“…and the Bishop said: the ways of God are strange!”
In Stimmen aus den Schützengräben #11 we deal again with War Poetry. The first guest of the episode is Siegfried Sassoon, a British soldier who belongs to the so-called “War Poets“. WWI British war...
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In Stimmen aus den Schützengräben #12 we deal again (see episode #5) with chemical warfare. The first document is a passage of the memories of Italian military chaplain Feliciano Marini. The events...
View Article“Ho parlato a lungo col pilota austriaco, stringendogli la mano…”
In Stimmen aus den Schützengräben #13 we deal once more with aerial warfare. The first document is an interesting letter written by Major Francesco Baracca on the 8th April 1916. Baracca was Italy’s...
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In Stimmen aus den Schützengräben #14 we introduce a very important theme: postal censorship. Huge and costly efforts were made by the belligerents to keep the morale high, both on the frontline and...
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What did the soldiers eat during WWI? The answer can vary a lot depending on time, place and the army in which the men were enlisted. In Stimmen aus den Schützengräben #15 we try to give a first...
View Article“Ehe der Italiener um Hilfe schreien kann, packen ihn nervige Fäuste…”
In Stimmen aus den Schützengraben #16 we deal once again with prisoners of war (see episode #9). The first aspect discussed in this episode is the prisoner as a source of information. Prisoners were...
View Article“La nostra linea era a nove metri dal nemico…”
Stimmen of the Schützengraben #17 deals once more with the Alpine front (see episode #10). In the first half of the show we try to give a general impression of war in the mountains while the second...
View Article“Il y a dans les yeux de cette bête une douleur humaine…”
In Stimmen aus den Schützengräben #18 we deal with an often disregarded topic: animals at war. During WWI millions of animals were used for various tasks on all fronts. Horses were not only used by...
View Article“la nuit, l’on nous emmena dans des ambulances…”
The 19th episode of Stimmen aus den Schützengräben is dedicated to wounded soldiers in WWI. It is not easy to determine their exact number, also due to the fact that many were hit more than once...
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The 20th and last episode of Stimmen aus den Schützengräben completes the trilogy dedicated to War Poetry (see episodes #6 and #11). The first text was written by German soldier Georg Britting:...
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