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Ali Kimlinger

@akimlinger.bsky.social
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My loves are WWI history, hockey and my cat. American in Canada, studying at uOttawa researching Americans in the CEF. War Bore with the Great War Group!

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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
For #IWD, we recognise the women of the U.S. Signal Corps. Called the "Hello Girls," 223 American telephone operators served in France, relaying orders to & from the front lines for the A.E.F. They had drill, wore uniforms & held ranks, but weren't recognised as military veterans until 1971.
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Ali Kimlinger @akimlinger.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
As the Olympics wrap up in Milano-Cortina, us winter-minded folks are already looking forward to the 2030 games in the French Alps. In 1919 some lucky American soldiers went on leave to Chamonix, where they enjoyed skiing and snowball fights! Chamonix would host the Olympics four years later in 1924
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Ali Kimlinger @akimlinger.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Canadians love curling! Here are some enjoying a match at 5th Brigade Headquarters, January 1919. 🥌 📷 credit to the Canadian Department of National Defence & Library and Archives Canada
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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Will our U.S. members be watching the "big game" today? Americans also enjoyed their version of football in the First World War to keep soldiers fit & occupied. Pictured is the victorious 89th Division team that beat the 4th Division 14--0 while in the Army of the Occupation in the Rhineland.
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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Our first revamped newsletter has gone out! This month, as well as all our latest news, we gave everyone a free article by member @akimlinger.bsky.social about her hero, "Black Jack" Pershing from 2023. Make sure you're on the list for next time by following the link 👏 mailchi.mp/b78b7069aa5e...
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SMH Historians @smh-historians.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
The Society for Military History is now archiving historical materials related to military history that are disappearing from federal or state websites. We are open to submissions, anonymously or otherwise. Please see www.smh-hq.org/archivedreso... and note there the submission links.
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Archived Resources | The Society for Military History
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Ali Kimlinger @akimlinger.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Un gros MERCI to the French national archives - emailed looking for some guidance on documents that they not only found for me, but digitized and sent by email. Heroes.
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𝟙𝟜𝟙𝟠𝕔𝕙𝕣𝕚𝕤 @fourteeneighteen.co.uk · 08/03/2025
I'd almost forgotten I had ever created this. Only came to mind today when someone mentioned it elsewhere. And this is why I give my full support to Canada. #WW1 #FWW #Canada #Ypres www.longlongtrail.co.uk/battlefields...
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Battlefield tour "Canada at Ypres" - The Long, Long Trail
Introduction See all the main sites associated with the Canadian forces fighting in the Ypres salient and pass through the battlefield areas […]
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Ali Kimlinger @akimlinger.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Archival visit today hitting hard - looking at documents related to the unveiling of the Canada Cross at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Ali Kimlinger @akimlinger.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Bristol or bust ! May the countdown begin.
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Ali Kimlinger @akimlinger.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
My question is - then how come the Mexican food sucks here? I’ll believe this when I can find a decent burrito.
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Ali Kimlinger @akimlinger.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Scenes from Ontario. Elbows up.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Here's a fact most Americans don't know: The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is the largest purchaser of wine by dollar value in the world. The LCBO has shut the flow of all American beer, wine, spirits. We will drink "Freedom wines" from our allies and beer from our communities.
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Ali Kimlinger @akimlinger.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
I don’t have a lot of positive thoughts or things to say right now, but here is my cat and she has no idea what a tariff is.
Calico cat lays sideways on a blanket with eyes partially closed as owner pets her head.
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Richard Zussman @richardzussman.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Red state alcohol is currently being removed at B.C. Liquor store in Victoria. #bcpoli
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Ali Kimlinger @akimlinger.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
We literally fight and defend ourselves and each other side by side, together. We manufacture and grow and produce things, together. This tariff war is complete insanity and self-destructive. www.cbsnews.com/news/us-figh...
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Fighter jets scrambled from Alaska and Canada as Russian warplanes spotted in the Arctic, NORAD says
Several hours later, NORAD said it also scrambled two F-16 fighter jets from Alaska to Greenland.
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Ali Kimlinger @akimlinger.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
The Rideau Canal Skateway opened today! I have been looking forward to winter in Ottawa, I am a winter girl at heart.
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Civil War Breakfast Club Podcast @cwbc.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
New Year’s Morning battlefield walk to Lost Avenue in Gettysburg 🇺🇸
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Ali Kimlinger @akimlinger.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
More Gettysburg today, a hike in a less traveled area of the battlefield. Walking the ground like this connects the books and stories to the physical world, and I always leave with a renewed vigor to learn more. Having awesome people to share it with makes it all the better. Happy New Year!
