Rememberance day(Veteran's Day)

[canadarules 1,938]

Today is the day we remember the fallen in the war

 

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place: and in the sky
The larks still bravely singing fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead: Short days ago,
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved: and now we lie
In Flanders fields!

Take up our quarrel with the foe
To you, from failing hands, we throw
The torch: be yours to hold it high
If ye break faith with us who die,
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields

 

John McCrae

 

 

Edited November 11, 2013 by canadarules

[Mr.Tanker9 157]

hey guys happy veterans day those who have fought in war shall be missed ty for serving our country :)

[JonathanBernatowicz 119]

Yes, those amazing U.S. soldiers that had to fight them British soldiers just so I can live in this great country freely.  :wub: 

Edited November 11, 2013 by JonathanBernatowicz

[GeneralVeers 697]

I reserve this spot for a future opinion on this topic. (provided it doesn't get locked in the meantime)

[DynamiteBang 119]

 

Yes, those amazing U.S. soldiers that had to fight them British soldiers just so I can live in this great country freely.  :wub: 

Wait, what?... Anyways RIP

[legenddestroyer 824]

USA~USA~USA!!! ^_^

[r_Firingsniper0 1,215]

On Monday 11/11 in World War I, the war has finally come to its end on November 11 in the eleventh hour. Bless all the soldiers who have fought for their country, and RIP

 

Vive la France  ^_^

[xterrork 188]

A little history

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAMOUS QUOTES ABOUT THE GREEKS IN WWII: 

Adolf Hitler: 
"For the sake of historical truth I must verify that only the Greeks, of all the adversaries who confronted us, fought with bold courage and highest disregard of death.. " (From speech he delivered to Reichstag on 4 May 1941) 

Winston Churchill: 
"The word heroism I am afraid does not render the least of those acts of self-sacrifice of the Greeks, which were the defining factor in the victorious outcome of the common struggle of the nations, during WWII, for the human freedom and dignity. If it were not for the bravery of the Greeks and their courage, the outcome of WWII would be undetermined." (Paraphrased from one of his speeches to the British Parliament on 24 April 1941) 

"Until now we used to say that the Greeks fight like heroes. Now we shall say: The heroes fight like Greeks." (From a speech he delivered from the BBC in the first days of the Greco-Italian war) 

Joseph Vissarionovich Tzougasvili Stalin: 
"I am sorry because I am getting old and I shall not live long to thank the Greek People, whose resistance decided WWII." (From a speech of his broadcast by the Moscow radio station on 31 January 1943 after the victory of Stalingrad and the capitulation of marshal Paulus) 

Charles de Gaul: 
"I am unable to give the proper breadth of gratitude I feel for the heroic resistance of the People and the leaders of Greece." (From a speech of his to the French Parliament after the end of WWII) 

Maurice Schumann Minister of the exterior of France 1969-1973, member of the French Academy 1974: 
"Greece is the symbol of the tortured, bloodied but live Europe.. Never a defeat was so honorable for those who suffered it." (From a message of his he addressed from the BBC of London to the enslaved peoples of Europe on 28 April 1941, the day Hitler occupied Athens after Greece fought a 6-month war) 

Moscow, Radio Station to Greece: 
"You fought unarmed and won, small against big. We owe you gratitude, because you gave us time to defend ourselves. As Russians and as people we thank you." (When Hitler attacked the U.S.S.R.) 

