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Alois Dwenger, writing from the front in May of 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. When the war was finally over, and his country lay in ruins, the Landser faced a bitter truth: all his exertions and sacrifices had been in the name of a deplorable regime that had committed unprecedented crimes. 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

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Author

Stephen G. Fritz

Publisher

The University Press of Kentucky

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9780813127811

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, History, Humanities

Rating

3.83 / 5 (166 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13