#ww1 america

[countryboys45-70]

The PO8 Luger? Or the 1911?

[1911fanaticks]

World war one

[nicoleisttraurig]

Today I wanted to share one of my favorite historical figures with you.

This young man's name is Sergeant William Henry Johnson. Commonly known as Henry Johnson, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on the night of May 15, 1918. While defending French lines, he saved one of his men from capture, and blocked a German raid from advancing to his French allies. Johnson became one of the first Americans to be awarded France's highest award for valor, the Croix de Guerre avec Palme.

Sgt. Johnson died in July of 1929, due to his 21 injuries sustained during the war. He's buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

[goldenstarprincesses]

*modern trench warfare being used for the first time in a major conflict during the American civil war*

*trench warfare leaving mental scars on Alfred that takes years of healing to move past*

Alfred showing up to Europe and seeing they somehow made trench warfare worse

[slavicgerman]

A poem written by a WW1 vet who not only suffered during the war but also suffered at home. This is still true today.

[alastorssimpforever]

You know I've been recently been studying the Holocaust and Hitler's rise to power. And I'm sure someone seen it but we all know about the "Big Lie" right?

The Big Lie was were Germany felt they didn't truly lose WW1 and they felt cheated out of it. The economy fell into a depression, soldiers returning home felt they had all done it for nothing and the Weimer Government (despite being progressive) was very weak.

This sowed a lot of discontent and of course, desperate people turn to leaders with promises. Especially a leader using pre established antisemitism and blaming that people for their problems to justify their own abhorrent dictatorship built upon eugenics and racial superiority. Even that I don't think can truly define what that sick son of a bitch did.

And we all know how Trump denied that he had lost the election. Yes, it happened four years ago and we all know about the Jan 6th Insurrection. His followers even believe it and ever since then, even now he is still denying that he lost. And Trump continually uses immigrants as a scapegoat for the problems of America.

I just have a bad feeling about it.

The parallels are unsettling...

[bensolosbluesaber]

Very, very light out of context Brave New World spoiler below cut.

Literally me when "Not my suit"

And in the half-completed WW1 memorial, too. Which not only makes sense geographically, but symbolically... a memorial that explicitely talks about the contributions of minority groups in WW1, celebrates a man who defied US foriegn policy to go fight in the war, was built nearly 100 years too late, and has the heroes' journey only half realized in the background.

[countryboys45-70]

[historical-ham-sandwich]

I LOVED all quiet on the western front and this part reminded me of Philip

This (tiktok) sound Red Tears by The Johns helps SA survivors. Every time it is used, money gets donated to SA survivors. As someone who's gotten SAd for years by a family member, NOT using this sound does NOT make you a "bad person". Although it is highly appreciated, forcing/guilt tripping people into using the sound is NOT it. SA is more or so often traumatizing, the donations to survivors provide help and support.

Thank you

[mace-waz-here]

I saw a post that said the rest of the world is protesting for America right now, and I don’t know if I’m being lied to or if it’s American censorship, but i havent seen anything about that. But just hearing that made my eyes well up a bit, I’m glad everyone else sees it.

[adventuressclubamericas]

For Armistice Day

[nicoleisttraurig]

[historynerdj2]

History memes #48

[themarkedcompanion]

[personificountries]

USA: *Locking countries in the League of Nations building after heavily supporting and helping establish it only to never join and walking away.* Act like a child, get treated like a child.