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"Join the colours" nghĩa là gì?
10 Jun, 2021
"Join the colours" -> nghĩa là nhập ngũ.
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On the first day of the war in 1914, British newspapers published appeals (yêu cầu) for young men to join the colours, and to fight against Germany. Following the advice of the new Secretary for War, Lord Kitchener, the government decided to raise a huge volunteer (tình nguyện) army, hoping that in two or three years, when the other combatants were exhausted, this would tip the scales in Britain’s favour.
Just over two hundred years ago, if an army regiment (trung đoàn) was short of volunteers, recruiting (tuyển mộ) parties were sent to towns and villages where they would bang on a drum to gain attention, then liberally (tùy tiện) distribute (phân phát) gin and the “King’s shilling” to eager, arguably gullible young men who were prepared to join the colours.
The origins of General Haller's 'Blue Army' were equally voluntary. Raised in France in 1917-18, it topped the 100,000 mark, drawing partly on Polish Americans, who sailed the Atlantic to join the colours, and partly on Polish POWs captured by the French from the German and Austrian armies.
Like Rettie, Lieutenant William Hunter had first matriculated (trúng tuyển) at University College in 1913. He put his studies on hold to join the colours and in 1915 obtained a commission (sĩ quan) in Leicester Regiment.
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