German drawing titled "The Unknown Soldier - Anyone who has experienced war loves peace".
German drawing titled "The Unknown Soldier - Anyone who has experienced war loves peace". Today 105 years ago, on September 28, 1918, British Private Henry Tandey allegedly spared the life German Gefreiter Adolf H*tler on the battlefield at Marcoing. Although it's most likely just a myth, as this post will shine a light upon, if true, this event may be one of the biggest "What if's?" in history. Here's how the story goes: On September 28, 1918, British Private Henry Tandey, serving with the 5th Battalion, 62nd (Duke of Wellington's) West Riding Regiment, participated in an attack near the village of Marcoing near Cambrai, as a follow-up to the Battle of the Canal du Nord. Attacking across the St. Quentin Canal at Marcoing, Tandey and a Lewis Gun squad established a bridge, killed a German machine-gun team and took 37 German prisoners in a bayonet charge. At one point during this event Tandey stood in front of a line of wounded German soldiers, havin...