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Lurks Often

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3. That's what happens when soldiers walk in a line abreast into machine gun fire.

Reply to JDPriestly (Original post)

Tue Nov 11, 2014, 02:08 PM

Nov 2014

The technology, mostly the machine gun, changed the battlefield before the tactics could adapt.

D-Day is another example, 4400 Allied dead and another 6000 wounded in a day, at least 3000 French civilians killed and German casualties were 1000 dead and another 3000-8000 wounded.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings

War has always been horrible

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300,000 dead in one battle -- WWI. We cannot imagine the horror. Let's remember. [View all] JDPriestly Nov 2014 OP

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On ne passe pas alcibiades_mystery Nov 2014 #2

That's what happens when soldiers walk in a line abreast into machine gun fire. Lurks Often Nov 2014 #3

I have a 37-85 shell on my desk from "Douaumont" from Sept. 1916... Historic NY Nov 2014 #4

We're doomed to repeat those lessons I'm afriad. ffr Nov 2014 #5

In Europe as well right-wing nationalism is coming back. The liberal pan-European project of the pampango Nov 2014 #8

Great post you made here. Totally agree! NCarolinawoman Nov 2014 #12

K&R for remembrance ReRe Nov 2014 #6

Old war poem from up North Old Nick Nov 2014 #7

Thank you. So beautiful. JDPriestly Nov 2014 #9

History teaches man..... Old Nick Nov 2014 #10

Too many people don't know history. NCarolinawoman Nov 2014 #14

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Yikes! Horrible! n/t NCarolinawoman Nov 2014 #13

...and how many people know that quote from Eisenhower?: NCarolinawoman Nov 2014 #15