I have read about alot of topics on Foreign legion on Instagram and Youtube and seem to find alot of people mentioning that Nazis (Soldiers and Officers) joined the Legion after WW2. Did they? How? Where did they serve and fight?
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Let's say around ~50 BC, I am with one of the (probably) hundreds of gentlemen who were wounded by the British chariots - In my case, my leg was injured in a way that it would never work again, and my friend merely develops a limp.
What happens to us?
I doubt they'd have what the gentlemen /r/Army or /r/Frenchforeignlegion might get, but was there any similar plan? (In the Legion, you get citizenship ((in the case you do not have it)) and a guaranteed job, and in the Army you get your medical treatments more-or-less paid for, and a check sent to you periodically depending on the percentage of your injuries).
Would someone with a severed arm be able to stay in a logistical manner?
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Dear historians,
I have recently moved to Finland and TIL that they have a say: " something like "to build like the St Isaac's Catherdral" (Iisakinkirkko in Finnish) - which stands for long and unfruitful efforts. "
https://www.reddit.com/r/Finland/comments/ec6m2y/a_finnish_proverb_about_the_st_isaacs_cathedral/
Apparently it took from 1818 to 1858 to be built. However, to the best of my knowledge a cathedral was taking centuries to be built, so I don't get quite get the point of the expression, was something strange during its construction?
EDIT: Include that it was built in only 40 years, previously i had added this information in the tittle.
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Considering Nazi's weren't the most trustworthy of individuals, is there any verifiable proof or evidence that Hitler did actually commit suicide and not just go into hiding?
Do historians generally accept the suicide narrative?
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If I went to Rome in, like, 200 CE, would I find a considerable population of people from across the empire? Would there be an Egyptian or a Moor neighborhood, for instance?
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The army of King Chnodomar is of particular interest to me though I'd be open to learning about all the others as well.
The only one I really no much about is the Anglo saxons.
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This is a record of court proceedings in London from a day in 1838 at the Old Bailey https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?name=18380226
I was very surprised at how crazy the decisions are. For example, a 17 year old boy gets 2 years confinement for using fake shillings. This is quite harsh, but considering the time it isn't too surprising. However, later in the record a man is found guilty of killing another man by repeatedly hitting him on the side of the neck and is sentenced to 6 months confinement, 1/4 of the boy’s sentence. Madness! I would think if they give a kid 2 years for using fake currency that this would be a death sentence (even though I think most death sentences were not actually carried out back then). The only death sentence I saw was given to a women who robs a drunk guy outside of a pub. What? Had the court staff hit the opium dens a little too hard the night before or something ahaha.
Can anyone comment on why the sentencing is so inconsistent?
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I am curious about the true life aspects of the fear-driven hysteria of these events. Did anyone actually intend or allow for due process to even occur? Was there an actual magistrate or judge that stepped in? Did the accused ever have attorneys? Also, sorry if this makes the question too broad, was there anything unique about the trials in the americas that differed from Scotland or other sites of witch hysteria?
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Essentially what distinguishes how a historian thinks about history compared to the layman or the "historian" youtuber, who only remember the facts of a certain topic. how can i learn this?
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The Seattle Star., December 18, 1914 - England Guards Secret Engine of Destruction Which Could Wipe Germans Off Map in Hour
The Tacoma Times. December 14 1914 - UK has WMD that would kill 1/3 of the population of Europe, “Dundonald’s destroyer”
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I am in no way racist, I was just reading about them as they're a interesting group to read about. The Civil Rights Movement started a way after 1930 if I believe.
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Warning: spoilers
I really enjoyed the film, but the industry tends to skew and exaggerate the story. So, was Henry really uninterested in the throne, and did he live in the village with the "peasants"?
Is John (Henry's friend who becomes marshal and dies) real?
Did William really betray Henry? Did the Dauphin really kill those children? How accurate is the battle? Etc etc.
Thanks for any and all responses!!
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I'm just a layman, most of my practical, visual understanding of Caesar's campaigns comes from Historia Civilis, so I'm pretty basic here. But it seems I'm not the first person to get the idea that Caesar's men weren't the most competent - Frequently allowing the enemy to take the upper hand (say, to build a stone wall or occupy the hills) the moment Caesar has his back turned.
Is this true, or a misconception?
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Any question i post gets removed for violating the rules. Perhaps this is the wrong page but all of my questions have been harmless.
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Probably second to Satanism, Viking mythology and imagery is commonly associated with heavy metal. Why is that?
Second (less serious) follow-up question:
Would Vikings even like heavy metal music?
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This question is mostly due to how little I see in general histories about the role Central Asians played in the world wars.
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How many people lived in oppidums? How big were they? How many people just lived in small huts by themselves in the countryside/forest with their family, or perhaps part of a wider set of small huts? How were social contracts made? I understand that most people swear fealty to a chief, who in turn might swear fealty (or should I say allegiance) to a larger more powerful chief, but who decided who was chief, where there votes or was it right by might? Did people work communally, as in villages would work together to produce, food, clothes, etc, or was there a form of more formal employment? If they swore fealty to a more powerful chief, was there ever economic co-operation between the hinterland and larger, more influential tribal holdings?
I know there are a lot of questions but I'm so curious about ancient Gaul before the Romans came. It's a mysterious but fascinating place. I'm just looking for as much detailed information about every day life for an ancient Gaul before the Romans came. Information on wider Celtic society as a whole in this time is of course also welcomed, but specifically information on Gaul would be great.
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In a r/mapporn thread, an Afghan redditor had some fascinating personal insights about the Soviet occupation. This led me to think about what life was like in parts of Afghanistan that the Soviets maintained firmer control over (eg Kabul, Kandahar, the Ring Road). To what extent were the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan and/or Soviet forces able to implement a communist agenda? How much free agency/autonomy did the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan have in its vision and administration? What was support for communism like in the grassroots in those areas; did the communist regime and/or Soviet forces receive genuine grassroots support? Did any communist-era policy or reform survive past Soviet withdrawal and the end of the Cold War?
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