Dear friend😀 So good to read you again!
And you are right: sometimes a single person can change the world. Sadly, not always for good, as Princip proves.
Yes, he had supporters, even in the top echelons of the Serb government- although I believe that absolutely no-one wanted to trigger such a war, which had not been seen in Europe since the days of Napoleon. I would give everyone the benefit of the doubt.
Especially not the average citizens of the countries concerned. Though, sadly, when did they ever matter to the Mighty Ones?
And why, do I ask, was the peace proposal by the Central Powers in December 1916 so roundly rejected by the Entente governments? Perhaps the worst could have been prevented…
Why, o Lord, why…?
So many questions…
It is interesting to see how history is presented, especially WWI; it was not a spontaneous combustion event. There were multiple warning signs that should have set off alarm bells - such as the Balkan Wars and resulting political upheaval.
All of those treaties, designed to prevent such an occurrence as WWI, actually helped make it happen.
These soldiers found at Flanders… i imagine the absolute agony their mothers, wives, and family went through, never knowing what happened or where they where buried.
I’m glad that people still care enough to research and find these men to give some closure to folks.