11-11-11... A SINGLE POPPY in FLANDERS
....
And still the poppies gently blow,
Between the crosses, row by row.
The larks, still bravely soaring high,
Are singing now their lullaby
To you who sleep where poppies grow
In Flanders' Fields.
~~By John Mitchell.~~
90 years...
Allied Soldiers Killed:
* Belgium: 13,700
* British Empire: 908,000
o Australia: 60,000
o Canada: 55,000
o India: 25,000
o New Zealand: 16,000
o South Africa: 7,000
o United Kingdom: 715,000
* France: 1,240,000
* French Colonies: 114,000
* Greece: 5,000
* Italy: 650,000
* Japan: 300
* Montenegro: 3,000
* Romania: 336,000
* Russia: 1,700,000
* Serbia: 45,000
* United States: 50,600
Central Powers Soldiers Killed:
* Austria-Hungary: 1,200,000
* Bulgaria: 87,500
* Germany: 1,770,000
* Turkey: 325,000
Civilians Killed:
* Austria-Hungary: 300,000
* Belgium: 30,000
* Britain: 31,000
* Bulgaria: 275,000
* France: 40,000
* Germany: 760,000
* Greece: 132,000
* Romania: 275,000
* Russia: 3,000,000
* Serbia: 650,000
* Turkey: 1,000,000
NO MORE WORDS....
Magda, (~_~)
magdaindigo.blogspot.com/2007/06/in-shadow-of-flanders-po...
11-11-11... A SINGLE POPPY in FLANDERS
....
And still the poppies gently blow,
Between the crosses, row by row.
The larks, still bravely soaring high,
Are singing now their lullaby
To you who sleep where poppies grow
In Flanders' Fields.
~~By John Mitchell.~~
90 years...
Allied Soldiers Killed:
* Belgium: 13,700
* British Empire: 908,000
o Australia: 60,000
o Canada: 55,000
o India: 25,000
o New Zealand: 16,000
o South Africa: 7,000
o United Kingdom: 715,000
* France: 1,240,000
* French Colonies: 114,000
* Greece: 5,000
* Italy: 650,000
* Japan: 300
* Montenegro: 3,000
* Romania: 336,000
* Russia: 1,700,000
* Serbia: 45,000
* United States: 50,600
Central Powers Soldiers Killed:
* Austria-Hungary: 1,200,000
* Bulgaria: 87,500
* Germany: 1,770,000
* Turkey: 325,000
Civilians Killed:
* Austria-Hungary: 300,000
* Belgium: 30,000
* Britain: 31,000
* Bulgaria: 275,000
* France: 40,000
* Germany: 760,000
* Greece: 132,000
* Romania: 275,000
* Russia: 3,000,000
* Serbia: 650,000
* Turkey: 1,000,000
NO MORE WORDS....
Magda, (~_~)
magdaindigo.blogspot.com/2007/06/in-shadow-of-flanders-po...