The Impact of the Treaty of Versailles Germany had to sign a war guilt clause stating that they had started the First World War. This made Germany look weak as they gave in easily. The German public didn’t support the government from the start and found that their surrender was a stab in the back. However as the Treaty of Versailles was signed on the 28th June 1919 accepting full responsibility the citizens of Germany felt that the government stabbed the army in the back even more. They did not
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his family after his father died in 1754. In 1756‚ he decided to volunteer in the French and Indian War. He had fought with the British during this time. He began serving in 1756 in the Lake George Campaign. (8) He was a second Lieutenant in an artillery regiment. Paul participated in the attack to try to take Crown Point‚ a French fort in what would be modern day New York. (9) He eventually joined the Sons of Liberty and North End Caucus and helped the movement to want independence. (3) He
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from the two surviving soldiers from the war. They explain that it wasn’t Haig’s fault and that they have seen it with their own eyes and thought it was working so they got really excited‚ “We were excited. We thought nothing could survive that artillery bombardment.” This suggests that Haig was a good leader and the soldiers had trust and faith in him‚ if he was a donkey the soldiers wouldn’t have listened. Source A says the Haig live “almost 30 miles away behind the trenches” it goes on to say
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detrimental given the almost 90 degree heat at that time of day. Not to mention the 1000 yards battlefield they would begin to push through. Almost as soon as the Soldiers stepped off‚ the division Commander‚ General Hood‚ was maimed in the arm by artillery. The wound was incapacitating enough to take him out of the battle. His absence created a break down in communications among his subordinate leaders. As a result‚ the Texas Brigade Commander‚ General Robertson‚ was unsure where his Brigade’s position
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Audie Murphy Audie Murphy was the most decorated American Army soldier of World War II. The orphaned son of Texas sharecroppers‚ he enlisted at age 18 and went on to win two dozen military medals for valor‚ including the Congressional Medal of Honor. After the war Murphy parlayed his war time fame into a career as a movie actor‚ song writer‚ and business man. He wrote his war memoirs‚ To Hell and Back‚ and played himself in the 1955 movie of the same name. The 20th of June is officially Audie
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and western lands‚ eventually these dispute led to The Civil War. On the time of history‚ we had many great soldiers and military leaders‚ such as‚ William Wheeler and Charles Colcock Jones Jr.‚ William Wheeler‚ Captain of New York’s Thirteenth Artillery. At early age he was interested on literature and read books. He was a very educated in law‚ came from a wealthy family. He was from the Union. He fought in many important battles‚ as a matter of fact; it made the difference at the victory on
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fought wars--they also changed the way people lived514e969482da0 Many Weapons were used in the The Civil War from knives to swords along with a variety of firearms‚ including rifles‚ pistols‚ muskets‚ and repeating weapons. Also widely used was artillery including cannons. Some of the new weapon technologies used in the civil war include rifled gun barrels‚ the Minie ball and repeating rifles. Civil War Cannons Cannons played a major role in the the civil war. Some of the cannon used by union
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Upon hearing their plan to fortify unoccupied hills northwest of Boston‚ the Committee of Safety notified General Artemas Ward of the British Army’s intent to control the Boston Harbor. As a result‚ GEN Ward ordered Colonel William Prescott to occupy and fortify Bunker Hill. On June 16‚ 1775‚ COL Prescott and 1‚200 Militia troops marched to the Charlestown Peninsula and constructed a fortification throughout the night. The next morning‚ a British naval ship noticed the fortification and launched
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important part in closing off the Germans from the Western front and surrounding them. The Allied intelligence predicted what terrain advantages the Germans were aiming for and that allowed them to protect those parts. The fires of the American artillery slowed the Germans from advancing by blocking the roads with blown up vehicles. Sustainment from the Air Force allowed advantages from the air and resupply of weapons and with that resupply the Army was able to protect key roads and towns. The most
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with LAR as passing force *Attack in zone to destroy En forces in vic of Reg Obj 2 Conduct a forward passing of lines with 3/6 at Phase Line Green BPT follow on ME’s attack to MEB Obj *Secure key crossing sites on Stony Creek Locate Artillery Battalion Located Tank Reserve Turn over EPWs to CLB Report usable LZs to RCT S-4 Plan NBC decontamination sites IMPLIED TASKS Breach obstacles en route to Reg Obj 2 Use engineering assets to create a crossing location on Stony
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