Goalie_deacon t1_j1ek5xc wrote
Reply to comment by deeracorneater in TIL that Henry Gunther was the last soldier to die in World War I. The war ended at 11 AM and Gunther was killed at 10:59 AM while charging a German machine gun by IAmDavidGurney
Wasn’t just him though. American officers were still ordering men to fight, even though the last battles that day changed nothing. The treaty was already signed, and the Germans weren’t charging. Germans only fought back in self defense.
Really a waste of life, as terms of surrender were already decided. The final score didn’t matter, Germany lost before hand. They were just running the clock.
smooth-brain_Sunday t1_j1g9rtt wrote
Interesting in that I just watched All Quiet On The Western Front, a German movie, and it depicted the Germans charging back to fight the French at 10:45 that morning.
TortueTeur t1_j1nsoq0 wrote
I recommend the book, I enjoyed it substantially more than the movie
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