PugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · 8 months agoA German father and son read a letter from home, WW1, 1915media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down10
arrow-up142arrow-down1imageA German father and son read a letter from home, WW1, 1915media.kbin.socialPugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareSon_of_dad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoWhy would a father son both be at war and both in the same region? That’s crazy, you’d think they would try to avoid that sort of thing
minus-squareHBK@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 months agoJust like Pal Battalions, we didn’t realize how bad of an idea this was until after WW1
minus-squareRediphile@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoHistorically this is actually extremely common.
minus-squareSon_of_dad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoI guess they were regimented by region. I can’t imagine as a father, focusing on anything but making sure my son survives, fuck orders.
Why would a father son both be at war and both in the same region? That’s crazy, you’d think they would try to avoid that sort of thing
Just like Pal Battalions, we didn’t realize how bad of an idea this was until after WW1
Historically this is actually extremely common.
I guess they were regimented by region. I can’t imagine as a father, focusing on anything but making sure my son survives, fuck orders.