Happy 30th anniversary
Almost to the day - it was July 11th 1995.
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General_Effort@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoOh yes. If you’re a Dutch soldier you even get free drinks, and it only costs your honor.
“Toast of shame” - Mladic and Karreman drinking together
Happy 30th anniversary. Cheers to the Dutch Army.
Happy 30th anniversary
Almost to the day - it was July 11th 1995.
MeThisGuy@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
what am I missing? why is the picture titled the toast of shame?
General_Effort@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
www.theguardian.com/theguardian/…/features11
Akasazh@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
In the middle is luitenant kolonel Thom Karremans, leader of the Dutchbatt peacekeeping force near Srebrenica, to the left is Ratko Mladic the last of the Serbian forces.
Mladic promised the to let there population of the enclave to go free, and Karremans believed him.
They were slaughtered instead.