Georgy Constantinovich Zhoucov 1896-1974 Marshal of the Soviet Army: 
"If the Russian people managed to raise resistance at the doors of Moscow, to halt and reverse the German torrent, they owe it to the Greek People, who delayed the German divisions during the time they could bring us to our knees." (Quote from his memoirs on WWII) 

Benito Mussolini: 
"The war with Greece proved that nothing is firm in the military and that surprises always await us." (From speech he delivered on 10/5/1941) 

Sir Robert Antony Eden, Minister of War and the Exterior of Britain 1940-1945, Prime Minister of Britain 1955-1957: 
"Regardless of what the future historians shall say, what we can say now, is that Greece gave Mussolini an unforgettable lesson, that she was the motive for the revolution in Yugoslavia, that she held the Germans in the mainland and in Crete for six weeks, that she upset the chronological order of all German High Command's plans and thus brought a general reversal of the entire course of the war and we won." (Paraphrased from a speech of his to the British parliament on 24/09/1942) 

Sir Harold Leofric George Alexander, British Marshal during WWII: 
"It would not be an exaggeration to say that Greece upset the plans of Germany in their entirety forcing her to postpone the attack on Russia for six weeks. We wonder what would have been Soviet Union's position without Greece." (Paraphrased from a speech of his to the British parliament on 28 October 1941) 

George VI, King of Great Britain 1936-1952: 
"The magnificent struggle of Greece, was the first big turn of WWII" (Paraphrased from a speech of his to the parliament in May 1945) 

Franklin Roosevelt, President of the United States of America: 
"On the 28th of October 1940 Greece was given a deadline of three hours to decide on war or peace but even if a three day or three week or three year were given, the response would have been the same. The Greeks taught dignity throughout the centuries. When the entire world had lost all hope, the Greek people dared to question the invincibility of the German monster raising against it the proud spirit of freedom." 
(Paraphrased from speech he delivered on 10/6/1943) 

"The heroic struggle of the Greek people... against Germany 's attack, after she so thunderously defeated the Italians in their attempt to invade the Greek soil, filled the hearts of the American people with enthusiasm and moved their compassion." (Paraphrased from a speech of his on 25/04/1941) 

NOTES: 
On 10 April 1941, after the capitulation to Germany, the northern forts of Greece surrender. The Germans express their admirations to Greek soldiers, declare that they were honored and proud to have as their adversary such an army and request that the Greek commandant inspect the German army in a demonstration of honor and recognition! The German flag is raised only after the complete withdrawal of the Greek army. A German officer of the air force declared to the commander of the Greek Eastern Macedonia division group, lieutenant general Dedes that the Greek army was the first army on which the stuka fighter planes did not cause panic. "Your soldiers" he said, "instead of fleeing frantically, as they did in France and Poland, were shooting at us from their positions." 

The Greeks originally surrendered to the Germans only (which makes sense). Mussolini learned about it and got pissed, demanding that the Greek Army surrender to the Italians as well. He ordered additional attacks against the Greeks who were then in the process of surrendering to Germany. The Greeks resisted, and defeated the Italians once more. After the embarrassment to Mussolini, Hitler relented and had General Dietrich convince General Georgios Tsolakoglou to include Italy as well in the surrender. 

And here's a very old quote from ancient times: 
AESCHYLUS: "BECAUSE ONLY WE (THE GREEKS), CONTRARY TO THE BARBARIANS, NEVER COUNT THE ENEMY IN BATTLE" 

Here's a little history lesson on the Greeks in WWII. The Greeks resisted longer than any other country before being occupied by the Nazis. Read this, it should make you feel Proud to be Greek! After you have finished reading, feel free to post other reasons why you are Proud to be Greek. 

DURATION OF RESISTANCE (in days): 
Greece 219 
Norway 61 
France 43 (The superpower at the time) 
Poland 30 
Belgium 18 
Holland 4 
Yugoslavia 3 
Denmark 0 (The Danes surrendered to Hitler's motorcyclist who was conveying Hitler's request to the Danish king for the crossing of the Nazi armies. The 

Danish king indicating submission surrendered his crown to the motorcyclist) 
Czechoslovakia 0 
Luxenburg 0 

TOTAL GREEK CASUALTIES IN WWII BY COUNTRY: 

Albanians killed 1,165 Greeks 
Italians killed 8,000 Greeks 
Bulgarians killed 25,000 Greeks 
Germans killed 50,000 Greeks 

TOTAL LOSES IN POPULATION PERCENTAGES: 

Greece 10% 
Soviet Union 2.8% 
Holland 2.2% 
France 2% (The superpower at the time) 
Poland 1.8% 
Yugoslavia 1.7% 
Belgium 1.5% 

 

 

Edited November 11, 2013 by xterrork

[r_tking1230 3]

In China,every november 11th is Singles Days,which come from Internet culture.

