tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post8276369412531133987..comments2024-03-27T18:20:38.176-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): The unnecessary carnage of Armistice Day 11/11/11Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-12552996794736352762019-11-14T15:22:20.610-06:002019-11-14T15:22:20.610-06:00Rather inaccurate. Foch played little part in the ...Rather inaccurate. Foch played little part in the negotiations, leaving that to his subordinates. It was Admiral Wemyss, the leader of the UK delegation who ultimately decided that the ceasefire should come into effect at 11 am, for which Lloyd-George never forgave him. LG had given strict instructions that the ceasefire should begin at 2.30 pm so that he could announce it in the House, but Wemyss thought something along the lines of "Sod that. Men are being killed," and the rest is history.Prince_Herbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07216771466377725468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-23998724005511500812019-11-13T05:49:14.520-06:002019-11-13T05:49:14.520-06:00And yet they managed not to kill Angry Mr. Mustach...And yet they managed not to kill Angry Mr. Mustachio Guy. Darn shame, ruining a perfectly good century like that.Drabkikkerhttps://drabkikker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-75168593712173495432019-11-12T20:26:57.961-06:002019-11-12T20:26:57.961-06:00https://statues.vanderkrogt.net/object.php?webpage...https://statues.vanderkrogt.net/object.php?webpage=ST&record=frca010Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-26406070138665291522019-11-12T19:41:37.745-06:002019-11-12T19:41:37.745-06:00Quite randomly, I've been in Mézières, or Char...Quite randomly, I've been in Mézières, or Charleville-Mézières, as it's called nowadays. Cute, sleepy, little French town. Don't remember seeing a big Grande Guerre memorial, but I may have been on the wrong side of town....Nepkarelnoreply@blogger.com