About German Soldier's Graphic Uncensored Account of WW1
Brutal Battles of WW1 & WW2 told by one German Solider. German Soldier’s letters and dairies reveal what life was really like for men fighting in the trenches on the frontline in the First World War. Published for the first time in this feature documentary, Wilhelm's letters and photos have been entrusted to History Hit by his family. Born in central Germany in 1888. Wilhelm studied to become a teacher, but like so many of his generation, was called to serve in the First World War. From 1914 to 1918 he saw action on the western front, where he experienced the horrors of trench warfare and endured the loss of some of his closest friends. Unlike many of his comrades, Wilhelm survived the war but returned to a defeated nation in the grips of political turmoil Wilhelm would play no part in the violent political battles of the early 1920s and instead would return to the classroom - but the coming of the great depression and the rise to power of the Nazis - would alter the course of his
German Soldier's Graphic Uncensored Account of WW1 is presented by History Hit. Its listed runtime is 76 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.
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- Title
- German Soldier's Graphic Uncensored Account of WW1
- Category
- Society
- Runtime
- 76 minutes
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- History Hit
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