It didn’t appear to me that their staples of warfighting in WWII were ever lacking. The Gewehr-43, Panzer IV, V-1 rocket, etc. all seemed to do the job well enough without the need for their successors. In fact, the only weapon that appeared to need improvement was the U-Boat, but the need for that improvement wouldn’t show itself till halfway through the war.
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I get that war tourism has always been a thing after wars, but I really doubt that civilians would just gather around the corner to watch a bloody urban battle, especially in a battered city like Cologne (plus, the sign is in English).
Was this directed at US rear personnel that liked to get too close to the action, maybe to get cool pictures to show back home? Or perhaps at war reporters (but weren't they embedded with US forces under their orders, and as such didn't need such signs)?
How common was this problem during the war and what was the US army policy about it? Were signs the only thing used to avoid non-combatant interference, or did men usually have to isolate a fighting area and secure its perimeter to let others fight with no distractions? And what would happen to someone caught where they shouldn't be, endangering soldiers' lives?
Edit: the sign actually says "Sight seers", not "fight seers". My mistake, thank you for the correction u/bikeheart! But I think its implication remains the same: curious people were getting too close for comfort in active urban battlefields.
Edit 2: u/Neuromante found another photo of the same (or an identical) sign taken further away from the cathedral. You can read it more clearly, and you can also see the lines used to draw the letters, which means it was hand-painted and not mass printed (my first thought when looking at the first photo, since the letters are so perfect). I remain curious about how common this was in the war and how the army dealt with it, but what happened in Cologne that lead to these signs being needed?
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Were there officers or other raised ranks in state-raised militias? If so, how were these people appointed?
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As the title said. Did Napoleon actually have credible alternatives to trying to crush the Tsar in open battle on Russian ground? If so, what were they?
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Welcome to this week's instalment of /r/AskHistorians' Sunday Digest (formerly the Day of Reflection). Nobody can read all the questions and answers that are posted here, so in this thread we invite you to share anything you'd like to highlight from the last week - an interesting discussion, an informative answer, an insightful question that was overlooked, or anything else.
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Was wondering if there was any record of Europeans discussing the fruit. Feels like if you'd been spending months at sea eating hardtack you might be more open to it.
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I'm sorry if this has been asked before, feel free to delete this thread if it was, but I couldn't find it. So, apparently there is some pictorial depictions of wrestling from 2000bC, then fragments of a Greek treaty from the 2nd century, Vegetius' "de re Militari"... then nothing till the I.33 in the 1300. Was it all lost to history, or people didn't bother with written manuals before that time? And why was that, in that case?
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Obviously they didn't know about radiation back then, but I thought that records would have detailed textbook symptoms of poisoning and attributing it to spirits or something.
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The title is self-explanatory, but I’m adding details. I am a single, childless African-American male living in the Deep South in 1900 with today’s equivalent of $10,000 in savings. Because my parents were teachers, I have a middle class background and high school education.
I’m really sick of the institutional racism, so I want to leave my home, but not venture to the North. I want to live in another society - completely removed from white supremacy. Now this is a thought exercise: Where is the best country for a young, moderately educated black male in 1900? What country would offer me the best prospects for career advancement, stability, and societal acceptance? I realize trying to be removed from racism isn’t going to happen even nowadays, but it’s just a question.
Keep in mind that countries like Canada barred most black immigration at this time. What other options are there?
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I tried to find some depictions of human sacrifice in Aztec art or writing, but I was unable to find anything dating before the Spanish conquest. The Aztecs created a lot of detailed art, and it's hard to believe they wouldn't include such an important tradition in their art. This makes me seriously doubt the official narrative regarding Aztec human sacrifice.
I am looking for an Aztec primary source material from before the arrival of Cortez that clearly proves they engaged in this practice. Thanks in advance.
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Hello I am wondering what the criminal justice system was like in Nazi Germany for "normal" but severe crimes like murder, rape, etc. Were there show trials or was there some judicial independence? Also, did the Nazi government mistreat/ignore common criminals in order and divert these resources towards their war goals or the Final Solution? Thanks!
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Hello all,
I am working on a project for my AP latin class and I needed to get some more info on Lanistas. Specifically, what sort of garb they would wear, and equipment they would use for training. There doesn't seem to be much info floating around, and none of my books have anything at all, so does anyone have an idea as to what one would even look like?
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I never understood why all of the flight sim games I've played make the MiG series of planes out to be some sort of Red Baron machine. Might I request clarification?
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As the title says, what could a penny buy in 1898? I am working on a short-film based in that time period, and the writers are arguing over a scene in a general store where the protagonist only has 1 cent.
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