World War One

HunterICX · 04-05-16, 03:53 AM

Got this from the ''The Great War'' facebook page, here are some interviews of German Veterans made in the 80's about the Battle of Verdun:

http://gottmituns.net/2013/03/18/ger...eo-interviews/

August · 05-08-16, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by HunterICX

Got this from the ''The Great War'' facebook page, here are some interviews of German Veterans made in the 80's about the Battle of Verdun:

http://gottmituns.net/2013/03/18/ger...eo-interviews/

100 years ago today my Great Grandfather, Johann August Ferd Karl was in the trenches on the southern flank of the Verdun salient. Vaux les Palameix (Chevaliers wood, Bouchot wood).

6th Company
8th Bavarian Infantry Regiment Grossherzog Friedrich II. Von Baden
8th Bavarian Infantry Brigade (8th BIR and 4th BIR)
33rd Reserve Division

5th German army (Generalmajor Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Germany)

Oberon · 05-08-16, 02:39 PM

Mine was at Flesselles, starting on a couple of months training after being up the front on and off since January. Their next action would be in July at the Somme.

My other great-grandfather so far as I can make out was in Egypt either in the Senussi campaign or at the Suez. He'd reverted from Corporal to Driver at his own request and was working with the Army Service Corps with the 52nd divisional train.

And I'm not so sure about my other great-grandfather, he was either with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders or the Gordon Highlanders at this point, sadly I've not been able to get to his records, I can only presume that they were likely discarded or destroyed after his death in 1917.

Betonov · 05-11-16, 08:52 AM

This is why Austria-Hungary lost the war

Everyone was high all the time

(P.S. it's a joke, I know hemp was important for rope and other heavy duty fabric)

HunterICX · 05-12-16, 03:35 AM

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Originally Posted by August

100 years ago today my Great Grandfather, Johann August Ferd Karl was in the trenches on the southern flank of the Verdun salient. Vaux les Palameix (Chevaliers wood, Bouchot wood).

6th Company
8th Bavarian Infantry Regiment Grossherzog Friedrich II. Von Baden
8th Bavarian Infantry Brigade (8th BIR and 4th BIR)
33rd Reserve Division

5th German army (Generalmajor Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Germany)

Thanks for sharing!

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Originally Posted by Oberon

And I'm not so sure about my other great-grandfather, he was either with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders or the Gordon Highlanders at this point, sadly I've not been able to get to his records, I can only presume that they were likely discarded or destroyed after his death in 1917.

Was that common to have records of serving personal discarded or destroyed after one was confirmed killed in action?

Oberon · 05-12-16, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by HunterICX

Was that common to have records of serving personal discarded or destroyed after one was confirmed killed in action?

I must admit I don't know, I wouldn't have thought so, but you can never fully tell with the British document storage system. Also, another possible reason is, if I recall correctly, during WWII a lot of records were lost when a German incendiary burnt down the building they were stored in.

Jimbuna · 05-12-16, 06:45 AM

Yep, my grandfathers (mothers side) were also amongst those that were lost.

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Mine was at Flesselles, starting on a couple of months training after being up the front on and off since January. Their next action would be in July at the Somme. My other great-grandfather so far as I can make out was in Egypt either in the Senussi campaign or at the Suez. He'd reverted from Corporal to Driver at his own request and was working with the Army Service Corps with the 52nd divisional train. And I'm not so sure about my other great-grandfather, he was either with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders or the Gordon Highlanders at this point, sadly I've not been able to get to his records, I can only presume that they were likely discarded or destroyed after his death in 1917.

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Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	This is why Austria-Hungary lost the war Everyone was high all the time (P.S. it's a joke, I know hemp was important for rope and other heavy duty fabric)