought to shoot you myself, you goddamned whimpering coward." Upon saying this, Patton pulled out his pistol threateningly, prompting the hospital's commander, Colonel Donald E. Currier, to physically separate the two. Patton left the tent, yelling to medical officers to send Bennett back to the front lines.

As he toured the remainder of the hospital, Patton continued discussing Bennett's condition with Currier. Patton stated, "I can't help it, it makes my blood boil to think of a yellow bastard being babied," and "I won't have those cowardly bastards hanging around our hospitals. We'll probably have to shoot them some time anyway, or we'll raise a breed of morons."

There were serious cries for Patton to get sacked after theses incidents, his reputation and job only saved because Eisenhower knew his tactical command abilities were simply too valuable to give up and so was only temporarily relieved of duty instead. Point I’m trying to make here is that while Patton could definitely hold sympathy and understanding for his men, it was contingent on them acting in a way he believed was properly honoring their duty. If they erred from his ideals of a how a proper soldier behaved, he could lapse into some seriously abusive behavior disturbingly quickly.

I can’t be the only one that sees some parallels between this and Ironwood hacking Penny am I? A man who cares for his troops but as soon as Penny acted in a way he deemed to be out of line, immediately sought to violate her autonomy and rights as a sapient being to force her back into line and back into his ideals of how a proper soldier should behave. Perhaps he wasn’t as violently physically aggressive about it as Patton, but arguably what Ironwood did was ethically much worse than slapping the shit out of and threatening people.

Patton also wasn’t the type to worry about the long term consequences of his actions. Before he died in a car accident shortly after WW2 he was unceremoniously sacked from his job after making one too many aggressive comments towards the Soviet Union, potentially nudging towards a potential Operation Unthinkable, and carelessly allowing former Nazis back into political power. Both of these were unthinkably horrible for obvious reasons.

There is one key difference between Patton and Ironwood however. Eisenhower was keenly aware of Patton’s potential shortcomings and he was kept on a leash and out of the highest levers of power, thus preventing him from ever being in a position where his worst traits would allow him to truly fuck up. Ironwood however I feel got Peter Principle’d hardcore and was promoted way above his level of competence (Always a risk for men who gain a reputation as “fightin’ generals”, see: John Bell Hood), where his positive qualities of personal physical bravery, combat skill and tactical leadership is wasted and his worst qualities of hyper-focus on short sighted tactical victories over long term strategic goals, paranoia and distrust leading to an excessive need for control, and moral cowardice are allowed to flourish.

And we see the consequences of it. He may have started with solid pragmatic ideas, but his insanely one-track minded obsession with short term strategic goals like making sure he has control over the Winter Maiden is costing him big long term strategically by burning bridges with potentially valuable allies and isolating himself and his command. Valuable time and resources that could have been spent coordinating forces against Salem wasted on various shenanigans involving Penny, RWBY and JN_R. Especially devastating given that Atlas is the only industrialized military power worth a damn in this world and isn’t reliant on mostly independent and unorganized Hunters and Huntresses (individually skilled but too few in number and takes far too long to train each one to reliably stop a Grimm invasion), and he’s just wasting the resources of the world power best able to hold the line against the Grimm.

Next part is a bit of a non-sequitur and really long so I put it in between the dotted lines if y’all ain’t interested and want to skip on over to the relevant Ironwood parts.

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Getting a feel for the strategic situation in Atlas, I get a strong sense that what Atlas needs more than anything else right now is a Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower the the exact man needed to lead the Western allies, and I can’t see anyone else doing as realistically as good a job as he did, this is a hill I’ll die on. It wouldn’t look like it at first, the man had never once commanded a unit in battle (a fact that made many of his “actually seen combat” rivals bitter), and his softer, more easy going disposition would seem at odds with the alpha-male take charge image cultivated by men like Patton and Montgomery that would be stereotypically expected of a general, much less a Supreme Commander. 

However, that calm exterior hid a man with a sharp eye on the necessary strategic goals needed for victory, expert resource and personnel management skills, the humility to listen to his subordinates and admit his own mistakes, and most importantly, both the smooth negotiating skills and the iron will necessary to deal with larger than life figures.

