Bullecourt
FOWChallenge-Advance
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Bullecourt Battlefield,
World War I,
France
Our guide told us that the German Army
held the high ground…
…and that British Army held the lower ground.
At a British General’s command soldiers
were expected/ordered to walk up these slope
without any regard for their own life.
Allegedly after three or four attempts
to advance to higher ground, and
losing thousands of soldiers for nothing…
…the British hierarchy decided that
it would be okay for the men
to try and protect themselves…
…from being slaughtered by
the German Army’s enfilade fire.
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Fandango’s One Word Challenge: Advance
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Tuesday-PC-Wk188-Peace
Tuesday-PC-Wk187-Fantasy
Tuesday-PC-Wk186-Slope
Word-of-Day-Challenge-Sting
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sting
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Bees will quite happily sting
in defence of their territory
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Word of the Day Challenge: Sting
Word-of-Day-Challenge-Target
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Bullecourt Battlefield
World War I.
British forces were gathered at the bottom
of the hill with their target,
the German Army, at the top of the hill.
Thousands over men were lost in this battle
mainly because British Officers forbade
their men to take cover as they rose from their trenches.
Apparently there were four or five of these abortive
attempts to take the high ground before
the generals in charge gave the okay
for soldiers to protect themselves from
the German Army’s enfilade fire
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Word of the Day Challenge: Target