Never Forget History Matters

🌹#NeverForget Never Forget, History Matters. If the history you read only makes you happy or proud, maybe you are not reading history. Real history brings joy, delights, exhausts, disturbs, frightens, hurts, inspires. 🌹#LestWeForget

🇫🇷 Paris, vendredi 13 novembre 2015, il y a 11 ans. 🕯️Aujourd’hui, nos pensées vont aux victimes des attentats terroristes coordonnés perpétrés en France le vendredi 13 novembre 2015, ainsi qu’à leurs proches. 🕯️Lors de ces attentats à Paris et à Saint-Denis, 130 personnes ont perdu la vie et plus de 400 ont été blessées. 🕯️N’oublions jamais. #13novembre #13novembre2015 #Attentats #Attentatsterroristes #Bataclan #France #NeJamaisOublier #NeLesOublionsPas #Paris #Paris #SaintDenis

🇫🇷 París, viernes 13 de noviembre de 2015, hace 11 años. 🕯️Hoy, nuestros pensamientos están con las víctimas de los atentados terroristas coordinados perpetrados en Francia el viernes 13 de noviembre de 2015, y con sus seres queridos. 🕯️Durante estos atentados en París y Saint-Denis, 130 personas perdieron la vida y más de 400 resultaron heridas. 🕯️Para Que No Olvidemos. #13deNoviembre #13deNoviembre2015 #Ataques #Atentados #Bataclan #Francia #París #ParaQueNoOlvidemos #SaintDenis

🇫🇷 Paris, Friday 13 November 2015, 11 years ago. 🕯️Today, our thoughts are with the victims of the coordinated terrorist attacks carried out in France on Friday 13 November 2015, and with their loved ones. 🕯️During these attacks in Paris and Saint-Denis, 130 people lost their lives and more than 400 others were injured. 🕯️Let us never forget. #13November #13November2015 #Attacks #Bataclan #France #LestWeForget #Paris #SaintDenis #Terroristattacks

🇫🇷 Parijs, vrijdag 13 november 2015, 11 jaar geleden. 🕯️Vandaag gaan onze gedachten uit naar de slachtoffers van de gecoördineerde terroristische aanslagen die op vrijdag 13 november 2015 in Frankrijk zijn gepleegd, en naar hun nabestaanden. 🕯️Bij deze aanslagen in Parijs en Saint-Denis zijn 130 mensen om het leven gekomen en zijn meer dan 400 anderen gewond geraakt. 🕯️Laten we dit nooit vergeten. #13November #13November2015 #Aanslagen #Bataclan #Frankrijk #NeLesOublionsPas #Parijs #SaintDenis

🇫🇷 Paris, Freitag, 13. November 2015, vor 11 Jahren. 🕯️Heute sind unsere Gedanken bei den Opfern der koordinierten Terroranschläge, die am Freitag, dem 13. November 2015, in Frankreich verübt wurden, sowie bei ihren Angehörigen. 🕯️Bei diesen Anschlägen in Paris und Saint-Denis kamen 130 Menschen ums Leben und mehr als 400 wurden verletzt. 🕯️Lasst uns das niemals vergessen. #13November #13November2015 #Bataclan #DamitWirNichtVergessen #Frankreich #Paris #SaintDenis

🇬🇧 Sunday 12 November 1944 : the day of ‘Operation Catechism’ during World War II. A British air raid conducted by 29 Royal Air Force heavy bombers destroyed the German battleship Tirpitz at its anchorage near the city of Tromsø in Norway. The Tirpitz capsized after being hit by at least 2 bombs and damaged by the explosions of others. 🕯️Between 940 and 1.204 members of the crew of the Tirpitz were killed. Approximately 200 crew members survived. 🚢 The remnants of the Battleship Tirpitz, that remain in the water off Håkøya, are registered as a protected area and are also treated as a war grave. The British suffered no casualties. #OperationCatechism #Norway #Tirpitz #WWII.