The western allies were made up of many different nations and factions and filled to the brim with what I would call (to put it lightly) strong personalities. This was an organization that involved: 

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

- Winston Churchill

- Charles De Gaulle

- Bernard Montgomery

- The aforementioned Patton

- Occasional dealings with Stalin even

All of them larger than life personalities, all of them strong willed and possessed of their own ideas of how to win the war as well as their own political/personal motives, and all of them vying for dominance in the strategic decision making of the Western Allies. It was like herding a clowder of cats, but all the cats had frggin tanks and bombs. Eisenhower actually managed to cut through the bullshit and resist all the arm twisting and actually got all the different countries, armies and leaders together to act upon a united plan. He did this while still being able to control his subordinates worst impulses and (mostly) was able to resist the shitty plans put up and embrace the good ones (for the most part, Montgomery did manage to convince him to approve of Operation Market Garden, and it was the last major German victory of the war mostly due to Monty’s mishandling). Tactical battle ability was largely irrelevant for Eisenhower’s role, and his ability to see the big picture clearly and being able to maneuver through the internal politics meant everything to his success as a Supreme Commander.

If Eisenhower or an Eisenhower-esque figure was in charge of Atlas during this latest season, you’d probably get a drastically different turn of events. An Eisenhower would not be so quick to drastic action as Ironwood was. An Eisenhower would probably sit down with their subordinates, hear out all their arguments for why or why shouldn’t a specific action be taken, then calmly consider their actions. An Eisenhower would probably then say “Working with an enemy agent to hack into the Winter Maiden is a dumb idea” and proceed to create plans on how to coordinate all available forces in Remnant to best fend off Salem.

Atlas as a whole doesn’t really strike me as the type of organization that would raise an Eisenhower though. Militaries are always offshoots of the cultures that create them, and I don’t believe it to be a coincidence that a Supreme Commander like Eisenhower would be American. The country was literally founded on democratic ideals and it was enshrined very early into its history that the military would always be subordinate to the civilian government. This precedent makes it necessary that anyone that rises high enough in the military must be able to respect a strong civilian presence and be able to work with both internal and external politics. Any general that rises high enough must be half-general half-politician by necessity (there’s a reason why former military often do have successful political careers after retiring from service, including the aforementioned Eisenhower who eventually became the 34th President of the United States).

Atlas just doesn’t strike me as having that same sort of cultural framework. If anything the Atlas military strikes me as having a cultural framework closer to WW2 Germany where tactical efficiency and high tech weaponry/tools is prized above all else, often at the cost of long term strategic goal setting. Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan never set realistic goals for themselves and predictably got steamrolled eventually. Occasionally you’ll get an online thread asking “What if Germany/Japan had smart top leadership during WW2?” But that’s a trick question. A WW2 Germany/Japan with sensible leadership...just isn’t WW2 Germany/Japan at all, it was intrinsic to the identity and character of those nations in that time period. Similarly, I just don’t see an Atlas military that sees a potential Eisenhower in their ranks and thinks to promote them to High Command as opposed to just shuffling them off as an aide to some random officer and never consider them for higher promotion. An organization that prizes short term tactical victory over long term strategic goals just isn’t the type of organization to do that.

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Thing is though, I think just from what I gathered, Ironwood just shot up to be my favorite RWBY character because of how frigging fascinatingly horrible he is. He’s not an entirely awful person (at least not at first), but his own paranoia and fear combined with his habit of confusing short term tactical advantage with long term strategic goals leads him down the path of utterly despicable actions while convincing himself that it’s all for the greater good. All while being an idiot and wasting the legitimate game-changer resources of having an actual army when everyone else is still dicking around with hunters and huntresses as their only defense.

Smart money is he’s gonna die, it seems to be where he’s heading. If CRWBY’s writing staff has some serious cajones however, it’d be really cool if they pulled a Catra on him and see how low they can make him sink before making him hit rock bottom, realize his mistakes and force him to work hard for a redemption arc. I dunno, maybe I’m giving him too much slack but I actually do feel for him a little bit. The dude was clearly an alright guy that had the world fall down on him and just wasn’t suited for the massive responsibility that circumstances forced on his shoulders. He’s still a soldier that genuinely wants to protect Atlas, he’s just too short sighted to see how his actions just aren’t what Atlas is gonna need in the long term. Maybe a harsh talking to by Glinda would do him some good (I still ship IronWitch don’t @ me). I dunno, I just think that a redemption arc would be a lot harder to write than just killing him off, and thus would be that much more satisfying to see it pulled off right like what Noelle Stevenson did with Catra’s character in She-Ra.

