The Heal Union spring series continues with FOXTROT.
House of Hohenzollern, John Sigismund (1572-1619) 400 years, 400 years, 400 years
Of the same philosophy
400 years, 400 years, 400 years
And the people, they still can't see
Four hundred years ago John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg and from the House of Hohenzollern, held one of the electoral votes used to select the Holy Roman Emperor. His leadership participated in the years leading up to the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648). The last ruling Hohenzollern, Emperor Wilhelm II, precipitated World War I in 1914; by May 1915, the House of Hohenzollern was in deep doo-doo:
May 7, 1915 - A German U-Boat torpedoes the British passenger liner Lusitania off the Irish coast. It sinks in 18 minutes, drowning 1,201 persons, including 128 Americans. President Woodrow Wilson subsequently sends four diplomatic protests to Germany.
May 9, 1915 - Following six days of artillery bombardment by over a thousand French guns, the French 10th Army attacks German defense lines in the Artois, advancing toward Vimy Ridge. The French achieve their initial objective, but fail to capitalize on the narrow breach they create in the German lines. The next day, Germans counter-attack and push back the French.
House of Hohenzollern, Emperor Wilhelm II (1905) May 9, 1915 - Complementing the French offensive at Vimy, British and Indian troops launch their second attack against the Germans around Neuve Chapelle in the Artois. However, without sufficient artillery support to weaken the German frontline defenses, the advancing soldiers are decimated by German machine-gun fire. The attack is called off the next day with 11,000 casualties.
May 15, 1915 - British and Indian troops launch another attack against Germans in the Artois, this time at Festubert, north of Neuve Chapelle. The attack is preceded by a 60-hour artillery bombardment. But the troops advance just 1,000 yards while suffering 16,000 casualties.
May 23, 1915 - Italy enters the war on the side of the Allies by declaring war on Austria-Hungary. The Italians then launch offensives along the 400-mile common border between Austria and Italy. The better-equipped Austrians take advantage of the mountainous terrain to establish strong defensive positions all along the border. The Italians then focus their attacks on the mountain passes at Trentino and the valley of the Isonzo River.
May 31, 1915 - The first aerial bombing of London occurs as German Zeppelins kill 28 persons.
In 1919 the so-called peace and powers that be left Germany a weak republic; it was weak because it didn’t represent We the People – it only counted (represented) states. To follow the money, here’s a link to who funded Hitler in 1933 as he muscled the Weimar Republic into a dictatorship: Who Financed Adolf Hitler?
In Europe, World War II ended 70 years ago today.
Fools don't see, fools don't see, fools don't see
But I know the weak keep strong
So, come with me to a land of liberty
Oh darlin', where we can live a life and be free
*Next Heal Union: 15 May and the 1715 American English Colonies.
Posted by Bryan W. Brickner
May 15, 1915 - British and Indian troops launch another attack against Germans in the Artois, this time at Festubert, north of Neuve Chapelle. The attack is preceded by a 60-hour artillery bombardment. But the troops advance just 1,000 yards while suffering 16,000 casualties.
May 23, 1915 - Italy enters the war on the side of the Allies by declaring war on Austria-Hungary. The Italians then launch offensives along the 400-mile common border between Austria and Italy. The better-equipped Austrians take advantage of the mountainous terrain to establish strong defensive positions all along the border. The Italians then focus their attacks on the mountain passes at Trentino and the valley of the Isonzo River.
May 31, 1915 - The first aerial bombing of London occurs as German Zeppelins kill 28 persons.
In 1919 the so-called peace and powers that be left Germany a weak republic; it was weak because it didn’t represent We the People – it only counted (represented) states. To follow the money, here’s a link to who funded Hitler in 1933 as he muscled the Weimar Republic into a dictatorship: Who Financed Adolf Hitler?
In Europe, World War II ended 70 years ago today.
Fools don't see, fools don't see, fools don't see
But I know the weak keep strong
So, come with me to a land of liberty
Oh darlin', where we can live a life and be free
*Next Heal Union: 15 May and the 1715 American English Colonies.
Posted by Bryan W. Brickner
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