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Germany puts 700,000 WWI docs online
The Local ^ | 07/23/2014 | Staff Writers

Posted on 07/23/2014 3:36:07 PM PDT by fso301

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This should be of interest to history buffs.

Also worth noting are related articles http://www.thelocal.de/20140718/rare-world-war-i-colour-photos-gathered-for-centenary

http://www.thelocal.de/20140627/photos-capture-a-german-soliders-life-behind-wwi-lines

http://www.thelocal.de/20140616/german-kaiser-wilhelm-iis-love-of-the-sea-resurfaces

1 posted on 07/23/2014 3:36:07 PM PDT by fso301
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To: Homer_J_Simpson; henkster; CougarGA7; colorado tanker; Tax-chick; GeronL

FYI


2 posted on 07/23/2014 3:37:34 PM PDT by fso301
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Whoa! Treasure trove! Thanks for posting and a BTT.


3 posted on 07/23/2014 3:40:28 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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Since my German ain’t so good, I’ll assume this is just for German soldiers.


4 posted on 07/23/2014 3:43:14 PM PDT by I_Publius
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I hit “Translate” (my browser is Chrome) and it seems to work very well. That technology looks like it’s come a long way.


5 posted on 07/23/2014 3:48:00 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: fso301

Don’t give Lois Lerner access to it!


6 posted on 07/23/2014 3:49:49 PM PDT by libertylover (The problem with Obama is not that his skin is too black, it's that his ideas are too RED.)
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ping!


7 posted on 07/23/2014 3:50:29 PM PDT by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!!)
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Don’t give Lois Lerner access to it!


Lois Lerner would better fit in with The Third Reich.


8 posted on 07/23/2014 4:01:23 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals don't get it .... their minds are diseased.)
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To: fso301

Thank you for posting this.


9 posted on 07/23/2014 4:16:52 PM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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Nice find! Hey Homer, how about a Real Time Plus 100 years thread?


10 posted on 07/23/2014 4:32:56 PM PDT by henkster (Do I really need a sarc tag?)
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Yes this history is of interest to me. I wonder if there's anything to support the book (below) and if so why give Germany a pass vis-a-vis the Armenian genocide issue.?

Ottoman Turkey ally Kaiser Wilhelm II had German military stationed in Ottoman Turkey.

"'German Responsibility in the Armenian Genocide: A Review of the Historical Evidence of German Complicity" by Vahakn N. Dadrian.

[Excerpt] "Dadrian does not accuse Germany of instigating the Armenian genocide; he argues instead that Germany contributed to the genocide through policies that condoned it and that the German government sanctioned German and Turkish officials who participated in the genocide's implementation."

11 posted on 07/23/2014 4:36:14 PM PDT by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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To: fso301

Thanks for posting!


12 posted on 07/23/2014 4:41:08 PM PDT by dynachrome (Vertrou in God en die Mauser)
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Hey Homer, how about a Real Time Plus 100 years thread?

I'm just going to pretend I didn't read that.

13 posted on 07/23/2014 4:52:04 PM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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Thanks DCBryan1!

14 posted on 07/23/2014 4:56:17 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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I'm just going to pretend I didn't read that.

LOL!

15 posted on 07/23/2014 5:18:54 PM PDT by fso301
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Yes this history is of interest to me. I wonder if there's anything to support the book (below) and if so why give Germany a pass vis-a-vis the Armenian genocide issue.?

This is a good question that I cannot answer. I have my suspicions but that's all they are.

16 posted on 07/23/2014 5:20:47 PM PDT by fso301
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I’ve never heard of German involvement with Armenia; my understanding is that their advisers were primarily concerned with the Dardanelles.

If scholars end up speculating and are disproven on any point, then a whole denial movement will be born from it.


17 posted on 07/23/2014 7:22:34 PM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Armenian Genocide

What was the response of the international community to the Armenian Genocide? [following W.W.I]

The international community condemned the Armenian Genocide. In May 1915, Great Britain, France, and Russia advised the Young Turk leaders that they would be held personally responsible for this crime against humanity. There was a strong public outcry in the United States against the mistreatment of the Armenians. At the end of the war, the Allied victors demanded that the Ottoman government prosecute the Young Turks accused of wartime crimes. Relief efforts were also mounted to save "the starving Armenians." The American, British, and German governments sponsored the preparation of reports on the atrocities and numerous accounts were published. On the other hand, despite the moral outrage of the international community, no strong actions were taken against the Ottoman Empire either to sanction its brutal policies or to salvage the Armenian people from the grip of extermination. Moreover, no steps were taken to require the postwar Turkish governments to make restitution to the Armenian people for their immense material and human losses.

The American, British, and German governments sponsored the preparation of reports on the atrocities and numerous accounts were published. On the other hand, despite the moral outrage of the international community, no strong actions were taken against the Ottoman Empire.

Is there a clue in there someplace?

18 posted on 07/23/2014 8:16:42 PM PDT by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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To: WilliamofCarmichael

Nothing to indicate German participation or direction.


19 posted on 07/24/2014 3:31:53 AM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: Homer_J_Simpson; henkster; fso301
henkster: "Hey Homer, how about a Real Time Plus 100 years thread?"

Homer: "I'm just going to pretend I didn't read that."

I predict, in the future they will not be taught as "World War One" and "World War Two", but as just one war -- perhaps "The Great War" -- or maybe "the 75-Years War", including the "Cold War", beginning in 1914, ending 75 years later, in 1989 with the fall of the Berlin Wall.

So Homer, there's no way to finish your work in this lifetime.
You might need some staff... ;-)

20 posted on 07/24/2014 5:08:46 AM PDT by BroJoeK (a little historical perspective...)
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