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ABOUT

MADE TO MEASURE VOL.1

feat. MINIMAL COMPACT, BENJAMIN LEW, AKSAK MABOUL & TUXEDOMOON

Originally released in 1984, the inaugural volume of the series included works commissioned as soundtracks for dance & theatre performances, films, and a fashion show. The album offers both a glimpse into unusual aspects of these four artists’ work, and a testimony of the buzzing activity in what was becoming a close-knit community of musicians revolving around Crammed Discs’ Brussels headquarters, which spawned many collaborations (some of which are mentioned below).

MINIMAL COMPACT: PIECES FOR NOTHING

Following their momentous debut release (their self-titled 1981 mini-album), the original trio of Samy Birnbach (later known as DJ Morpheus), Malka Spigel and Berry Sakharof were joined by drummer Max Franken, and the multicultural gang (now including members born in Turkey, Israel, Poland and Holland) recorded their debut full-length, One By One which, upon its release in 1983, positioned the band as an influential force across the European music scene, where their incisive, Middle-East- ern coloured, lyrical post-new wave sound made a strong impression.

Their encounter with French choreographer Pierre Droulers gave Minimal Compact the opportunity for a new experience, as Droulers commissioned them to write four tracks for a dance piece. The band had recently befriended fellow-expats Tuxedo- moon, and this led to the US band’s Peter Principle and then-regular sound engineer Gilles Martin taking on production duties for the recording of these tracks, which also benefitted from contributions by Tuxedomoon’s Steven Brown on sax & clarinet, and Jeannot Gillis (Julverne) on violin.

The resulting Pieces for Nothing is an elegant suite which shows another dimension of Minimal Compact’s musical scope, a direction they’ll later pursue with their Lowlands Flight project for Made To Measure. The band went on to record and release five more albums with Crammed.

BENJAMIN LEW: A LA RECHERCHE DE B.

Benjamin Lew is a unique artist, who produced some of the most original, mesmerizing music of the 80s/90s, over the course of five albums (all out in the Made To Measure series). An enlightened amateur -in the noble and almost Renaissance-like sense of the word-, he dabbled with equal grace in photography, writing, visual arts... His brilliant debut album (Douzième Journée, his first collab with Steven Brown) had come out in 1982, and his contribution to Made To Measure Vol.1 was recorded shortly thereafter, as a soundtrack for a fashion exhibition (“Huit jeunes stylistes limbourgeois”).

Benjamin Lew would go on to record another great album with Steven Brown (À propos d’un paysage, featuring Vini Reilly/ Durutti Column, 1986), then the truly inspiring Nebka (1988), a collaboration with Samy Birnbach (When God Was Famous [A Tribute To Poetry], 1989), and Le parfum du raki (1993). Two compilations of his work have come out, one on Crammed (Compiled Electronic Landscapes, 2003), and one on the Stroom label, in collab with Crammed (Le personnage principal est un peuple isolé, 2019).

AKSAK MABOUL: SCRATCH HOLIDAY & UN CHIEN MÉRITE UNE MORT DE CHIEN

At the point where Made To Measure Vol.1 was conceived, in 1983, the seminal Crammed band had released its two initial albums, merged with The Honeymoon Killers (whose touring was then in full swing), and Marc Hollander & Véronique Vincent were busy writing and recording the songs for the 3rd album, which would eventually be released in 2014 as Ex-Futur Album (and included a song which developed from one of the pieces in Un Chien...).

Scratch Holiday could be described as an avant-garde melodic turntablist piece. All the sounds were generated with a turn- table, a 7” pop single from the 1960s and some orange marmelade. Recorded by Vincent Kenis with Family Fodder’s Alig, it was then arranged and mixed by Kenis, Marc Hollander and Gilles Martin. Kenis & Hollander claimed that the track was made as a soundtrack for a Honeymoon Killers holiday movie but, to this day, it hasn’t been possible to verify this assertion.

Un chien mérite une mort de chien was Aksak Maboul’s soundtrack for Michel Gheude’s eponymous theatre play, which re- volves around the life of Russian writers Vladimir Mayakovsky, Ossip Brik, Lili Brik, Velimir Khlebnikov and the Russian Futurist movement. Expanding on some aspects of the Onze danses pour combattre la migraine album, these six pieces were written and performed by Marc Hollander, and produced in collaboration with Vincent Kenis and Gilles Martin

TUXEDOMOON: VERDUN

Born in 1977, in the heady atmosphere of San Francisco’s postpunk golden age, Tuxedomoon soon became a central part of New York’s No Wave scene, then signed to The Residents’ Ralph Records, and released two classic albums, Half Mute (1980) and Desire (1981), which soon got them worldwide exposure. Fleeing Reagan’s America, Tuxedomoon moved to Europe in the early ‘80s, and stayed there throughout the decade. Their ability to crystallize a certain dark and romantic zeitgeist quickly turned them into one of the most influential bands around, yet their music transcended all genres. The band members respec- tively moved to distant parts of the globe, and stopped working together for fifteen years, before getting together again and recording five great albums between 2003 and 2015. New music is currently in the works.

