German Soldier's Graphic Uncensored Account of WW1
History Hit
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Brutal Battles of WW1 & WW2 told by one German Solider.
German Soldier’s letters and dairies reveal what life was really like for men fighting in the trenches on the frontline in the First World War.
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:45 Wilhelm Kirtz
00:04:04 Declaration of War
00:16:45 Wilhelm Goes Over The Top
00:21:36 Verden
00:29:28 Battle Continues
00:34:45 Germany's Final Assault
00:48:05 Revolt in Germany
00:50:45 Defeat
00:55:59 Hitlers's Rise
00:58:38 Hitler's Power Grab
00:59:54 1935 Nazification
01:03:45 German Invasion of Poland. WW2 Begins.
01:06:20 Germany In Ruins
Published for the first time in this feature documentary, Wilhelm's letters and photos have been entrusted to History Hit by his family.
Born in central Germany in 1888. Wilhelm studied to become a teacher, but like so many of his generation, was called to serve in the First World War.
From 1914 to 1918 he saw action on the western front, where he experienced the horrors of trench warfare and endured the loss of some of his closest friends.
Unlike many of his comrades, Wilhelm survived the war but returned to a defeated nation in the grips of political turmoil
Wilhelm would play no part in the violent political battles of the early 1920s and instead would return to the classroom - but the coming of the great depression and the rise to power of the Nazis - would alter the course of his life and history forever.
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20 Comments
I have been fortunate indeed to have reached old age free of the horrors of war, but I now worry for my Grandchildren.
At least the war didn't stop the important news from getting out!
I witnessed as 8’y old the end of ww1. He was living in Augsburg Bavaria. One day some man in racket cloth passed the house. He asked his father , who are those man
Father - the war is over and they are walking from the battle fields home .
So they passed the house ! Getting more and more .. at one point the Complete street was filled ! It took one week / 24 hours that the stream of man slowly declined
I am glad he told me this eye witness account
German Soldier's Graphic Uncensored Account of WW1
History Hit
206,869 views
Brutal Battles of WW1 & WW2 told by one German Solider.
German Soldier’s letters and dairies reveal what life was really like for men fighting in the trenches on the frontline in the First World War.
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:45 Wilhelm Kirtz
00:04:04 Declaration of War
00:16:45 Wilhelm Goes Over The Top
00:21:36 Verden
00:29:28 Battle Continues
00:34:45 Germany's Final Assault
00:48:05 Revolt in Germany
00:50:45 Defeat
00:55:59 Hitlers's Rise
00:58:38 Hitler's Power Grab
00:59:54 1935 Nazification
01:03:45 German Invasion of Poland. WW2 Begins.
01:06:20 Germany In Ruins
Published for the first time in this feature documentary, Wilhelm's letters and photos have been entrusted to History Hit by his family.
Born in central Germany in 1888. Wilhelm studied to become a teacher, but like so many of his generation, was called to serve in the First World War.
From 1914 to 1918 he saw action on the western front, where he experienced the horrors of trench warfare and endured the loss of some of his closest friends.
Unlike many of his comrades, Wilhelm survived the war but returned to a defeated nation in the grips of political turmoil
Wilhelm would play no part in the violent political battles of the early 1920s and instead would return to the classroom - but the coming of the great depression and the rise to power of the Nazis - would alter the course of his life and history forever.
You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world-renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more.
Get an exclusive release every week by signing up here: @historyhit