Men want to get away from the single life,at the same time,women are crazy about doing shoping online mostly in Taobao.

Edited November 11, 2013 by r_tking1230

[Raphael2 3,263]

VIVE LA FRANCE

[r_Firingsniper0 1,215]

 

LA MARSEILLASE

VIVE LA FRANCE

 

OUAAAAAAIS

 

VIVE LA FRANCE :D

[xxElyxx 275]

Happy veterans day...

[shadewarttt 3,350]

Happy veterans day...

Happy? How could you say "Happy"?!

[HichigoShiro1 97]

Or you know.. just not get into war.. >_> 

[Therider 2,034]

wow.. its a war game =.= lets have a 2 min silence for all those tanks you have killed today 

[Farhan55 82]

well in history i am studying about WW1. 

Well 

 

A little history

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAMOUS QUOTES ABOUT THE GREEKS IN WWII: 

Adolf Hitler: 
"For the sake of historical truth I must verify that only the Greeks, of all the adversaries who confronted us, fought with bold courage and highest disregard of death.. " (From speech he delivered to Reichstag on 4 May 1941) 

Winston Churchill: 
"The word heroism I am afraid does not render the least of those acts of self-sacrifice of the Greeks, which were the defining factor in the victorious outcome of the common struggle of the nations, during WWII, for the human freedom and dignity. If it were not for the bravery of the Greeks and their courage, the outcome of WWII would be undetermined." (Paraphrased from one of his speeches to the British Parliament on 24 April 1941) 

"Until now we used to say that the Greeks fight like heroes. Now we shall say: The heroes fight like Greeks." (From a speech he delivered from the BBC in the first days of the Greco-Italian war) 

Joseph Vissarionovich Tzougasvili Stalin: 
"I am sorry because I am getting old and I shall not live long to thank the Greek People, whose resistance decided WWII." (From a speech of his broadcast by the Moscow radio station on 31 January 1943 after the victory of Stalingrad and the capitulation of marshal Paulus) 

Charles de Gaul: 
"I am unable to give the proper breadth of gratitude I feel for the heroic resistance of the People and the leaders of Greece." (From a speech of his to the French Parliament after the end of WWII) 

Maurice Schumann Minister of the exterior of France 1969-1973, member of the French Academy 1974: 
"Greece is the symbol of the tortured, bloodied but live Europe.. Never a defeat was so honorable for those who suffered it." (From a message of his he addressed from the BBC of London to the enslaved peoples of Europe on 28 April 1941, the day Hitler occupied Athens after Greece fought a 6-month war) 

Moscow, Radio Station to Greece: 
"You fought unarmed and won, small against big. We owe you gratitude, because you gave us time to defend ourselves. As Russians and as people we thank you." (When Hitler attacked the U.S.S.R.) 

Georgy Constantinovich Zhoucov 1896-1974 Marshal of the Soviet Army: 
"If the Russian people managed to raise resistance at the doors of Moscow, to halt and reverse the German torrent, they owe it to the Greek People, who delayed the German divisions during the time they could bring us to our knees." (Quote from his memoirs on WWII) 

Benito Mussolini: 
"The war with Greece proved that nothing is firm in the military and that surprises always await us." (From speech he delivered on 10/5/1941) 

Sir Robert Antony Eden, Minister of War and the Exterior of Britain 1940-1945, Prime Minister of Britain 1955-1957: 
"Regardless of what the future historians shall say, what we can say now, is that Greece gave Mussolini an unforgettable lesson, that she was the motive for the revolution in Yugoslavia, that she held the Germans in the mainland and in Crete for six weeks, that she upset the chronological order of all German High Command's plans and thus brought a general reversal of the entire course of the war and we won." (Paraphrased from a speech of his to the British parliament on 24/09/1942) 

