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A German father and son read a letter from home, WW1, 1915 (media.kbin.social)

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[-] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

Why would a father son both be at war and both in the same region? That's crazy, you'd think they would try to avoid that sort of thing

[-] HBK@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 8 months ago

Just like Pal Battalions, we didn't realize how bad of an idea this was until after WW1

[-] Madison420@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Not enough I suppose, you can still do battle buddies in the us military. I didn't think they can be direct relatives though.

[-] HBK@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 months ago

Huh, looks like it's up to 4.

[-] Rediphile@lemmy.ca 6 points 8 months ago

Historically this is actually extremely common.

[-] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

I guess they were regimented by region. I can't imagine as a father, focusing on anything but making sure my son survives, fuck orders.

[-] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

The most feared Roman soldiers were small team gay lover squads (The band of thebes).

Their only defeat came at the Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC), against Philip II of Macedon and his son, Alexander the Great. It is written that Philip, after the fight, took a view of the slain; coming upon the place where the three hundred that fought his phalanx lay dead together and, understanding that it was the band of lovers, he wept. Around 300 BC, the town of Thebes erected a giant stone lion on a pedestal at the burial site of the Sacred Band that still stands today.