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So let me get this straight. In WW1, Germany invades the Netherlands. That war ends on November 11, 1918, with Germany losing. The very next day, on November 12, 1918, Kaiser Wilhelm is in fear for his life and asked the recently liberated Netherlands for asylum from those who are adverse to Kaiser Wilhelm … and the Netherlands says yes?! I would have had some choice words for the Kaiser and sent him packing.
 
Nort said:
So let me get this straight. In WW1, Germany invades the Netherlands. That war ends on November 11, 1918, with Germany losing. The very next day, on November 12, 1918, Kaiser Wilhelm is in fear for his life and asked the recently liberated Netherlands for asylum from those who are adverse to Kaiser Wilhelm … and the Netherlands says yes?! I would have had some choice words for the Kaiser and sent him packing.
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Nope -- Germany invaded Belgium ... Netherlands remained neutral and not involved in fighting the entire war.
 
I'm not sure why they accepted him, perhaps a deal was struck with the allied nations first. The allies wanted him put on trial for war crimes and he sought refuge in Holland because it was neutral. He felt at risk from revolutionaries in Germany.
 
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The German Kaiser-class dreadnought battleship SMS Prinzregent Luitpold being towed back to Rosyth, keel uppermost.
This is one of many German ships sunk by her crew in Scapa Flow in 1919 after the fleet had surrendered in November 1918.
Although they were scuttled to prevent Allied Forces from using the vessels, some were salvaged and used for scrap metal to manufacture British armaments.

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Civil War :: Framed / Poster Art / Vintage Photos

The Shorpy store. Prints suitable for framing. Civil War :: Framed / Poster Art / Vintage Photos.
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This one has an interesting history.... this little boy went out and came back to find his home just a pile of rubble and his entire family lost....he went on to survive the war and become a truck driver.... his face is pictured amongst the opening credits on the series The World at War narrated by Laurence Olivier -

WW2 :: Framed / Poster Art / Vintage Photos

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The photo was taken by this lady...

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Toni Frissell - Wikipedia

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Well researched, respectful to both sides, and fascinating….

 
The last dogfights between WW2 piston-engine, propeller-driven airplanes were fought during the Soccer War between Honduras and El Salvador (1969). Honduran Corsair pilot Major Fernando Soto shot down two Salvadoran Corsairs and a Mustang in one single dogfight.

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The Last Piston-Engine Dogfights

Corsairs against Mustangs in the skies over Central America in 1969.
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Rico said:
The last dogfights between WW2 piston-engine, propeller-driven airplanes were fought during the Soccer War between Honduras and El Salvador (1969). Honduran Corsair pilot Major Fernando Soto shot down two Salvadoran Corsairs and a Mustang in one single dogfight.

Full story:

www.smithsonianmag.com

The Last Piston-Engine Dogfights

Corsairs against Mustangs in the skies over Central America in 1969.
www.smithsonianmag.com www.smithsonianmag.com

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There's a great book on this war, which really did start after a football match. It's by the revered Polish journalist, Ryszard Kapuściński, 'The Soccer War'.
 
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