🕯️Monday 11 November 1918 : at the 11th hour, on the 11th day, of the 11th month in 1918, the guns fell silent. 🕊️ It marks the end of more than 4 years of fighting on the Western Front during World War I, also known as the Great War from 28 July 1914 until 11 November 1918. ⚰️ An estimated 15 to 22.000.000 people lost their lives. 🌹 Lest We Forget Them. 🕯️'Remember Them, Today, Everyday & Always.' #11November #November11 #Armistice #ArmisticeDay #LestWeForget #RemembranceDay #TheGreatWar #WorldWarI #WWI

🕯️Monday 11 November 1918 between 5:00 a.m. and 5:45 a.m. : Germany signed an armistice agreement with the Allies inside Marshal Ferdinand Foch's private railway carriage (Compiègne Wagon No. 2419D) in the Forest of Compiègne (specifically at the Rethondes Clearing outside Compiégne), a town in the Oise department in Nothern France. 🕊️ This armistice agreement effectively brought an end to more than 4 years on the Western Front during World War I, also known as the Great War. 🕊️ At the 11th hour, on the 11th day, of the 11th month in 1918, the guns fell silent. 🕊️ The end of World War I or "The Great War" from 28 July 1914 until 11 November 1918. ⚰️ An estimated 15 to 22.000.000 people lost their lives. 🕯️'Remember Them, Today, Everyday & Always.' #11November #November11 #Armistice #ArmisticeDay #LestWeForget #RemembranceDay #TheGreatWar #WorldWarI #WWI

🇧🇪 Zaterdag 10 november 1917 : de dag waarop de ‘Slag bij Passendale’ ten einde kwam op de Ieper-salient in West-Vlaanderen, België, tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog. 🇧🇪 In Vlaanderen staat deze slag bekend als ‘De Derde Slag bij Ieper’. • De Slag bij Passendale was een van de meest verwoestende en bloedigste veldslagen van de Eerste Wereldoorlog. • De gevechten vonden plaats tussen 31 juli en 10 november 1917 in de regio rond het Belgische dorp Passendale (Passchendaele) in de provincie West-Vlaanderen. • De Slag bij Passendale is een levendig symbool van de waanzin, de modder en het zinloze bloedbad aan het Westfront tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog. 🌹 “Ik stierf in de hel - ze noemden het Passchendaele.” 🌹 “I died in hell - they called it Passchendaele.” De spelling Passchendaele is de oude Vlaamse schrijfwijze die destijds op Belgische stafkaarten stond. 🩸 De laatste fase van het offensief werd berucht vanwege de afschuwelijk gruwelijke omstandigheden, maar ook vanwege de manier waarop het dorp in het Engels werd uitgesproken : ‘Passion Dale’ †︎ Geallieerde slachtoffers: 275.000 – 325.000 † Duitse slachtoffers: 220.000. • De generaals lieten de gevechten te lang voortduren. Deze generaals waren niet blind, maar ze hadden een soort tunnelvisie ontwikkeld. • De Slag bij Passendale eindigde pas toen beide partijen, volkomen uitgeput, in de Vlaamse modder ineenstortten. • De Slag bij Passendale kreeg een symbolische betekenis die veel groter was dan de strategische waarde ervan. • Daardoor stierven te veel dappere mannen tevergeefs terwijl ze in deze hel vochten. 🕯️ Lest We Forget : Opdat we niet vergeten. #België #EersteWereldoorlog #FlandersFields #LestWeForget #Passchendaele #Passendale #WestVlaanderen #WereldoorlogI #WO1 #WWI

🇮🇹 Saterday 10 November 1928 : Ennio Morricone was born in Rome, at the time in the former Kingdom of Italy. Legendary Italian composer-conductor, musician, orchestrator, pianist, producer and trumpeter. He wrote music in a wide range of styles, from absolute music to avant-garde, classical music, jazz, pop and rock. His Filmography contains over 70 award-winning films. 🇮🇹 Ennio Morricone lived his entire life in Italy as he felt most connected to his Italian roots. 🕯️Monday 6 July 2020 : Ennio Morricone (91) died in Rome, Italy. #EnnioMorricone #Morricone

🇧🇪 Saturday 10 November 1917 : the day on which the ‘Battle of Passchendaele’ came to an end on the Ypres Salient in West Flanders, Belgium, during the First World War. 🇧🇪 In Flanders, this battle is known as ‘The Third Battle of Ypres’. • The Battle of Passchendaele was one of the most devastating and bloodiest battles of the First World War. • The fighting took place between 31 July and 10 November 1917 in the region around the Belgian village of Passchendaele (Passendale) in the province of West Flanders. • The Battle of Passchendaele is a vivid symbol of the madness, the mud and the senseless carnage on the Western Front during the First World War. 🌹 “I died in hell – They called it Passchendaele.” †︎ Allied casualties: 275,000 – 325,000 † German casualties: 220,000. • The generals allowed the fighting to drag on for too long. These generals were not blind, but they had developed a kind of tunnel vision. • The Battle of Passchendaele only ended when both sides, utterly exhausted, collapsed in the Flemish mud. • The Battle of Passchendaele took on a symbolic significance far greater than its strategic value. • As a result, too many brave men died in vain whilst fighting in this hell. 🕯️ Lest we forget #Belgium #FirstWorldWar #FlandersFields #LestWeForget #Passchendaele #Passendale #Ypres #YpresSalient #WestFlanders #WorldWarI #WW1

