Frontsoldaten: The German Soldier in World War II Paperback - 1997
by Stephen G. Fritz
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Burrowed deep into the snowbound desolation of the late Russian winter, shaken and exhausted by the horrors of the "ghostly weeks of defensive battles" that had just passed, Gunter von Scheven in March 1942 nonetheless exalted the German Landser (foot soldier or infantry man).
From the rear cover
Alois Dwenger, writing from the front in May 1942, complained that people forgot "the actions of simple soldiers.... I believe that true heroism lies in bearing this dreadful everyday life." In exploring the reality of the Landser, the average German soldier in World War II, through letters, diaries, memoirs, and oral histories, Stephen G. Fritz provides the definitive account of the everyday war of the German front soldier. The personal documents of these soldiers, most from the Russian front, where the majority of German infantrymen saw service, paint a richly textured portrait of the Landser that illustrates the complexity and paradox of his daily life. Although clinging to a self-image as a decent fellow, the German soldier nonetheless committed terrible crimes in the name of National Socialism. Idealistic and motivated by a desire to create a new society, he waged a cruel ideological war on behalf of a racist conception of national community. Though he was fiercely proud of his skill and resilience, his stubborn efforts ultimately led only to more senseless destruction. With chapters on training, images of combat, living conditions, combat stress, the personal sensations of war, the bonds of comradeship, and ideology and motivation, Fritz offers a sense of immediacy and intimacy, revealing war through the eyes of these self-styled "little men." In contrasting these German soldiers with their American counterparts, he makes clear how much soldiers everywhere have in common, but he also reveals differences in ideological intensity, group cohesiveness, ingenuity, discipline, and quality of equipment that will come as a surprise to many readers familiar with the history of World War II.
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- Title Frontsoldaten: The German Soldier in World War II
- Author Stephen G. Fritz
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 312
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University Press of Kentucky, Lexington
- Date 1997-06-19
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9780813109435 / 0813109434
- Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 2.03 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Cultural Region: Germany
- Ethnic Orientation: German
- Library of Congress subjects Soldiers - Germany - History - 20th century, Germany - Military life
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95013091
- Dewey Decimal Code 940.54
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