3. Kriegstagebuch von Walter Naumann (Dezember 1916-April 1917), item 10
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word and you will understand all:
... Everybody who was down there
has time for nothing else but war.
How things are going on down there
you have read from people who
know to describe something better
than I do. Words do not express
at all what that means Battle of
the Sarne. It is what you may find
in hell. Day by day sitting in the
rain and dirt in a grand hole, nothing
warm to eat for days, nothing sec French: dry
on your body and covered with earth
from head to feet. That would be
nothing very hard if the most terrible
would still follow, the never ceasing
by day and night of the Truindfeuer
Well we are over it now. The Ba. of theS. is finish and means a victory
of the Germans, for the insistence
of the enemy to break
through our lines has not succeeded,
although he has advanced
for about 10 km. That is the way
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the English think to gain back
France. If they continue that way
the capture a desert where there
is no tree left nothing will grow
for years, where there are no marks
left from towns or villages. Can you
imagine? I don't think for by imagination
you take care and think
this church or that beautiful
house shall not be destroyed.
War makes no exception it makes
no difference to him. Out of the
way say and sing the grenades,
and they crash every thing in their way.
And to think that men with clear
mind do such things is still more
barbarous. He who is responsible
for all the misère French: misery should have no
pardons in punishment.
But enough of it, War is not
only barbarous but also pretty sometimes.
After our departure from S.
we went to repose to the Ardennes
There were people with whom you
-
word and you will understand all:
... Everybody who was down there
has time for nothing else but war.
How things are going on down there
you have read from people who
know to discribe something better
than I do. Words do not express
at all what that means Battle of
the Sarne It is what you may find
in hell. Day by day sitting in the
rain and dirt in a grand hole nothing
warm to eat for days , nothing see
on your body and covered with earth
from head to feet. That would be
nothing very hard if the most terrible
would still follow, the never ceasing
by day and night of the Truindfeuer
Well we are over it now. The Ba of theS. is finish and means a vic-
tory of the Germans, for the in-
... of the evening to break
throug our lines has not suc-
ceeded, all though he has advanced
for about 15 km. That is the way
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the English think to gain back
France. If they continue that way
the capture a desert where there
is no tree left nothing will grow
for years, where there are no marks
left from towns or villages. Can you
imagine? I dont think for by ima-
gination you take care and think
this church or that beautifull
house shall not be destroyed.
War makes no exception it makes
no difference to him. Out of the
way say and sing the grearates
and they crash eyery in their way
And to think that men with clear
mind do such things is still more
barbarous. He who is responsible
for all the misere should have no
pardons in punishment.
But enough of it, War is not
only barbarous but also pretty some-
times. After our departure from S.
willwe went to repose to the ArdennesThere were people with whom you
-
word and you will understand all:
... Everybody who was down there
has time for nothing else but war.
How things are going on down there
you have read from people who
know to discribe something better
than I do. Words do not express
at all what that means Battle of
the Sarne It is what you may find
in hell. Day by day sitting in the
rain and dirt in a grand hole nothing
warm to eat for days , nothing see
on your body and covered with earth
from head to feet. That would be
nothing very hard if the most terrible
would still follow, the never ceasing
by day and night of the Truindfeuer
Well we are over it now. The Ba of theS. is finish and means a vic-
tory of the Germans, for the in-
... of the evening to break
throug our lines has not suc-
ceeded, all though he has advanced
for about 15 km. That is the way
[end page]
[start page]
the English think to gain back
France. If they continue that way
the capture a desert where there
is no tree left nothing will grow
for years, where there are no marks
left from towns or villages. Can you
imagine? I dont think for by ima-
gination you take care and think
this church or that beautifull
house shall not be destroyed.
War makes no exception it makes
no difference to him. Out of the
way say and sing the grearates
and they crash eyery in their way
And to think that men with clear
mind do such things is still more
barbarous. He who is responsible
for all the misere should have no
pardons in punishment.
But enough
-
word and you will understand all:
... Everybody who was down there
has time for nothing else but war.
How things are going on down there
you have read from people who
know to discribe something better
than I do. Words do not express
at all what that means Battle of
the Sarne It is what you may find
in hell. Day by day sitting in the
rain and dirt in a grand hole nothing
warm to eat for days , nothing see
on your body and covered with earth
from head to feet. That would be
nothing very hard if the most terrible
would still follow, the never ceasing
by day and night of the Truindfeuer
Well we are over it now. The Ba of theS. is finish and means a vic-
tory of the Germans, for the in-
... of the evening to break
throug our lines has not suc-
ceeded, all though he has advanced
for about 15 km. That is the way
[end page]
[start page]
the English think to gain back
France. If they continue that way
the capture a desert where there
is no tree left nothing will grow
for years, where there are no marks
left from towns or villages. Can you
imagine? I dont think for by ima-
gination you take care and think
this church or that beautifull
house shall not be destroyed.
War makes no exception it makes
no difference to him. Out of the
way say and sing the
-
word and you will understand all:
... Everybody who was down there
has time for nothing else but war.
How things are going on down there
you have read from people who
know to discribe something better
than I do. Words do not express
at all what that means Battle of
the Sarne It is what you may find
in hell. Day by day sitting in the
rain and dirt in a grand hole nothing
warm to eat for days , nothing see
on your body and covered with earth
from head to feet. That would be
nothing very hard if the most terrible
would still follow, the never ceasing
by day and night of the Truindfeuer
Well we are over it now. The Ba of theS. is finish and means a vic-
tory of the Germans, for the in-
... of the evening to break
throug our lines has not suc-
ceeded, all though he has advanced
for about 15 km. That is the way
[end page]
[start page]
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word and you will understand all:
... Everybody who was down there
has time for nothing else but war.
How things are going on down there
you have read from people who
know to discribe something better
than I do. Words do not express
at all what that means Battle of
the Sarne It is what you may find
in hell. Day by day sitting in the
rain and dirt in a grand hole nothing
warm to eat for days , nothing see
on your body and covered with earth
from head to feet. That would be
nothing very hard if the most terrible
would still follow, the never ceasing
by day and night of the T
-
word and you will understand all:
... Everybody who was down there
has time for nothing else but war.
How things are going on down there
you have read from people who
know to discribe something better
than I do. Words do not express
at all what that means Battle of
the
-
word and you will understand all:
... Everybody who was down there
has time for nothing else but war.
How things are going on down there
you have read from people who
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