THE FIRST WORLD WAR as reported in the daily news

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Re: THE FIRST WORLD WAR as reported in the daily news

Post by DuncaninFrance » Sat Feb 17, 2018 10:15 am

I'm a Pisseduoptesticostalist :roll:
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Re: THE FIRST WORLD WAR as reported in the daily news

Post by Niner » Mon Feb 19, 2018 12:24 am

Pershing puts on his tin hat and straps on his gas mask into the "alert" position and goes to the front to make an inspection.
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Re: THE FIRST WORLD WAR as reported in the daily news

Post by Niner » Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:40 pm

Wonder what would have happened if he told an off color joke as a private?

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Re: THE FIRST WORLD WAR as reported in the daily news

Post by DuncaninFrance » Wed Feb 21, 2018 3:51 am

Lead toy soldiers to Germany for making bullets - filthy swine............
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Re: THE FIRST WORLD WAR as reported in the daily news

Post by Niner » Wed Feb 21, 2018 10:23 am

I wonder how he delivered them to Germany from California? :CA:
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Re: THE FIRST WORLD WAR as reported in the daily news

Post by Niner » Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:01 pm

Russians having a revolution and willing to just forget the whole thing....but the Germans don't know when they have a good thing with Russia wanting to back out to do it's own revolution and they keep stepping on their dicks.


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Post by Niner » Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:54 pm

French are going to loan the American's some artillery. Wait a minute... do these guns... do they look like..... muzzle loaders?

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Re: THE FIRST WORLD WAR as reported in the daily news

Post by DuncaninFrance » Sat Feb 24, 2018 6:42 am

I just tweeked it to see if there was any chance of ID'ing the guns................ :FRA:

Here a possibility. https://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/d ... or_id=1034
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Re: THE FIRST WORLD WAR as reported in the daily news

Post by Niner » Sat Feb 24, 2018 11:37 am

I think you may have something there , Duncan. Too bad the old newspaper image is so crappy. :FRA:
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