TIL: WW1 Armistice Day was Nov 11th, fighting was to cease at 11:00 AM. An American solider charged a German machine gun nest with 16 mins left, and died at 10:59 AM. The last soldier to die in WWI. history.com Submitted by wats6831 t3_yxcn9p on November 17, 2022 at 1:31 AM in todayilearned 198 comments 2,557
Salmol1na t1_iwogh0g wrote on November 17, 2022 at 3:39 AM Looks like OP watched All Quiet OTWF on Netflix recently Permalink −11− wats6831 OP t1_iwoi9q4 wrote on November 17, 2022 at 3:54 AM Is this referenced in the movie? I haven't watched it yet. I wasn't aware anything related to the US was in the movie. Permalink Parent 6 jimmymd77 t1_iwonm0h wrote on November 17, 2022 at 4:44 AM Yeah, there's an idea about fighting til the very last second to maintain 'honor'. Permalink Parent −6−
wats6831 OP t1_iwoi9q4 wrote on November 17, 2022 at 3:54 AM Is this referenced in the movie? I haven't watched it yet. I wasn't aware anything related to the US was in the movie. Permalink Parent 6 jimmymd77 t1_iwonm0h wrote on November 17, 2022 at 4:44 AM Yeah, there's an idea about fighting til the very last second to maintain 'honor'. Permalink Parent −6−
jimmymd77 t1_iwonm0h wrote on November 17, 2022 at 4:44 AM Yeah, there's an idea about fighting til the very last second to maintain 'honor'. Permalink Parent −6−
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