I don't know why, but I like studying about the world wars and have learned that they were related in many ways. In a manner of speaking, WWI never truly "ended."
But I ran across an event that made me sit and ponder a while.
After a battle in WWI there was a young, weary German soldier who was standing on the battle field. When he looked up he saw a British soldier a few yards away. The British soldier had his rifle pointed directly at the German. It was a clear, open easy shot. They looked at each other for what felt like a long time but was probably only a minute. Then, the British soldier...possibly weary of all the carnage...lowered his rifle. He then motioned for the young German soldier to move along, which he did.
The young German soldier...................................
.....................was Adolf Hitler.
Would the world had ever known if the British soldier had pulled his trigger?
But I ran across an event that made me sit and ponder a while.
After a battle in WWI there was a young, weary German soldier who was standing on the battle field. When he looked up he saw a British soldier a few yards away. The British soldier had his rifle pointed directly at the German. It was a clear, open easy shot. They looked at each other for what felt like a long time but was probably only a minute. Then, the British soldier...possibly weary of all the carnage...lowered his rifle. He then motioned for the young German soldier to move along, which he did.
The young German soldier...................................
.....................was Adolf Hitler.
Would the world had ever known if the British soldier had pulled his trigger?