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Ali Kimlinger @akimlinger.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Wrapping up 2024 in the best way possible - battlefielding at Gettysburg. Checking out the newly updated Little Round Top, paying homage to the Minnesota boys and wishing General George Meade a Happy 209th Birthday.
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Ali Kimlinger @akimlinger.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Love that the chief war bore went to see my local war memorial! City and county workers pass by the names of Ramsey County war dead every day - Memorial Hall in Saint Paul City Hall / Ramsey County Courthouse was dedicated to them, the names are inscribed in marble in this lovely art deco building.
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Ali Kimlinger @akimlinger.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Can’t wait for this one to make it to 🇨🇦! If you haven’t followed the GWG yet on BlueSky, be sure to.
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Ali Kimlinger @akimlinger.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
What are the mental gymnastics you play with yourself to be productive? When I need to start writing a paper, I have to make the document title something super non-threatening. Right now one my term paper drafts is titled "Blank Page."
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Ali Kimlinger @akimlinger.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
First time at LAC! The real fun begins!
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Ali Kimlinger @akimlinger.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Every time I find one of my old mutual follows on Bluesky
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a man and a woman are dancing in a room with their arms in the air
ALT: a man and a woman are dancing in a room with their arms in the air
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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Today’s full length feature is up. In 1983 a biographer of George V called him a coward for not offering asylum to the Tsar. Find out how it wasn’t his decision to make, why politically it would have been a terrible idea, and what a devastated King did do for his tragic Russian relatives…
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FULL FEATURE: George V and the Fate of the Romanovs
In 1983 Kenneth Rose, a biographer of King George V, wrote that: “the British Government would willingly have offered [the Russian Imperial Family] asylum but for the fears expressed by Buckingham Pal...
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Ali Kimlinger @akimlinger.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
For the past few weeks I’ve been knee-deep in the Cold War for my courses, including a project on the Cuban Missile Crisis. So many interesting aspects to it but my favorite thing continues to be how President Kennedy was reading the recently published Guns of August and it influenced his decisions.
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Paul Durham 🇺🇦 ⚫️⚪️ @milhistdiddy.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Canadians at the Battle of Mount Sorrel, June 1916. Just a few weeks before the opening of the Battle of the Somme, the Canadians fought magnificently here, especially after initial setbacks. A significant defeat for the Germans. #FWW #WW1 #gwg #Canada
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Ali Kimlinger @akimlinger.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I need everyone’s input on a very important matter. What is *the best* hot chocolate mix? For making at home. Bonus points if it’s available in Canada.
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GD's Tales @tanktales.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Just over one year on and I am now up to 359 people who are tuning in to hear me witter about tanks and, from 1 Dec, some wonderful seasonally related tank and/or Middle East history set to music. And sprinkled with a bit of nonsense.
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Ali Kimlinger @akimlinger.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Not sure how I ended up with so many followers! You all even seem to be real people? In any case, hello out there. I'm a budding historian of the First World War & more generally American & Canadian military + international history. Proud @greatwargroup.bsky.social member! Sending out good vibes.
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Ali Kimlinger @akimlinger.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
On the day of the Armistice, a number of Americans troops were in Winchester, England, and observed the moment with a service in Winchester Cathedral. I retraced their steps last year. #WWI #FWW #AEF #warbore
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Ali Kimlinger @akimlinger.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
I don’t think anything illustrates Canada’s identity crisis quite like “God Save the King” being sung in French.
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Ali Kimlinger @akimlinger.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
It was incredible to be able to attend Canada’s national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa today. It was moving and very meaningful for me, especially laying my poppy on the tomb of the unknown soldier afterwards. #CanadaRemembers
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Ali Kimlinger @akimlinger.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
Hit up some Cold War history today at the Diefenbunker! Technically it is the “Central Emergency Government Headquarters” designed in the 1950s to house key 🇨🇦 government and military personnel in the case of a nuclear attack. It was decommissioned in 1994.
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Ali Kimlinger @akimlinger.bsky.social · 16/12/2023
I was a sucker for the USMA’s merch from the rivalry series - a nod to the 3rd infantry division.
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Ali Kimlinger @akimlinger.bsky.social · 05/11/2023
Remembering Joseph C Francois, killed in action on this day in 1918 during the Meuse Argonne offensive. Joe, from St. Paul, MN. applied for enlistment in the U.S. Marine Corps on April 9, 1917, three days after the U.S. declared war. After training he sailed for France in August on the USS Henderson
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