Cool History Stuff

[Rico]

Nov 12 1918, the Netherlands grants asylum to German emperor Wilhelm II. In 1919 he would buy house Doorn from Dutch Baroness Ella van Heemstra-De Beaufort. She was the mother of actress Audrey Hepburn. Wilhelm lived in Doorn until he died in 1941. Today it is a museum.

 

[Gunner]

Whoa, scrolling down past a severe looking emperor and then there's Audrey with those big brown eyes, big swing in emotions.

 

[Nort]

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.

 

[Rico]

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.

Nope -- Germany invaded Belgium ... Netherlands remained neutral and not involved in fighting the entire war.

 

[Nort]

Nope -- Germany invaded Belgium ... Netherlands remained neutral and not involved in fighting the entire war.

I stand corrected. However, given Germany’s belligerence, if I’m the Netherlands, I still tell Kaiser Wilhelm to take a hike.

 

[chiquichops]

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.

 

[Gunner]

There was a movie awhile back made me aware of the Kaiser in Holland after the war.

It was a little dramatic for me but the acting was very good.

 

[Rico]

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.

 

[chiquichops]

Wow!

 

[Meat Grinder]

 

[steve]

Enjoy....scroll through the categories, there's all sorts of stuff here

Civil War :: Framed / Poster Art / Vintage Photos

The Shorpy store. Prints suitable for framing. Civil War :: Framed / Poster Art / Vintage Photos.

www.junipergallery.com

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

The Shorpy store. Prints suitable for framing. WW2 :: Framed / Poster Art / Vintage Photos.

www.junipergallery.com

The photo was taken by this lady...

Toni Frissell - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Gunner]

Thanks for posting these links.
I can see spending a bit of time here on this rainy morning.

 

[Rico]

The Republic XF-12 Rainbow was an American prototype reconnaissance aircraft of the late WW2 era.

An airliner conversion was proposed, but never built.

 

[Gunner]

Faster than the Mustang and Spitfire.

Must've been a real gas to fly.

 

[Meat Grinder]

How about some Comanche stuff?

 

[Rico]

Adolf Galland on the set of Battle of Britain.

 

[Aurelius]

Interesting video I stumbled on.

 

[Meat Grinder]

Interesting video I stumbled on.

So here you have a person applying a splint.

At this point I would call for a surgeon.

 

[chiquichops]

So here you have a person applying a splint.

At this point I would call for a surgeon.

I know, that's some scary shit.

 

[steve]

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