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How The Tradition Of Drinking Beer Out Of A Boot Started
The challenge of drinking beer out of a huge glass boot is often associated with Oktoberfest in Germany, but the tradition ...
Meet The Most Legendary War Horse Of WWI—Here’s How He Became ‘The Horse The Germans Couldn’t Kill’
Warrior, famously called "the horse the Germans couldn't kill," became a symbol of courage and loyalty during World War I.
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Archaeologists discover Roman villa in France — then unearth soldier’s wedding ring
Fallet French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research The ring was inscribed with his wedding date — Dec. 25, 1908 — and the body was identified as a German soldier from ...
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Forgotten no more: The Black South Africans who died in WWI Africa
They were ferrying supplies to Union of South Africa forces which had invaded German South West Africa ... “We all say we had a soldier that passed on our behalf who was fighting for our ...
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After 106 years, Black South African WWI troops honored with memorial
In a Cape Town memorial opened Wednesday, African "iroko" hardwood posts bear the names and the date of death of 1,700 Black South African servicemen who died in non-combatant roles in WWI.
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WW1: Why was the first German defeat in Africa?
They began to advance towards Kamina and on 12 August Alhaji Grunshi became the first soldier ... the German surrender and Togoland was carved up between Britain and France. WW1: How did an ...