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re: 100 Years Ago Today The World Went Mad
Posted on 7/28/14 at 9:54 am to TexasTiger90
Posted on 7/28/14 at 9:54 am to TexasTiger90
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Does anyone know of any hard facts supporting a claim of a Pvt. Henry Tandey, who supposedly came face to face with a young Adolf Hitler on the battlefield, had him in his rifle sights, and let him live?
I recently saw this event covered in the History Channel's series "World At War". They presented it as being fact. I don't think there's ever been anything presented as concrete proof though
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Posted on 7/28/14 at 9:54 am to Darth_Vader
Thanks for posting Darth_Vader. Great stuff.
Have to throw this in here.
What an incredible story of bravery.
Have to throw this in here.
What an incredible story of bravery.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 9:57 am to GetCocky11
The world was already mad before WWI
Posted on 7/28/14 at 9:58 am to Wolfhound45
Notice the patch he's wearing? That's the old original 82nd Infantry division patch which in WWII was re-designated the 82nd Airborne Division. This is how most people know this patch....
This post was edited on 7/28/14 at 9:59 am
Posted on 7/28/14 at 10:03 am to Darth_Vader
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Notice the patch he's wearing?
Paratrooper to the core of my being brother.
We had a few more years to go before we came into being. On the other hand, the DAT was born in this war.
As a point for all of my RA brethren, both the 82nd and 101st by lineage are Army Reserve divisions.
Enjoy that fact!
Posted on 7/28/14 at 10:04 am to Darth_Vader
As the story goes, Hitler saw a newspaper article about Tandey being awarded the Victoria Cross, recognized him from their "encounter", and kept the clipping in his office. That'd be pretty crazy if true
Posted on 7/28/14 at 10:05 am to Darth_Vader
A couple of books worth reading that provide interesting insight into WWI;
Goodbye to All That by Robert Graves
The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig (English translation)
Goodbye to All That by Robert Graves
The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig (English translation)
Posted on 7/28/14 at 10:06 am to Wolfhound45
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On the other hand, the DAT was born in this war.
<- And I'm damn proud to be a DAT.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 10:07 am to TexasTiger90
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As the story goes, Hitler saw a newspaper article about Tandey being awarded the Victoria Cross, recognized him from their "encounter", and kept the clipping in his office. That'd be pretty crazy if true
I think its is probably true. It's just one of those things there is no way to actually prove.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 10:08 am to Darth_Vader
I don't think anyone will forget the importance of James Cole in the Great War.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 10:10 am to Salviati
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I don't think anyone will forget the importance of James Cole in the Great War.
It took me a minute to get that.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 10:13 am to Darth_Vader
Makes sense, in a convoluted way. I think I (many of us) lack understanding of European boundaries/alliances from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
This post was edited on 7/28/14 at 10:17 am
Posted on 7/28/14 at 10:20 am to LSUJuice
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Makes sense, in a convoluted way. I think I (many of us) lack understanding of European boundaries/alliances from the 19th and 20th centuries.
If this helps, here's what the map of Europe looked like 100 years ago today...
(Notice that in 1914, Italy was actually allied with Germany & Austria. While Germany honored it's treaty obligations to Austria, Italy didn't. Instead Italy stayed on the sideline at the start and watched to see which side would come out on top. It was not until May 1915 that Italy would enter the war. But instead of standing with it's treaty allies, it instead went to war against them on the side of Britain, France, and Russia.)
Posted on 7/28/14 at 10:23 am to Darth_Vader
I want to thank you for reminding some people that read this board that:
A) Religion isn't the driving factor behind all Wars
B) There were wars and fighting long before Israel was established in 1948
A) Religion isn't the driving factor behind all Wars
B) There were wars and fighting long before Israel was established in 1948
Posted on 7/28/14 at 10:30 am to Darth_Vader
Outstanding post, sir. 
Posted on 7/28/14 at 10:31 am to LSUTigersVCURams
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Outstanding post, sir.
Thanks.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 10:31 am to Salviati
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I don't think anyone will forget the importance of James Cole in the Great War.
Nicely done.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 10:33 am to NikolaiJakov
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I want to thank you for reminding some people that read this board that:
A) Religion isn't the driving factor behind all Wars
B) There were wars and fighting long before Israel was established in 1948
You're welcome. And you're correct. In fact if you add up all the wars, conflicts, and other problems from the 20th century, you'll see that politics killed far more people than any religion could ever hope to kill.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 10:33 am to Darth_Vader
thanks DArth. very cool stuff
Posted on 7/28/14 at 10:34 am to Tiger Ryno
I appreciate you saying that.
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