Attache Reports WWI Frontline Experiences From Germany to Belgium
Letter from a wounded soldier in Germany dated 1919 recounts arrival in Liverpool, voyage to Dover and Calais, first German prisoner sighting, training in France, cross country march into Belgium on July Fourth, early air battles, trench warfare, No Man's Land patrols, and debut of combat fatigue after Ypres salient experience.
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Training in Open Warfare on the Lorraine Front
City Clerk H B Ringo recalls brutal training on a red hill in rain with rifles, pulling men up in line. He describes no trenches on the Lorraine front, shell holes, and Jerry's 60 foot dugouts, with battalion and company HQ in the pits.
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