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C0RI0LANUS

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1. It's about time.
Thu Jan 23, 2025, 04:59 AM
Jan 2025

Black British soldiers in WWI were deliberately forgotten. See last source.

Below is one of the few black soldiers in the Imperial German Army of WWI. If I recall correctly, his German was fluent and he was a good soldier. I read about him years ago.



Source:

https://face2faceafrica.com/article/the-heroic-moments-of-african-soldiers-who-fought-in-world-war-i

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-black-british-soldiers-who-were-deliberately-forgotten

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