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Ex Gunner Recounts First Charge in Foreign Legion Firefight
A former gunner and chief petty officer in the Foreign Legion of France describes a brutal trench raid, the mortality, and the shock of facing German troops. He recalls bayonet combat, a wounded chaplain, and a Swiss comrade killed, with details of a brutal fight at Roche wire and the rapid, deadly close quarters.
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Pett
Foreign Legion OF France
Cassard
Ed Reiman
No Man's Land
Foreign Legion
Fritz
Kaiser Bill
Re Pema Adem
Pollu
Uus
Limeys
Roche
Artili
Tery
Bocie
Bowie