Subdeacon Joe Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 German soldiers wearing rare Hessian helmet covers posing for a photograph in a trench, October 1917. . Colourised by Zeemering historic photo colourisation and restoration . The following is Danish-German soldier Peter Rossen's diary entry from the front at Berry-au-Bac, reporting on an incident while fetching water from a pump in April 1916. Translated by myself: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "I went home on leave in April 1916 for Easter, the only holiday I spent at home in those 4,5 years. We were taking turns to fetch water for the field kitchen, and on the evening I was going home, it was my turn to do it. This evening the shelling was particularly hefty. . We fetched the water by a farm which was blown to ruins. Here was a small pump, but it took a long time to fill the bucket. It was uncomfortable that the farm was shelled at intervals. . We were to get to the pump in between the shellings. I had been jumping back and forth between cover and pump a few times already, and on this evening they fired more than usual. . A comrade from Mecklenburg approached me and said: "I'll take over for you now, because you have a family at home who awaits you. I'm alone and no one would mourn for me." . I had once written an application for leave for him and it had been accepted; now he wanted to repay the favour. . That was what the camaraderie was like." . #worldwar1 #wwi #ww1 #firstworldwar #worldwarone #thegreatwar #history #militaryhistory #ww2 #wwii #worldwar2 #worldwarii 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Kameradschaft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 And shortly after this photo was taken the gent on the left burst into flames because his cigar ignited his wool jacket pocket flap. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 pa6t - until you mentioned that - and i went back to look - i missed that , i like that guy more now ............i like cigars , and that actually looks like a decent one , my question would be how do i get a good supply of them into the trenches of 1917 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Joker Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 A: that's the kind of guy you want as a buddy. Knows how to scrounge. 2: wool scorches and wrinkles up like eyebrows. Doesn't burn. One of the reasons I prefer wool blankets for my bedroll next to the fire. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Lizard Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Love the cookie duster on the guy on the right.... Texas Lizard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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