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On May 8, 1919, Edward George Honey first proposed the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate the Armistice of World War I. It led to the creation of Remembrance Day in (Veterans Day in the United States).
BBC - Remembrance - Two minute silence
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I am going on a far off tangent. After WWI the Germany conducted a government and a military wide AAR of WWI.
- What was planned? Go on the offensive.
- What happened? It was very difficult to go on the offensive without sustaining huge loss of troops.
- What was the fix? Use tanks, mechanized vehicles, and planes to move quickly.
That is how Bliztkrieg was born. That is why the German military was the most ready for WWII. That is why preperations for future wars are important during the inter-war periods. Our Navy got it right with aircraft carriers. Our Marines and Army got it right with amphibious landings. Our Army Air Force got it wrong with unescorted strategic bombers.
- What was planned? Go on the offensive.
- What happened? It was very difficult to go on the offensive without sustaining huge loss of troops.
- What was the fix? Use tanks, mechanized vehicles, and planes to move quickly.
That is how Bliztkrieg was born. That is why the German military was the most ready for WWII. That is why preperations for future wars are important during the inter-war periods. Our Navy got it right with aircraft carriers. Our Marines and Army got it right with amphibious landings. Our Army Air Force got it wrong with unescorted strategic bombers.
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