LJI EB 2 - 11th Hour

[emo_snal]

   10:55am, November 11th, 1918, France -- "But I mean, now I'll never get a chance to prove myself" Private Gunther suddenly grumbled as the squad made its way down a street in the village of Chaumont-devant-Damvillers

Comments

[athenais]

What a tragic waste.

[emo_snal]

There were 10,944 casualties on the last day of the war. And pretty much everyone on both sides knew from 5am that morning that it would end at 11am.

[tatdatcm]

How bizarre. He must have really taken that demotion hard, thinking death would be better than facing it.

[emo_snal]

Yeah, definitely. And it wasn't even for something shameful like cowardice or something but just being too critical of the war in letters home. He was posthumously restored to the rank of sergeant and awarded two medals for bravery though, so I suppose he got his redemption. d:

[millysdaughter]

Suicide by cop, more or less?

[emo_snal]

Possibly d:

[myrna_bird]

You spun a wonderfully detailed story about this tragic event.

[emo_snal]

Thanks!

[emo_snal]

I had read a book awhile ago called "11th Hour" or some such, that was all about events that happened on the last day. Several American units had been ordered to press on with attacked up until the last minute, because their commanders wanted to impress their superiors or something. And artillery kept firing, but all along the lines I think people were mostly firing over eachothers heads. There's even some stories about people shouting across the lines "don't walk there there's mines!" and things.

[emo_snal]

It was! (: