World History
Archaeologists recently discovered 21 World War I German soldiers who were buried alive in 1918 when an Allied shell exploded above their shelter near Alsace. According to The Mail Online, the bodies were in the same position they were in when the shell exploded 95 years ago. Germany recently gave the soldiers a full military burial. The Mail has lots of interesting pictures.
This might be a great story for students when we study World War 1. Thanks to Shawn McCusker for tweeting the link.
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World History
WW I Soldiers Perfectly Preserved in Trench Given Mitary Burial
This might be a great story for students when we study World War 1. Thanks to Shawn McCusker for tweeting the link.
- The Beast Of Omaha
Today is the 63rd anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion during World War Two. The fighting was fierce and the allied took huge causalities on the first day. The D-Day Museum notes, "Total Allied casualties on D-Day are estimated at 10,000, including...
- Happy Armistice Day!
Today marks the anniversary of the end of the First World War. Armistice Day is recognized in the United States of America as Veteran's Day and in most of the Commonwealth countries (including Canada) as Remembrance Day. On November 11th, 1918 at...
- Germany Makes Last Reparation Payment
Wow! Germany made its last reparation payment from World War I in October 2010, according to Spiegel Online. The Versailles Treaty originally called for a payment totaling 269,000 billion gold marks. That's about 96,000 tons of gold, according to...
- Trench Warfare Video
) I was looking for images of trench warfare and came up with this video from the Battle of the Somme. But it not only has that, but actual footage of the trenches (including some dead soldiers) as well as interviews with British soldiers...
- Neanderthal Tools: New Evidence
Archaeologists recently discovered evidence that they believe shows that Neanderthals were making specialized bone tools before Homo Sapiens Sapiens arrived in Europe. They made the discoveries in France. They have come up with several possible...