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An Army is still a crowd, though a highly organized one. It is governed by the same laws, and under the stress of war is ever tending to revert to its crowd form. Our object in peace is so to train it that the reversion will become very slow

- Major-General J.F.C Fuller, "Training soldiers for war" 1914

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Today in Military History

July 19



1940:

Hitler's final peace appeal - "a last appeal to reason" - in speach to Reichstag


1944:

ST. ANDRE-SUR-ORNE, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 23 July 44)




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