Joncherey - The Skirmish

Battles of the First World War Podcast

Mike Cunha

History

4.8 • 812 Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Before the First World War officially began, the killing was already underway.

In the small French village of Joncherey, two men would meet for a brief but violent moment on August 2nd, 1914, the day before war was officially declared. The moment would turn them into eternal brothers, transformed by their explosive meeting. French Corporal Jules André Peugeot and German Lieutenant Albert Otto Walther Mayer would soon be the first military deaths of their nations.

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0:00.0	But who remembers the first death?
0:05.0	Monsieur Nicholas Sarkozy, President of France, in a speech commemorating the death of the last Poulau,
0:14.0	Lazare Ponticelli, Paris, March 17, 2008. ... The
0:40.3	The Hey, folks, welcome to the battles of the First World War podcast.
1:17.1	Episode 101, The Scarmish.
1:23.4	All right, folks, we're going to kick it off with some admin notes.
1:27.1	If you're in the Palmel, Tennessee area this coming April, or if you can get yourself there,
1:34.4	there is an excellent event coming back that you won't want to miss.
1:42.5	On April 5th, 2025, the second annual Great War Expo will be held at Sergeant
1:49.7	Alvin C. York State Historic Park in Palmel, Tennessee. This is an educational event
1:57.5	highlighting all things World War I at the home site of one of its more well-known
2:02.9	soldiers. Experience informative lectures, participate in living history demonstrations, meet authors and
2:10.4	vendors, and interact with organizations from across the nation that preserve and share World War I history.
2:20.0	Folks, I was invited to speak there last year, and it was a great time.
2:24.9	State Park Manager and Ranger Nate and his team put together a fantastic program.
2:30.9	You're just steps away from Elvin York's House, sharing World War I history with other history enthusiasts.
2:37.3	I mean, like, what could be better?
2:41.5	All right. That's it for admin notes this time.
2:44.7	Let's get into this short episode.
2:49.2	This episode is a rework of an episode previously released with the old Fixed Bayonets podcast.
2:56.9	Hope you folks enjoy.
3:01.9	Before the Great War officially began, the killing had already started.
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