A German Deserter's War Experience Fighting for the Kaiser in the First World War |
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| Author:
| Koettgen, Julius |
| Series title: | Eyewitnesses from the Great War Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78346-317-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2014 |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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In 1913Julius Koettgen, a pacifist and a socialist,was drafted into the ranks of sapperbattalion No. 30. He dutifully fought inthe ranks of the Kaiser's armies during1914 and 1915 and saw action inFrance and Belgium where he describesthe terrible events which were tobecome known as 'the rape of Belgium'and also details the extent of the fi
In 1913Julius Koettgen, a pacifist and a socialist,was drafted into the ranks of sapperbattalion No. 30. He dutifully fought inthe ranks of the Kaiser's armies during1914 and 1915 and saw action inFrance and Belgium where he describesthe terrible events which were tobecome known as 'the rape of Belgium'and also details the extent of the fi