#ww100

[twinkinspector]

EVERYONE I JUST REMEMBERED IT’s WOB WEDNESDAY

i texted this to an irl last week and she left me on read ab it…….. should i do it again

[omniatlas]

Europe 103 years ago today: Somme and Brusilov Offensives (20 Sep 1916) https://buff.ly/30ealjI With the Battle of Verdun still raging, British and French forces launched a massive attack on the Germans in the Somme while the Russians struck in the East. Both offensives saw huge casualties on each side, but early Russian gains convinced Romania to enter the War. #wwi #historybuff #1916 #greatwar #september #1910s #austriahungary #ww100 #welovehistory #somme #20thcentury #battleofthesomme #worldwar1 #firstworldwar #historygeek #verdun #historyteacher #britisharmy #cartography #europeanhistory #maps #september20 #europe #ww1 #germanempire #worldhistory #worldwari #history #todayinhistory #thisdayinhistory (at The Battlefields Of The Somme) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2oKI2hAi9c/?igshid=1p7lvw80bj5yl

[yugoslavfub]

Serbian officers in  Bizerta, Tunisia 1916.

[historygeektrash]

To my followers:

Sorry about the lack of memey content today, it's centennial of the end of World War I so my content was a little bit more respect-oriented today. On a related note, on the behalf of Americans, I'm so incredibly sorry for the actions of President Donald Trump. His poor choices today do not reflect the United States' sentiment on this day of tragedy.

[mndoughboy1918]

Commercy

December 14, 1918 - Full diary entry:

“Went to Commercy to a movie. 

Heard the Lieut. Governor of Kansas speak tonight. 

Are billeted at Pont-sur-Meuse. Married 10 months today and only have been with Nora about 20 days.”

Commercy, where the 35th Division was headquartered during this period, is just three miles southeast of Pont-sur-Meuse. As a reminder, the majority of the men in the 35th were from Kansas and Missouri, so it makes sense that Lt. Governor William Yoast Morgan would pay them a visit.

Robert will comment more about this speech in a letter tomorrow.

From Heroes of the Argonne:

As winter went along, this dearth of entertainment was in a measure remedied. Troupes of singers and dancers and musicians were sent out over divisional circuits. Motion picture shows were given three times a week. A show troupe of the Thirty-fifth was organized, playing at Commercy and other points in the divisional area. Later the show was sent to Luxemburg and covered other cities on the A. E. F. circuit.

Where was Robert today? See the timeline.

Next: Lights

[omniatlas]

Europe 100 years ago today: Treaty of St. Germain (10 Sep 1919) https://buff.ly/2N7eMGm The Peace Treaty with Austria was signed on September 10, 1919. The Allies recognized the independence of Czechoslovakia, the merging of Serbia with the southern Slavic nations to form Yugoslavia, and the expansion of Poland into former Austrian territory. Austria was also forbidden from uniting with Germany, something it had attempted to do after the war. The treaty with Hungary, the other part of Austria_Hungary, was postponed by the outbreak of its war with Romania. #europe #history #welovehistory #austrianempire #map #1910s #20thcentury #czechoslovakia #1919 #europeanhistory #yugoslavia #september #september10 #worldwari #worldwar1 #ww100 #ww1 #wwi #greatwar #firstworldwar #maps #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd #worldhistory #cartography #geopolitics (at Vienna, Austria) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2OU3J0A4qN/?igshid=f035ob8zfdub

[omniatlas]

Sub-Saharan Africa 105 years ago today: Opening Shots in Africa (12 Sep 1914) https://buff.ly/31iEnPN With the onset of World War I, the French and British moved swiftly to occupy German Togoland and, less successfully, to invade German Kamerun. Meanwhile the Germans launched their own small offensive, crossing from German East Africa into the British East Africa Protectorate. #subsaharanafrica #history #welovehistory #ww1 #1910s #20thcentury #modernhistory #1914 #ww1africa #africanhistory #britishcameroons #britishempire #ww100 #frenchempire #germanempire #greatwar #september #september12 #tanganyika #colonialism #maps #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd #worldhistory #cartography #geopolitics (at Douala, Cameroon) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2TiCctASTf/?igshid=hce81zk82yx7

[omniatlas]

Southern Asia 100 years ago today: Anglo-Persian Agreement (09 Aug 1919) https://buff.ly/2KmxoPY Only one day after accepting Afghan independence, Britain forced Persia, still under occupation after World War I, to sign the secret Anglo-Persian Agreement - guaranteeing British access to Persian oilfields and effectively placing the Persian government under British supervision. However word of the agreement soon leaked out, leading to rioting and the eventual overthrow of the Persian government. #southernasia #history #welovehistory #welovemaps #map #1910s #20thcentury #modernhistory #1919 #imperialism #august #august9 #greatwar #ww100 #ww1 #worldwari #wwi #worldwar1 #britishempire #persia #maps #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd #worldhistory #cartography #geopolitics (at Tehran, Iran) https://www.instagram.com/p/B08GqqpAWOv/?igshid=z9cuyf8xr8kb