"Attack of the Dead Men! This WW1 Battle was like Something" Topic
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| Tango01 | 25 Aug 2021 4:23 p.m. PST |
…out of a Horror Movie "Zombie-like soldiers of the Russian infantry took on the Germans in a horrific fight to the finish in the Attack of the Dead Men. Sounds like a heavy metal album cover brought to life, but it's all true, and it took place back in 1915 during World War I! How did they wind up looking like zombies? This grim tale of the Kaiser's cruelty, and those brave souls who fought back, is known as the "Attack of the Dead Men". What led to the bloody and brutal confrontation? Read on to find out… The setting for the attack was Osoweic Fort, north east Poland. Built by the Russian Empire the previous century, it was an epic thorn in the side of German plans for conquest. During WWI they'd attempted to take it a couple of times, bombarding it with heavy artillery fire. Even the Russians were surprised it held up to such an onslaught…"
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 25 Aug 2021 6:53 p.m. PST |
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| Decebalus | 30 Aug 2021 2:35 a.m. PST |
It is written, like the author wants a career in horror movies. "The Kaiser … brought out the big guns." I would bet, the Kaiser didnt even know, that Osoweic fort existed. I am not sure, that these style is right for the cruelty of chemical warfare. |
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