Personally, I do not know much about my ancestors` service during WWI, except few things. First, one of my Greatgrandfathers served in the German Army in the Western Front but all I know is the fact he survived. The other one was in the Russian Army in the same time and after the bolshevik revolution he escaped from Russia with all his family through Ukraine to reach Poland. My uncle`s Grandfather in the same time fought against the Red Army as Lieutenant of the White Army, served under baron Wrangl and has been evacuated from the Crimea by ship shortly before collapse of the White Army there.
CCIP --> indeed, this is a sad news. The fact how fast their numbers are falling is no better - only one year ago, there were a dozen of German WWI Veterans alone. And now...
On the other hand though, there`s something positive in fact they have been with us for such long time, concerning the fact the Great War has ended nearly 90 years ago.
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