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When i visited the Australian War Memorial last year, i was enthralled with the Von Richtofen display. to see the contral stick with the L and R machine gun buttons was chilling http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g236/rbnum1fan/australia/Jul20489-1.jpg http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g236/rbnum1fan...

90 years ago Rittmeister Manfed von Richtofen scored his 79th and 80th victories.The victories were scored against Camels of the 3rd Squadron RAF . His 79th victory was Major Richard Raymond -Barker MC. According to MvR's combat reports, Three Minutes later, he scored his 80th( and final ) victory ,...

Hi Scott, I would recommend Tommy / Richard Holmes and When Your Numbers Up / Desmond Morton for a view of Commonwealth forces on the Western Front and Canadians on the same front respectively. It is said that the reason that one of the four divisions attacking Vimy Ridge at Easter 1917 did not rea...

great story Liam ! i am of two minds of these raids myself. i can see where the boredom of static warfare would make these raids appealing to the Or,and of course Brass wouldnt want the troops getting too complacent :heaven forbid more unoffical truces should occur. I also am pondering if instead of...

The British instituted Trench raids mainly to
A) maintain the offensive spirit
B) demoralize the enemy
C) when possible obtain prisoners

In light of the causualties sustained in the raids, were these raids worthwhile?

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Hitler was VERY brave in the great war. As a lowly Corporal he was awarded both the EK 1 in 1918 and EK 2 in 1914. The award of the EK1 speaks volumes of his courage,as it was very rarely awarded to such a low ranking foot soldier. He was also awarded the Bavarian War Merit Cross 3rd Class with swor...

I have always enjoyed the story of the duel between Guynemer and Udet.
When Guynenmer saw that udet's guns were jammed, he waved,and broke off combat.Udet always wanted to re duel,and perhaps repay the favour

Hello, i'm Scott Powell and i am a member of both the GMIC and the WAF. I have an interest bordering on obsession with the Great War,particulary Imperial Germany. I collect medals and insignia,and am always on the look out for the next Imperial Medal Bar. I tend to lurk more so than post,but look fo...