🇫🇷 Tuesday 10 November 1891 : Arthur Rimbaud (37) died in Marseille, France. Friday 20 October 1854 : Arthur Rimbaud was born in Charleville, France. He was an iconic French poet and leading figure of the Symbolist movement, who had a significant influence on modern poetry. He was also known for his “precociousness”, his rebellion against the established order, and his innovative style. #10November #ArthurRimbaud #Poet #Rimbaud

🇫🇷 Mardi 10 novembre 1891 : Arthur Rimbaud (37 ans) est décédé à Marseille, en France. Vendredi 20 octobre 1854 : Arthur Rimbaud est né à Charleville, en France. Poète français emblématique et figure de proue du mouvement symboliste, il a exercé une influence considérable sur la poésie moderne. Il était également connu pour sa « précocité », sa rébellion contre l'ordre établi et son style novateur. #10Novembre #ArthurRimbaud #Poète #Rimbaud

🇺🇲 Today, 10 November (November 10) marks the 251st anniversary of the founding of the United States Marine Corps on 10 November 1775. 🫡 Semper Fi. #10November #November10 #MarineCorps @USMC #SemperFi #UnitedStates #USMarines

🇩🇪 Thursday 9 November 1989 : the German Democratic Republic (GDR) opened the Berlin Wall, thereby allowing people to cross from East Berlin to West Berlin. The Berlin Wall was a guarded concrete barrier that separated East Berlin (GDR) and West Berlin (FRG or Federal Republic of Germany) from 1961 to 1989. On a global scale, the fall of the Berlin Wall marked the symbolic end of the Cold War. #9November #37years #Berlin #BerlinWall #ColdWar #EastBerlin #FallOfTheWall #FRG #GDR #GermanDemocraticRepublic #GermanFederalRepublic #WestBerlin

🇩🇪 Am Donnerstag, dem 9. November 1989, öffnete die DDR die Berliner Mauer und ermöglichte den Menschen so den Übergang von Ost- nach West-Berlin. Die Berliner Mauer war eine bewachte Betonbarriere, die von 1961 bis 1989 Ost-Berlin (DDR) und West-Berlin (BRD) voneinander trennte. Auf globaler Ebene markierte der Fall der Berliner Mauer das symbolische Ende des Kalten Krieges. #9November #37jahre #BerlinerMauer #BRD #DDR #KaltenKrieges #Mauerfall #OstBerlin #WestBerlin

💥 On the night of Wednesday, 9 November 1938, the Nazis organized “Kristallnacht,” an anti-Semitic pogrom against the Jews in Germany. • “Kristallnacht” is known in English as “The Night of Broken Glass.” • The name “Kristallnacht” or “The Night of Broken Glass” referred to the numerous windows and storefronts that were smashed during these attacks, as well as the large amount of broken glass that covered the streets the next morning. ✡️ #Germany #Jews #Nazis • Jews were attacked throughout Germany. • A total of 92 Jews were murdered. • Jewish homes, cemeteries, schools, hospitals, businesses, and stores were destroyed. • Synagogues were set on fire. • Firefighters were forbidden from extinguishing the fires. ✡️ Jews were also attacked and their property destroyed in Austria and the Sudetenland. The Jewish community later protested, as they felt the name “Kristallnacht” or “The Night of Broken Glass” was too euphemistic given the severity of the events. #9Nov #November9 #Kristallnacht #NightofBrokenGlass

💥 In der Nacht vom Mittwoch, dem 9. November 1938, organisierten die Nazis die „Kristallnacht“, einen antisemitischen Pogrom gegen die Juden in Deutschland. • Die „Kristallnacht“ ist im Englischen als „The Night of Broken Glass“ bekannt. • Der Name „Kristallnacht“ oder „The Night of Broken Glass“ bezog sich auf die zahlreichen Fenster und Schaufenster, die bei diesen Angriffen zertrümmert wurden, sowie auf die große Menge an Glasscherben, die am nächsten Morgen die Straßen bedeckten. ✡️ #Deutschland #Juden #Nazis • Juden wurden in ganz Deutschland angegriffen. • Insgesamt wurden 92 Juden ermordet. • Jüdische Häuser, Friedhöfe, Schulen, Krankenhäuser, Unternehmen und Geschäfte wurden zerstört. • Synagogen wurden in Brand gesetzt. • Feuerwehrleuten wurde untersagt, die Brände zu löschen. ✡️ Auch in Österreich und im Sudetenland wurden Juden angegriffen und ihr Eigentum zerstört. Die jüdische Gemeinschaft protestierte später, da sie den Namen „Kristallnacht“ oder „The Night of Broken Glass“ angesichts der Schwere der Ereignisse als zu beschönigend empfand. #9November #Kristallnacht #NightofBrokenGlass

