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Eerie recording reveals moment the guns fell silent at the end of WW1
From https://metro.co.uk/2018/11/07/eerie-recording-reveals-moment-the-guns-fell-silent-at-the-end-of-ww1-8114109/?ito=social&fbclid=IwAR38WhTeA2ydCwtxbkjpteZxu7x5w45LzhmYlT_G2Fd596-QHznf1R8JBQY
(Audio at link)
Eerie recording reveals moment the guns fell silent at the end of WW1
Jen Mills
Wednesday 7 Nov 2018 12:53 pm
On the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month, the guns fell silent. It brought an end to four years of war which crippled Europe, leaving 17 million dead including 888,246 British or Colonial servicemen.
As we approach the centenary of the Armistice on November 11, the Imperial War Museum has released a recording of the moment the war ended, patched together using recordings from their collections. The artillery activity it illustrates was recorded on the American front near the River Moselle, one minute before and one minute after the war ended.
The artillery activity it illustrates was recorded on the American front near the River Moselle, one minute before and one minute after the war ended.
After listening to the piece, Tom Davidson said: ‘This soundpiece took me completely by surprise. So moving. I never realised the big guns were firing right up to the hour.
...
Jen Mills
Wednesday 7 Nov 2018 12:53 pm
On the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month, the guns fell silent. It brought an end to four years of war which crippled Europe, leaving 17 million dead including 888,246 British or Colonial servicemen.
As we approach the centenary of the Armistice on November 11, the Imperial War Museum has released a recording of the moment the war ended, patched together using recordings from their collections. The artillery activity it illustrates was recorded on the American front near the River Moselle, one minute before and one minute after the war ended.
The artillery activity it illustrates was recorded on the American front near the River Moselle, one minute before and one minute after the war ended.
After listening to the piece, Tom Davidson said: ‘This soundpiece took me completely by surprise. So moving. I never realised the big guns were firing right up to the hour.
...
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