Fighting the Kaiser's War
Subtitle: the Saxons in Flanders 1914-1918
By: Andrew Lucas, Jürgen Schmieschek
Contributors: Schmieschek, Jürgen, author
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
Published: 2015
Place of publication: South Yorkshire, England
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781473848009; 9781473847781; 9781783463008
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; Personal narratives; German Personal narratives; HISTORY; Western
Description: Personal accounts of the Great War experiences of British soldiers are well known and plentiful, but similar accounts from the German side of no man's land are rare. This highly original book vividly describes the wartime lives and ultimate fates of ten Saxon soldiers facing the British in Flanders, revealed through their intimate diaries and correspondence. The stories of these men, from front-line trench fighters to a brigade commander, are in turn used to illustrate the wider story of thousands more who fought and died in Flanders 'for King and Country, Kaiser and Reich' with the Royal Saxo.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cover ; Title Page; Copyright ; Contents ; Chapter 1: Introduction ; Chapter 2: The Royal Saxon Army at war ; Chapter 3: The Year 1914 ; XXVII. Reserve-Korps ; XIX. Armee-Korps ; Infanterie-Regiment ; Chapter 4: The Year 1915 ; XXVII. Reserve-Korps ; XIX. Armee-Korps ; 58. Infanterie-Division ; 123. Infanterie-Division ; Infanterie-Regiment 105 ; Chapter 5: The Year 1916 ; 123. Infanterie-Division ; XXVII. Reserve-Korps ; XIX. Armee-Korps ; 204. Infanterie-Division ; 58. Infanterie-Division ; Chapter 6: The Year 1917 ; 24. Infanterie-Division ; 40. Infanterie-Division.; title: 58. Infanterie-Division 219. Infanterie-Division ; 23. Reserve-Division ; 24. Reserve-Division ; 32. Infanterie-Division ; Chapter 7: The Year 1918 ; 32. Infanterie-Division ; 58. Infanterie-Division ; 53. Reserve-Division ; III. Bataillon/ Infanterie Regiment 354 ; 23. Reserve-Division ; 23. Infanterie-Division; 40. Infanterie-Division ; Chapter 8: Independent units ; Chapter 9: Saxon Lives and Deaths in Flanders ; Erich Kühn, Vizefeldwebel ; Ernst Krippendorf, Hauptmann der Reserve ; Curt Penther, Vizefeldwebel ; Max Conrad, Gefreiter ; Richard Kaden, Generalmajor.; title: The Tragedy of Hans Brückner Three fallen brothers ; Werner Mühle, Gefreiter ; Robert Reichel, Leutnant der Reserve ; Fritz Wittig, Gefreiter ; Chapter 10: The Home Front; Chapter 11: Appendices ; Footnotes ; Index ; Bibliography ; Picture Credits ; Glossary.