A German Deserter's War Experience
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A German Deserter's War Experience Fighting for the Kaiser in the First World War Author:Julius Koettgen Language:English Format:Hardcover Dimensions:6" x 9" Pages:192 Publisher:Pen and Sword Military ISBN:9781783463176 Item No. 9781783463176 In 1913 Julius Koettgen, a pacifist and a socialist, was drafted into the ranks of sapper battalion No. 30. He dutifully fought in the ranks of the Kaiser’s armies during 1914 and 1915 and saw action in France and Belgium where he describes the terrible events which were to become known as ‘the rape of Belgium’ and also details the extent of the fighting including being forced to form part of a firing squad, crossing the Meuse under heavy fire, using corpses as road building materials annihilating a cavalry charge hand to hand bayonet fighting, and the awful events of the disastrous German retreat from the Marne. With the onset of trench warfare Koettgen also experienced the

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