I promised you another
#HistoryLessonWithBella. However, this one won't bring much joy. It's about
#war. Wars that are useless, unjust and only bring pain. So much pain.
This is the
#Pozières #Memorial, a World War I memorial which was unveiled in August 1930. It lists the names of 14,657 British and South African
#soldiers of the Fifth and Fourth Armies with no known grave who were killed between 21 March 1918 and 7 August 1918, during the German advance known as the
#SpringOffensive (21 March–18 July), and the period of Allied consolidation and recovery that followed.
This place is incredibly beautiful and immensely sad. And as a German, I feel very uncomfortable in places like this. Because Germany has brought a lot of suffering into the world. Yes, many other countries have done so too and still do today, but I can only speak from the perspective of a German. I feel ashamed, sad and angry.Why can't we see each other as equals? What is so difficult about being respectful towards all people? What is there to gain from war? I know I won't find answers here. I just feel so helpless ...
Sorry, this is not a beautiful post. But it is one that matters to me. Because of what we have done to eachother. And still do. Look at it!
And by the way: Many of the dead here were just 18 or 19 years old. They were children!
#WWI #Somme #BellaEnVacances #StopWars