Sir Harold Leofric George Alexander, British Marshal during WWII: 
"It would not be an exaggeration to say that Greece upset the plans of Germany in their entirety forcing her to postpone the attack on Russia for six weeks. We wonder what would have been Soviet Union's position without Greece." (Paraphrased from a speech of his to the British parliament on 28 October 1941) 

George VI, King of Great Britain 1936-1952: 
"The magnificent struggle of Greece, was the first big turn of WWII" (Paraphrased from a speech of his to the parliament in May 1945) 

Franklin Roosevelt, President of the United States of America: 
"On the 28th of October 1940 Greece was given a deadline of three hours to decide on war or peace but even if a three day or three week or three year were given, the response would have been the same. The Greeks taught dignity throughout the centuries. When the entire world had lost all hope, the Greek people dared to question the invincibility of the German monster raising against it the proud spirit of freedom." 
(Paraphrased from speech he delivered on 10/6/1943) 

"The heroic struggle of the Greek people... against Germany 's attack, after she so thunderously defeated the Italians in their attempt to invade the Greek soil, filled the hearts of the American people with enthusiasm and moved their compassion." (Paraphrased from a speech of his on 25/04/1941) 

NOTES: 
On 10 April 1941, after the capitulation to Germany, the northern forts of Greece surrender. The Germans express their admirations to Greek soldiers, declare that they were honored and proud to have as their adversary such an army and request that the Greek commandant inspect the German army in a demonstration of honor and recognition! The German flag is raised only after the complete withdrawal of the Greek army. A German officer of the air force declared to the commander of the Greek Eastern Macedonia division group, lieutenant general Dedes that the Greek army was the first army on which the stuka fighter planes did not cause panic. "Your soldiers" he said, "instead of fleeing frantically, as they did in France and Poland, were shooting at us from their positions." 

The Greeks originally surrendered to the Germans only (which makes sense). Mussolini learned about it and got pissed, demanding that the Greek Army surrender to the Italians as well. He ordered additional attacks against the Greeks who were then in the process of surrendering to Germany. The Greeks resisted, and defeated the Italians once more. After the embarrassment to Mussolini, Hitler relented and had General Dietrich convince General Georgios Tsolakoglou to include Italy as well in the surrender. 

And here's a very old quote from ancient times: 
AESCHYLUS: "BECAUSE ONLY WE (THE GREEKS), CONTRARY TO THE BARBARIANS, NEVER COUNT THE ENEMY IN BATTLE" 

Here's a little history lesson on the Greeks in WWII. The Greeks resisted longer than any other country before being occupied by the Nazis. Read this, it should make you feel Proud to be Greek! After you have finished reading, feel free to post other reasons why you are Proud to be Greek. 

DURATION OF RESISTANCE (in days): 
Greece 219 
Norway 61 
France 43 (The superpower at the time) 
Poland 30 
Belgium 18 
Holland 4 
Yugoslavia 3 
Denmark 0 (The Danes surrendered to Hitler's motorcyclist who was conveying Hitler's request to the Danish king for the crossing of the Nazi armies. The 

Danish king indicating submission surrendered his crown to the motorcyclist) 
Czechoslovakia 0 
Luxenburg 0 

TOTAL GREEK CASUALTIES IN WWII BY COUNTRY: 

Albanians killed 1,165 Greeks 
Italians killed 8,000 Greeks 
Bulgarians killed 25,000 Greeks 
Germans killed 50,000 Greeks 

TOTAL LOSES IN POPULATION PERCENTAGES: 

Greece 10% 
Soviet Union 2.8% 
Holland 2.2% 
France 2% (The superpower at the time) 
Poland 1.8% 
Yugoslavia 1.7% 
Belgium 1.5% 

 

 

the superpower in the bottom its wrong. Before the WW1 the superpower was Germany(the evil that caused the war) and then Britain. France was once of the super power.