🇫🇷 Monday 9 November 1970 : Charles de Gaulle (79) died at his home in Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, a town in the Haute-Marne department in northeastern France. • Saturday 22 November 1890 : Charles de Gaulle was born in Lille, in northern France. • He grew up learning about the history of France and Europe, as not only his father but also his uncle and grandfather were historians. • He was also a talented writer, known for his famous quotes. 🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle, a French soldier, later a French general, and French president and statesman. • He led the liberation of France during World War II. • He symbolized the Resistance and France’s reconciliation following the Vichy regime’s collaboration. 🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle was the architect of the Fifth French Republic. • French President from 1959 to 1969. • Leader of France’s economic growth. 🪏🪏🪏🪏🪏🪏 💥Wednesday 12 August 1962 : Charles de Gaulle survived one of the most serious of the 30 assassination attempts against him. • The OAS, the “Secret Armed Organization,” had targeted him in retaliation for his efforts to return Algeria to the Algerians. 🇫🇷 #France #NATO • His vision for France was shaped by his obsession with U.S. and NATO dominance, and by his insistence that France must not allow its independence to be eroded. • Tuesday 21 June 1966, France made the somewhat surprising decision to withdraw its troops from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). • In 1967, NATO’s headquarters was moved from Paris to Brussels. • It wasn’t until 1993 that France rejoined NATO. 🇫🇷 #France #Leader #20thCentury • Of course, Charles de Gaulle was a leader who experienced both failures and successes. • But he was a great leader and statesman who knew that it was sometimes necessary to fail in order to realize a great dream. • Charles de Gaulle was an exceptional French leader and statesman of the 20th century. 🕯️#9Nov #November9 #CharlesdeGaulle #deGaulle #Death

🇫🇷 Lundi 9 Novembre 1970 Charles de Gaulle (79) est décédé à son domicile de Colombey-les-deux-Églises, commune du département de la Haute-Marne, dans le nord-est de la France. • Le samedi 22 novembre 1890, Charles de Gaulle naît à Lille, dans le nord de la France. • Il grandit en apprenant l'histoire de France et de l'Europe, car outre son père, son oncle et son grand-père sont également historiens. • Il était également un écrivain talentueux, connu pour ses citations célèbres. 🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle, soldat français, puis général français, et président français et homme d'État. • Il a mené la liberation de la France pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. • Il symbolisait la Résistance, la réconciliation de la France après la collaboration du régime de Vichy. 🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle fut l'architecte de la Cinquième République française. • Président français de 1959 à 1969. • Dirigeant de la croissance économique française. 🪏🪏🪏🪏🪏🪏 💥Le mercredi 22 août 1962, Charles de Gaulle survécut à l'une des plus graves des 30 tentatives d'assassinat dont il fut victime. • L'OAS, « Organisation Armée Secrète », lui avait pris pour cible en représailles à ses initiatives visant à rendre l'Algérie aux Algériens. 🇫🇷 #France #OTAN • Sa vision pour la France était marquée par son obsession de la domination des États-Unis et de l'OTAN, et par son insistance sur le fait que la France ne devait pas laisser son indépendance être diluée. • Le mardi 21 juin 1966, la France prend la décision un peu surprenante de retirer ses troupes de l'Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique Nord (OTAN). • En 1967, le siège de l'OTAN est transféré de Paris à Bruxelles. • Ce n'est qu'en 1993 que la France rejoint l'OTAN. 🇫🇷 #France #Leader #XXeSiecle • Bien sûr, Charles de Gaulle était un leader qui a connu aussi des échecs et des succès. • Mais il était un grand leader et homme d'État qui savait, qu'il était parfois nécessaire d'échouer pour réaliser un grand rêve. • Charles de Gaulle était un leader et un homme d'État français exceptionnel du XXe siècle. 🕯️#9Novembre #CharlesdeGaulle #deGaulle #Mort