In 1983, Tuxedomoon were living in Brussels and, after a couple of releases with Les Disques du Crépuscule, they had inev- itably started gravitating towards Crammed Discs, at first in the context of solo projects and collaborations. The inclusion of Verdun in Made To Measure Vol.1 was the first proper Tuxedomoon release on Crammed. It would soon be followed by the creation of CramBoy (1985), an imprint entirely devoted to Tuxedomoon’s new and back catalogue works, on which no less than 20 releases would take place over the course of the next 35 years.

The three tracks in Verdun were recorded for the soundtrack of a movie about the famous WW1 battlefield, entitled Het Veld van Eer and directed by Dutch filmmaker Bob Visser.

— MADE TO MEASURE VOL.1 remastered edition - vinyl, digital & CD out April 30, 2021 on Crammed Discs —

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lmao there’s a herstory group going on a tour of the ypres battlefield 

yeah thats where the women were in ww1 the trenches at ypres 

[overland-defender]

06/05/2019 - Day 3

Today we will travel north of Albert up the Ancre Valley making stops at the following; - Newfoundland Park, - Hawthorn Ridge, - Sunken lane, - The battlefield around Serre Newfoundland Park One of the largest areas on the Western Front where artillery craters and the trenches of both sides can still be clearly seen and even entered, which gives more feel to what the Canadians where going through prior to going over. On the 1st July At 9.15 a.m the Newfoundland Regiment attacked as part of the second wave,  Within half an hour they had suffered horific losses, with more than 90% becoming casualties. The regiment consisted of 801 strong, but the roll call the next day revealed that the final figures were 233 killed or died from injuries sustained from battle, 386 wounded, and 91 missing Hawthorn Ridge A German fortification that at 7:20 a.m. on the 1st July 1916, the British/allies set off explosives beneath the Hawthorn Ridge. As many attacks the attack of o Hawthorn Ridge was a costly failure, Casualties in the 86th Brigade were 1969 strong before 7:20 and after this attack 613 were killed and 81 were reported missing. Sunken Lane The Germans had protected Hawthorn ridge with a formidable series of defences, amongst these was the heavily fortified village of Beaumont -Hamel. The objective was to take the village of Beaumont Hamel, The Lancashire Fusiliers were to lay in the sunken road which was chosen as the forming up point, and attack following a huge artillery barrage/massive mine being detonated. The attack resulted in 7 officers killed and 14 wounded, 156 Other ranks killed and 298 wounded with 11 missing presumed dead.

Trip Summary After visiting the last remaining battlefields around Serre it was finally time to hand over the loaned CB radios, say thank you to Battlefields 4x4 staff and bid farewell to our fellow compatriots. The trip was such an amazing insight to WW1 a war which i think we take for granted at the sacrifice our fellow countryman and commonwealth brothers made over 100 years ago. We look forward to going on the WW2 tour in 2020. If you are interested in going on this type of trip which i recommend then please use the following link https://www.battlefieldsby4x4.com/index.htm

[scissoroe]

there’s so many things to tell you guys about i swear!

got to go on a govt ww1 centenary of armistice tour last year and spend 10 days walking ww1 battlefields with fellow history nerds

got a tattoo saying “avec tour mon coeur” [with all my heart]

i have an awesome dog named moose who is the Biggest Snuggle

[collapsedsquid]

French president Emmanuel Macron has courted controversy by praising a World War I general who subsequently collaborated with the Nazis in World War II.

Mr Macron made the comments about Marshal Philippe Petain on a stop in the northern town of Charleville-Mezieres as part of his six-day tour of battlefields to mark the centenary of the end of World War I.

"Marshal Petain was also a great soldier during World War I" even though he made "fatal choices during the Second World War", Mr Macron said.

"My role isn't to understand that it's shocking or to comment about people. My role is to try to explain, be firm in my convictions, face our history," he added.

Just dooming France with your shitty policies is enough man, you don’t have to actually endorse them.

