Gerry Mills
WW1 The Naked Soldier
WW1 The Naked Soldier
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On September 29, 1918, British and Allied troops advanced towards the German lines during the decisive attack on the Hindenburg Line. Private Fred Mills of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry encountered two Germans, one badly injured. He was hesitant but developed trust and traveled together with the German, who claimed to be from Manchester. They believed the war would end with the final push of the allies.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 216 pages
Publication date: 13 July 2022
Publisher: Brown Dog Books
As dawn broke on September 29, 1918, Captain Stephen blew his whistle, signaling the front line of British and Allied troops to advance forward towards the German lines. The big guns must have done their job, as there seemed to be no resistance from the Huns. That was until the clattering of machine gun fire decimated the troops crossing No Man's Land.
After four years of fighting, that day was to be the decisive attack on German lines, breaching the defensive Hindenburg Line and driving the enemy back to Berlin.
Private Fred Mills of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry had survived the initial onslaught but had become disorientated. He moved cautiously to a murmuring sound coming from a shell hole. Two Germans, one badly injured, came into Fred's vision. Rifle at the ready, he was about to kill the uninjured enemy soldier, "Don't shoot. I'm English," pleaded the German.
An Englishman in a German Uniform!
With his gun trained on the German, Fred was apprehensive and hesitant. Questions to verify the Germans' claim of being from the Manchester area were answered correctly, and an element of trust gradually developed.
Both soldiers were of the opinion that the war would end with the final push of the allies. If not that day, then very soon.
The injured soldier breathed his last, and the two decided to travel together. A decision was taken for Fritz to assume the uniform of a dead allied soldier, and Fritz von Franke became Jack Jackson, a Sergeant from New Zealand.
Weight: 240g
Dimension: 197 x 134 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781839524783
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