A lot of people started to celebrate this event, however they didn't know that a lot of people was going to die yet during that six hours.Although it was known that it was sure that the war is finishing, however, a lot of soldiers was sent to the battlefront.
Why didn't American and French military commanders stop the war when the Germans had surrendered? Why did military commanders want to invade a land militarily which could invade peacefully in the next day?
The beginning, 8 of August of 1914, was absurd, when the archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated by a boy of 19 in Serbia where there was really no international conspiracy behind him. A set of diplomatic mistakes was what provoked the war, later, 8 millions soldiers dead.
The generals was not sensitives to amount of dead during the war, the only important thing was to success the targets using new weapons as the flame-throwers or the mustard gas.The main strategy was to kill a lot of men and quickly.
The negotiations for the end of the war began 72 hours before but while the cease-fire was not asked for, and It was imposed humiliating conditions to Germany knowing they couldn't decline. Everyday an average of 2200 soldiers died in both sides. There was intensive and violent battles until last minute.
At ten to three am ON THE eleventh of November of 1918 IT WAS announced by THE AssociateD Press news agency in THE USA that, at five o'clock am Paris time, the end of the war haD been signed, being SCHEDULED TO end at eleven am, [] meanING that THERE WERE six hours of war left yet.
ReplyDeleteA lot of people started to celebrate this event, however, they didn't know that a lot of people wERE going to die yet during that six hours. Although it was known that it was sure that the war WAs finishing(1), [](2) a lot of soldiers wERE sent to the battlefront.
Why didn't American and French military commanders stop the war when the Germans had surrendered? Why did military commanders want to invade a land militarily which THEY could invade peacefully in the next day?
That day the American Army lost more than 3200 soldiers, more THAN died in THE Normandy invasion. The French casualties were 260.000, the German casualties were 241.000. 10400 soldiers in total ON both sides. The American goverment sent the 92ND division of black men in the last hours of war.
The beginning OF THE WAR, ON 8 of August of 1914, was absurd, when the archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated by a boy of 19 in Serbia WHILE there was really no international conspiracy behind him. A set of diplomatic mistakes was what provoked the war, later, 8 millions soldiers WERE dead.
The generals wERE not sensitivE to THE NUMBER of dead during the war, the only important thing was to ACHIEVE the targets using new weapons SUCH as the flame-throwers or the mustard gas. The main strategy was to kill a lot of men and quickly.
The negotiations for the end of the war began 72 hours before, (but while the cease-fire was not asked for,)(?) and it [] imposed humiliating conditions ON Germany knowing they couldn't decline. EverY Day an average of 2200 soldiers died ON both sides. There wERE intensive and violent battles until THE last minute.
(1) better: ending
(2) "Although" and "however" are redundant. Use one or the other, but not both.
The end of that war was as absurd as its beginning. It came as a complete surprise to the German people, as no German land was occupied at the time. Nor did the peace terms include any occupation of Germany. All of this led directly to the next war.
(but while the cease-fire was not asked for,)(?)
ReplyDeleteI meant that while there were negotiations, the cease-fire should be asked for
Thanks, I am glad if you are interested in the topic.
Then I'd say: although no immediate cease-fire was requested.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's a great topic. I've learned quite a bit about it recently.