Beth Moore
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@HistoryandMoore
Military and 20thC Historian/Battlefield Guide/Co-founder of the Great War Group. https://t.co/OTgOZZr43T - blogs, media and talks Disney/Sweet Treats/WBA
7:15am German bombardment begins. The Battle of Verdun starts. ~300 days of fighting. ~70% of the French Army rotated through 16,142 French soldiers lie at Douaumont 130,000 French and German in the Ossuary “One of the saddest places I know.” Richard Holmes ✍️ #Verdun110
The command post, site of death, original burial site, and memorial and current burial site of Lt Col Emile Driant. A pre war politician and author of future war pieces, he is considered the first high ranking French casualty of the Battle of Verdun.
#OTD, 109 years ago, the Battle of Verdun - the longest of the FWW - commenced with an attack across an approx. 30km front. Continuing until 18th December, each side suffered somewhere around 400,000 casualties, and the scars of the battle are still visible across the landscape.
My sale of original works, including all my Great War and Normandy 1944 illustrations, is on until this Friday 19th December. If you’d like to get one of my original illustrations at a greatly reduced price now’s your chance. #ww1 #ww2 #illustration
Op deze dag in 1917 vond het treinongeluk bij Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne plaats. Een trein met ongeveer 1000 Franse soldaten ontspoorde met ongeveer 100 km/u. Meer dan 650 soldaten kwamen om het leven. Het leger hield de ramp destijds geheim, ook de media schreef er niet over
A quick snap from this year's guide training, concluding on the Somme at Neuve Chapelle. Our guides and support staff are now homeward bound after an excellent few days together! #AngliaTours #EducationalHistoryTours