 

 

take time and read

In late June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Bosnia. An escalation of threats and mobilization orders followed the incident, leading by mid-August to the outbreak of World War I, which pitted Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire (the so-called Central Powers) against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and Japan (the Allied Powers). The Allies were joined after 1917 by the United States. The four years of the Great War--as it was then known--saw unprecedented levels of carnage and destruction, thanks to grueling trench warfare and the introduction of modern weaponry such as machine guns, tanks and chemical weapons. By the time World War I ended in the defeat of the Central Powers in November 1918, more than 9 million soldiers had been killed and 21 million more wounded. The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919, determined post-war borders from Europe to the Middle East, established the League of Nations as an international peace organization and punished Germany for its aggression with reparations and the loss of territory. Tragically, the instability caused by World War I would help make possible the rise of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and would, only two decades later, lead to a second devastating international conflict. 

 

Though tensions had been brewing in Europe--and especially in the troubled Balkan region--for years before conflict actually broke out, the spark that ignited World War I was struck in Sarajevo, Bosnia, where Archduke Franz Ferdinand, nephew of Emperor Franz Josef and heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was shot to death along with his wife by the Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand and Sophie set off a rapid chain of events: Austria-Hungary, like many in countries around the world, blamed the Serbian government for the attack and hoped to use the incident as justification for settling the question of Slavic nationalism once and for all. As Russia supported Serbia, Austria-Hungary waited to declare war until its leaders received assurances from German leader Kaiser Wilhelm II that Germany would support their cause in the event of a Russian intervention, which would likely involve Russia's ally, France, and possibly Great Britain as well. 

On July 5, Kaiser Wilhelm secretly pledged his support, giving Austria-Hungary a so-called carte blanche or "blank check" assurance of Germany's backing in the case of war. The Dual Monarchy then sent an ultimatum to Serbia, with such harsh terms as to make it almost impossible to accept. Convinced that Vienna was readying for war, the Serbian government ordered the Serbian army to mobilize, and appealed to Russia for assistance. On July 28, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, and the tenuous peace between Europe's great powers collapsed. Within a week, Russia, Belgium, France, Great Britain and Serbia had lined up against Austria-Hungary and Germany, and World War I had begun.

 

 

 

[Farhan55 82]

wow.. its a war game =.= lets have a 2 min silence for all those tanks you have killed today 

:lol: nice one but here they are talking about WW1

[Eragon 13,876]

Player eragon33 has been banned for a day. Reason: Violation of forum rules. Inappropriate language=>.Rules

Edited November 12, 2013 by eragon33

[I.Devastation 2,053]

Speak for yourself! You lonely child! 

Noob, do you have no respect at all for the people who died to give you freedom? Then shush and stop argueing here. Shesh, kid's these day's, no respect.

[shadewarttt 3,350]

Veteran's day...Is dat for the World Wars or all the wars in history?

[Luqman.Worldwide 1]

Cant believe my school forced me to buy a poppy for this....

[BloodBath2006 6]

happy veterans day!! God bless usa

[canadarules 1,938]

Please refrain from the trolling here or i will report you meanwhile

 

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place: and in the sky
The larks still bravely singing fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead: Short days ago,
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved: and now we lie
In Flanders fields!

Take up our quarrel with the foe
To you, from failing hands, we throw
The torch: be yours to hold it high
If ye break faith with us who die,
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields

 

John McCrae

 

Lest We forget

 

 

 

Made by canadarules

 

 

Edited November 11, 2013 by canadarules

[r_Zesx0 39]

I say; we need discount on Isida on rememberance day! May be even a special map. Tanki must respect those who gave their lives for our future...

Edited November 11, 2013 by r_Zesx0

[toomai51 55]

Veteran's day...Is dat for the World Wars or all the wars in history?

It's also known as armistice day .. as it marks the end of WW1 - the armistice was signed at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month 

Tradition recalls these words

 “They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.