Just watched the remake of "All Quiet on the Western Front", it does show a similar action, although fictional of the main character from the German side of the conflict.
When I was in France, we got stuck in Arras on Bastille day, cause my friend was trying to visit the grave of his great grandfather, I think the last Canadian to die on the Western Front, at least that was the story. He was somewhere east and north of Arras, we never really found the grave.
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Anyway, we spent the day drinking outside this little French cafe, listening to heavy metal with an old French biker who really liked Mötörhead. Interesting day, lol.
SalamanderDrake t1_iwr7sg1 wrote
Reply to 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. by wats6831
Just watched the remake of "All Quiet on the Western Front", it does show a similar action, although fictional of the main character from the German side of the conflict.
When I was in France, we got stuck in Arras on Bastille day, cause my friend was trying to visit the grave of his great grandfather, I think the last Canadian to die on the Western Front, at least that was the story. He was somewhere east and north of Arras, we never really found the grave.
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Anyway, we spent the day drinking outside this little French cafe, listening to heavy metal with an old French biker who really liked Mötörhead. Interesting day, lol.