WWI is almost over

[firebug]

Germany to make its last reparation payment (about 60-million UK pounds)this Sunday to finally end the war.

As reported in the Telegraph.

Would've happened much sooner if Hitler hadn't got in the way.

[Cowperson]

Originally Posted by firebug

Germany to make its last reparation payment (about 60-million UK pounds)this Sunday to finally end the war.

As reported in the Telegraph.

Would've happened much sooner if Hitler hadn't got in the way.

That'll teach 'em not to do that again . . . . well, except for that one time where they did it again.

Is Montreal done paying for The Big Owe?

Cowperson

[Pinner]

WWI


CASUALTY FACTS



During the summer and fall of 1914, France lost as many men on the battlefield as the U.S.Army would lose in all of the 20th century!

Russia's losses were never actually counted. It is estimated that over 6 million Russian soldiers were killed in WWI.

During World War One, 230 soldiers perished for each hour of the four and a quarter years it continued.

The world's worst train accident occured in France, in December 1917 with the deaths of over 600 soldiers.

There were 70,000,000 men and women in uniform of that number one-half were either killed, wounded or became prisoners of war.

In Great Britian at the end of the war there were 250,000 wounded soldiers who suffered total or partial amputation.

The Spanish Influenza of 1918 killed 51 million people worldwide!

The U.S. was in the war in actual combat for only seven and a half months. During this time 116,000 were killed and 204,000 were wounded.

In 1916 in the Italian Alps a winter avalanche killed 10,000 men. In four years of conflict on the Italian Alpine Front 50,000 soldiers killed by avalances.

The Italian Front 1915-1918 was the site of the largest scale mountain warfare in history.

During the course of the Great War 11% of Frances's entire population was killed or wounded.

The site of the Battle of Verdun is remembered as the battlefield with the highest density of dead per square yard.

The biggest naval battle in history occurred off the coast of Jutland in the afternoon of May 31, 1916. More than 200 warships and 100,000 men of the rival navies were involved. The British "Grand Fleet" lost 14 ships. The German "High Seas Fleet" lost 11 ships.

Half of the dead of Great War have no known grave.

The largest man made explosion occured at Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia, Canada 1917 with the collison of 2 ammo ships.

The 10 month Battle of Verdun, 1916 caused over a million casualties.

At the end of the war in France the 650,000 war widows became a powerful voting block .

Italian Front
60,000 Alpine troops would freeze to death in the "high mountains" (Dolomiti Adamello ranges) during 3 years of war.

[Bobblehead]

Originally Posted by firebug

Germany to make its last reparation payment (about 60-million UK pounds)this Sunday to finally end the war.

As reported in the Telegraph.

Would've happened much sooner if Hitler hadn't got in the way.

That is going to be a black mark when historians remember Hitler.

[MarchHare]

Originally Posted by Bobblehead

That is going to be a black mark when historians remember Hitler.

Yes, but he revitalized the German economy and got the trains running on time, so that's a net positive for him, right?

[Hack&Lube]

Next time a country complains about how hard it is to develop itself or complains about debt or trouble paying it off, look at Germany.

Crippled by reparations from being the loser in two world wars, being bombed to hell with their entire industry mostly destroyed, being split in half with half oppressed by Communism...is today the biggest economy in Europe.

However, I do wonder how much is due to Germany itself and how much is due to monetary influx from the West propping up West Germany against the Iron Curtain?

[Fozzie_DeBear]

The Marshall plan had a lot to do with it...

[Byrns]

For anyone looking for an easy to read book covering WW1, I highly recommend "A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918"


http://www.amazon.ca/World-Undone-St...5779609&sr=8-1

[Byrns]

Originally Posted by Fozzie_DeBear

The Marshall plan had a lot to do with it...

Agreed, the Marshall Plan turned Germany and Japan into the economic powerhouses they are.

[Knalus]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

Next time a country complains about how hard it is to develop itself or complains about debt or trouble paying it off, look at Germany.

Crippled by reparations from being the loser in two world wars, being bombed to hell with their entire industry mostly destroyed, being split in half with half oppressed by Communism...is today the biggest economy in Europe.

However, I do wonder how much is due to Germany itself and how much is due to monetary influx from the West propping up West Germany against the Iron Curtain?

What it really shows is the true value of education. Most of those that complain don't have much of that.

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by Byrns

Agreed, the Marshall Plan turned Germany and Japan into the economic powerhouses they are.

So much so it became the model for many countries, Grand Fenwick comes to mind.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Bobblehead

That is going to be a black mark when historians remember Hitler.

I always wonder why certain posts don't really get any thanks, when they should have many.

[CaptainCrunch]

Because it was a little too smart.

[Matata]

Originally Posted by MarchHare

Yes, but he revitalized the German economy and got the trains running on time, so that's a net positive for him, right?

I've heard Hitlers revitilization of the German economy called the greatest economic turn around in the history of civilization. Considering Germany went from burning money because it was cheaper than wood, to 'which european superpower shall we crush under our heels next?' in 21 years, is pretty amazing. Without Hitler, Germany may never of been able to pay of it's debts.

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by Matata

I've heard Hitlers revitilization of the German economy called the greatest economic turn around in the history of civilization. Considering Germany went from burning money because it was cheaper than wood, to 'which european superpower shall we crush under our heels next?' in 21 years, is pretty amazing. Without Hitler, Germany may never of been able to pay of it's debts.

Of course they were eating cat soup sitting on a pile of rubble while the missus was given an in depth lecture on socialism from members of the 3rd Motorised Rifle Brigade about 3 years after the heel crushing period

[jammies]

Originally Posted by flameswin

I always wonder why certain posts don't really get any thanks, when they should have many.

I like to keep Bobble working hard. If I just give out the thanks willy-nilly, he'll get fat and lazy.