Armistice Day 1918
Today is the Centenary of the end of World War One. Last month Henry and I spent a day in the Imperial War Museum in London to see the porcelain poppies in remembrance of the fallen from that terrible war. The real flowers grew when the earth was thrown around due to massive bombings and became a symbol of the fallen soldiers. Earlier this year I wrote another post on WWI
Imperial war museum in London Weeping Poppies
Imperial war museum in London Weeping Poppies
Imperial war museum in London Weeping Poppies
Imperial war museum in London Weeping Poppy
The ceramic poppies are shown in many different locations to commemorate World War One.
Imperial war museum in London exhibition on WWI. Royal Airforce plane
Imperial war museum in London exhibition on WWI.
Imperial war museum in London exhibition on WWI. The guide tells us about the camouflage observation post
Imperial war museum in London exhibition on WWI
There is a permanent exhibition with only authentic items from that war. The museum, a former hospital was inaugurated during the WWI which explains the many original war pieces on display.
Denmark was neutral during WWI, but about 6000 young Danish soldiers died in the war because they were forced by the Germans to take part in their side of the war. The southern part of Denmark where they lived was conquered by the Prussian army in 1864. Fortunately half of it we got back in 1920.
Courtesy to a_war_in_pictures on Instagram
From one Heart to Another 
What a magnificent tribute to the veterans, Maria!!
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You are so kind to say that. The soldiers suffered immensely in that war. The first many were just moved down by canons. Then the tranches and gas damages and the survivors’ horrible wounds in faces, limbs and lost limbs. Their sons were then sent to war in WWII and built their world up from scratch
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I wish more people remembered as much as you and Henry!!
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Henry is very pleased to hear me read your comments aloud. Henry is working on a post on Lancaster bombing machine that shot down close his relatives’ home in 1944. 586 Lancasters took part in the mission, 38 planes were shot down…..
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Beautiful tribute 🙂 Those poppies are amazing. I visited the Imperial War Museum back in 2016 and thought their WWI display was captivating.
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So true and with so much to see we have to go back and see it again. Thank you for your comment
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My grandfather died in WW1. In France. My mother was 2. All so sad. Her brother was killed in WW2 – in North Africa.
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So sad to know that so close family died in those two horrible wars. The scars often live on in the surviving family members and need to be dealt with
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I love this ”live” photo or painting at the memorial wall it looks like the Vietnam Memorial in DC
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