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Beginning of the Polish-Ukrainian War: After the First World War had ended, Poland was soon becoming independent as they consider Independence Day on November 11th 1918. However, there was still one problem. Ukraine and Poland would be divided into sections around Galicia. Poland has west of Galicia and Ukraine has east of Galicia. The poles would lose there mind as they wanted to keep control of Lviv, which is in east Galicia. The Poles will soon begin planning for an attack on Lviv (declares capital of Ukraine). Ukrainians will soon here of the planned attack on Lviv, which then forced a move by Dmytro Vitovsky (commander of Sich Rifleman) to the city of Lviv. It wouldn’t be soon after the Polish and the Ukrainians began to fire on one another. Fighting was intense around the city of Lviv and the Poles honestly had the upper hand as they where giving immense help with their own people, while as the Ukrainians mainly had to rely on dependent help as many uprisings against the Ukrainians occur. So not only was Ukraine fighting against Poland, but they where dealing with uprisings from its own people. The poles where quick to make a move to the railroad that connected Lviv, easily marching there way through. This was only the beginning of the Polish-Ukrainian war and there was much more to come.

I think the best way we learn is by first hand accounts of a battle or a situation (primary sources). I have a strong belief this is the best way to learn history, you get to learn what there thought process was, you can hear the tone, the message, etc. And today I am going to show you videos of men who were at the Battle of Somme telling there story of their experiences. Hope you guys learn something and maybe take something out of this.

Simple art made by me! ______ #war #worldwar #ww1 #wwi #worldwar1 #firstworldwar #thefirstworldwar #thegreatwar #wartoendallwars #german #thebest #army #military ww2 #worldwar2 #history #photography #art #draw #drawing #design

my ww1 lighter with trench art, found on the eastern front! it has a damage in the back (kneaded). ______ #relic #antique #vintage #lighter #war #worldwar #ww1 #wwi #ww1centenary #ww1history #worldwar1 #worldwarone #worldwaronecentenary #worldwaronehistory #firstworldwar #firstworldwarcentenary #thefirstworldwar #thegreatwar #wartoendallwars #german #thebest #army #military #history #photography

American soldiers of the 165th infantry 1st division standing in the entry of a trench dug-out used for field telephone exchange. Lunneville, France March, 3 1918 #ww1 #wwi #ww1centenary #ww1history #worldwar1 #worldwarone #worldwaronecentenary #worldwaronehistory #firstworldwar #firstworldwarcentenary #thefirstworldwar #thegreatwar #greatwar #thewartoendallwars #wartoendallwars #ww2 #ww2history #ww2german #wwii #wwiihistory #worldwar2 #worldwar2history #worldwar2photos #secondworldwar #thesecondworldwar

~ The Christmas Truces, 1914 _______________________________ Roughly 100,000 British and German troops were involved in the unofficial cessations of hostility along the Western Front. The first truce started on Christmas Eve 1914. _______________________________ The Germans placed candles on their trenches and on Christmas trees, then continued the celebration by singing Christmas carols. The British responded by singing carols of their own. The two sides continued by shouting Christmas greetings to each other. Soon thereafter, there were excursions across No Man's Land, where small gifts were exchanged, such as food, tobacco and alcohol, and souvenirs such as buttons and hats. The artillery in the region fell silent. _______________________________ #ww1 #worldwar1 #worldwarone #firstworldwar #thefirstworldwar #christmas #christmastruces #1914 #1914christmastruces #ww1art #ww1soldiers #myart #myartwork #textcitedfromwikipedia #picturesunknown

A clip of 303 British ammunition hit by an german bullet while it was in a soldiers bandolier. #ww1 #wwi #ww1centenary #ww1history #worldwar1 #worldwarone #worldwaronecentenary #worldwaronehistory #firstworldwar #firstworldwarcentenary #thefirstworldwar #thegreatwar #greatwar #thewartoendallwars #wartoendallwars #ww2 #ww2history #ww2german #wwii #wwiihistory #worldwar2 #worldwar2history #worldwar2photos #secondworldwar #thesecondworldwar

German soldiers in a trench in 1917! I really like the elements of this photo, like the soldiers using the reverse sappenpanzer and the soldier (machinegunner) near the MG08/15 with leather reinforcement on the knees - This photography is from drakegoodman collection on Flickr, there you can found full description and the photography with better quality! ______ #war #worldwar #ww1 #wwi #ww1centenary #ww1history #worldwar1 #worldwarone #worldwaronecentenary #worldwaronehistory #firstworldwar #firstworldwarcentenary #thefirstworldwar #thegreatwar #wartoendallwars #german #thebest #army #military #ww2 #ww2history #ww2german #wwii #worldwar2 #worldwar2history #worldwar2photos #secondworldwar #thesecondworldwar #history #photography

128 years later and this Gewehr 88/05 Commission rifle still looks like she came right off this assembly line. This 88/05 was made by Loewe Berlin in 1891, it has been rechambered from the M88 Cartridge to the S Patrone 8mm Mauser and feeds from a 5 round 8mm Mauser stripper clip. #germany #german #gewehr #1888 #worldwarone #wwi #milsurp #militarysurplus #8mmmauser #gun #rifle #wood #metal #ironsights #5rounds #stripperclip #thefirstworldwar #thegreatwar #pewpew #2a #fightsocialistmedia #milsurpguys #militarysurplus #loeweberlin