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Americas D-Day Tour

We start the historic adventure where you need to follow the exact route in American Airlines which is followed in 1944. Where the America D-day tour drives to Aldbourne, Wiltshire. It has a beautiful idyllic village in the countryside in the local communities. They visit the Aldborne village, the Blue Bore Pub, and Crown pub with a post office where Lt. Dick Winters and billeted. Where you can visit the little cote house which has Elizabethan country in the house and it has 101st Airborne and had their company headquarters. Where you can see the next stage of the American D-day private tour. Where it will retrace the footsteps and serialise the mini-series Band of Brothers. Where you can visit the original Nissan huts and museum and private Cornwall Chauffeur Tour X Americas D-Day Tours. 

Where Neptune has the code name which has a logistical operation which will deliver military personnel, vehicles, supplies, ammunition and medical care into Normandy France. Where you can visit the Normandy beaches inland where you can start the day to shoot drive to Portsmouth and see the D-Day museum dedicated to covering the aspects of Normandy France. The museum tells the story of operations Neptune where you need to plan the perception of people and alive at the time and a greater understanding of the sacrifice the people with Operations Neptune a success.

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Make Your Tour More Thrilled by Hiring WWI Battlefield Tours

There's many more chore at home, therefore an outing is like the reverse. It's like a breath of fresh air.

This blog is written to answer a few of your questions, such as why WWI battlefield tours a popular tour and who offers the best service for the same? Like most assessments, trying to choose if you should book a tour involves weighing the pros and cons. Why should you consider taking a tour? Tours aren’t for everybody, but the advantages of taking a tour can boost your outing.

Most recently, there has been a considerable increase in the mass of people wanting to visit the battlefield sites. This amplified interest stems from discoveries made in family history research and the wish to chase in the path of a WW1 forerunner, students studying the First World War in the school syllabus, and many well-liked plays, films, and TV documentaries on the topic. In comeback to the increased interest, the variety of facilities available for visitors has too developed. WWI battlefield tours are carried out by hundreds of visitors every year, whether you prefer to take a trip alone, with a guide, or with your friends and family.

The surprising range of WWI battlefield tours covers the key battlefield sites of the Great War across Belgium and France. Whether it’s visiting Flanders Field, walking the battlegrounds of the Somme, or standing on the forefront of the Ypres Salient, there’s nothing more worthwhile than visiting the battlefields of WWI. Led by one of our Specialist Battlefield Guides, whose knowledge and passion bring history to life; join us on a journey of Remembrance and discovery as we take an in-depth look at the events that unfolded 100 years ago.

If you want to hire a trustworthy WWII battlefield tour, Travel England Tours can be your one-stop. Here, we definitely go together with a faithful guide. Not only does this mean being with somebody who recognizes ample about the region you’re traveling in, but it means you will have somebody giving you information about the sights you’re seeing. Chronological facts can let you imagine an ancient city instead of just a pile of rocks and pillars when you’re looking at ruins. The best tour companies will make your experience fascinating and amusing.

To know more, please visit our website. https://travelenglandtours.com

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The Battle of the Somme Guided Day Tour from Arras

Discover the trenches and terrible story of World War I’s Battle of the Somme on a full-day battlefield trip from Arras with an expert guide.

Just  90 minute from Le Touquet to the town of Arras. This is a fascinating day out for all.

Travelling to key battle sites and memorials by minivan, learn about the planning, execution and human cost of the infamous 1916 Western Front campaign. Visit must-sees including Pozieres Ridge and the Beaumont Hamel trenches; pay homage at Thiepval and other memorials; hear soldiers’ individual stories; and explore the grim events further at the Thiepval visitor centre.

Numbers are limited to eight for a small-group experience, and lunch, entry fees, and round-trip transport from Arras train station are included.

Full-day Battle of Somme battlefield tour from Arras, with air-conditioned transport and lunch

Explore the key sites of the World War I attritional campaign of 1916 Walk in the footsteps of soldiers at Beaumont Hamel's trenches, Pozieres Bridge and Schwaben Redoubt Pause at the Thiepval Memorial and learn the in-depth story of the campaign at the Visitor Center Visit other pivotal sites and monuments, including the Australian Memorial and Lochnagar Mine Crater Hear the stories of soldiers and the main Somme offensives from a knowledgeable guide Small-group tour with a maximum of eight people for a more personalised atmosphere

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Pickup and drop-off in central Arras

Transport by air-conditioned minivan

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Entry/Admission - Franco-Australien Museum

Entry/Admission - Historial de la Grande Guerre - Musee de Thiepval

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