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markkeville

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Matthias Moritz 13/01/2019 7:29
Been there some years ago.

honor is theirs who knew the path of honor
Matthias Moritz

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- markkeville 13/01/2019 18:30
  I was pleased to be taken there, en route to maastricht, by a German friend and fellow FC member - Berthold Klammer.
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- Matthias Moritz 15/01/2019 9:57
  I was in the military service and we had a trip to Fort Eben-Emael. We stopped by at Margraten. So we had two totally different, but impressive events that day.
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- markkeville 15/01/2019 12:59
  Eben -emmanuel - famous from 1940.
  As you will know - we British are overly interested (or even obsessed) - by the two world wars - particularly World War 1 , ("the Great War"). I myself am particularly interested in the enormous commemorative landscape features that were created by the Imperial War Graves commission, and others - after 1918 - places like Thiepval in the Somme ; the menin gate,; the newfoundland memorial at Beaumont Hamel ; Tyne Cot cemetery - mainly to the design of Edward Lutyens.
  I might put up some pictures of these later in the year.
  Best wishes - mark.
  P.S. No military service for me - conscription ended in the UK in 1963.
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- Matthias Moritz 15/01/2019 19:13
  I am also interested in history of both World Wars, especially in operations and battles. After WW II my aunt came to England (Sheerness) as a nurse. When she died a few years ago, I met one of her old friends after the funeral. He was involved in "Operation Fortitude". I heard some amazingly authentic stories!
  Btw: I retired after 31 years servicing in the Air Force :-)
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Marlis Knoppien 13/01/2019 2:54
These two fotos together are telling more then a book could. Marlis
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- markkeville 13/01/2019 18:37
  Thankyou. I have taken more pictures of World War 1 cemeteries in France. (But no pictures on fc).
  This was the first World war II cemetery that i had visited.
  I have learned that you have to try and photograph people at there places ; (pointing, walking around, whatever). For example - a picture of these crosses here , at this same place, but without the figure who is contemplating them - loses a lot of its emotional content.
  There you are.
  mark.
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Christian Villain 12/01/2019 17:46
Tristesse !!!!!!!!!
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