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ratt_man t1_iwoci0z wrote
Reply to comment by Jaded_Prompt_15 in 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
>He fought thru WW1...
no he had only been in europe for 5 months, most of that was spent behind the lines as supply sargeant. Until he got demoted and sent to the trenchs, dont get me wrong in the trenches must of been hell my grandfather spent a week in the trenches during the somme before being wounded. So not calling him out or anything but to say he fought through WW1 is not true
ratt_man t1_iwo4zad wrote
Reply to comment by TheNobleCannibal in 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
He wanted to, he had been busted down to private from sargeant a short time prior. Some say he did the suicidial charge to regain his honor
Suddenly, Gunther jumped up and charged the machine guns. His fellow
soldiers shouted for him to stop, as did the Germans. In fact, the
machine gunners stood up and waved, urging him to turn around. Then,
Gunther fired a shot. The Germans had no choice. They fired back in a
five round burst. One bullet struck Gunther in the left temple, and he
fell to the ground. Those who were there swore that the rumbling of
artillery stopped the very moment his body hit the earth.
ratt_man t1_iwfd5qq wrote
Reply to comment by p38-lightning in TIL that the civilian sailors of the U.S. Merchant Marine had a higher casualty rate during World War II than any branch of the armed forces. by p38-lightning
Yeah they were all bad Germany had the most, then Japanese and then american. Other countries were just statistical blips due to relative low usage
ratt_man t1_iwf451l wrote
Reply to TIL that the civilian sailors of the U.S. Merchant Marine had a higher casualty rate during World War II than any branch of the armed forces. by p38-lightning
US submarine service had about 20% , merchant marine had 4% according to this report. Guess they are comparing Navy, Airforce and Army. But roll the subs off into their own and its highest
ratt_man t1_izidbz2 wrote
Reply to comment by hurtfulproduct in UK, Italy and Japan team up to develop a new fighter jet that uses artificial intelligence by marketrent
Us is going their way with NGAD(USAF) and FA-XX (USN)
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France, Germany and Spain are going with FCAS
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Sweden is observer status with tempest and will likely in my opinion join as a full partner
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Australia / Boeing might also be a partner with the US and Tempest programs with Ghost bat / Loyal Wingman