26-30 August 1914—The Battle of Tannenburg, fought between the German 8th Army (8. Armee) & the Russian 2nd Army (2-я армия).
Lest we forget.
Commentary: The battle was fought a score of miles from Tannenburg, but was named such in a propaganda coup, which cast the battle as Germany's redemption of the defeat of the Teutonic Knights in the Battle of Grunwald (or Tannenburg) five hundred years earlier, in 1410.
The Rebel Black Dot Song of the Day
The Wombats, "My First Wedding" from The Wombats Proudly Present "A Guide to Love, Loss, and Desperation" (T.L.A.M.)
Commentary: No offense to today's bride & bridegroom, this is just my dark sense of humor at play.
"This is my first wedding
And I hope that it's my last,
Things would be fantastic
If me and the bride didn't have a past…"
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