...Another German attack has failed, and the war will be over soon!
Peter wrote this sentence on the letter paper, then stopped and thought for a while before continuing: "The war will end soon, so King, my dearest friend, pray for me, for the war to end as soon as possible, for
Pray for peace, it doesn't matter which side wins. You don't have to pray that we win the war, and you don't have to pray that I am safe and sound. You know, the enemies will pray like this, and the people who love them will also pray that they are safe...
Some people will say that God is with us, but who knows? The Germans will say the same thing. Let's pray that God will be merciful to us, or pray for peace. We were shelled last night, probably a small one.
A sneak attack or attack. From where I was, I could see the light emitted by the enemy when they fired, but I could only hear the sound of our people shooting. The sight was worth seeing. When I looked down, the biggest feeling was that people were
Killing, indifference to deadly and horrific weapons.
The people fighting there were like toys, and as I stood looking down from a high place, I couldn't help but ask myself, what would the Almighty God think if he saw us poor creatures shooting each other with guns?
How pitiful people are! This makes me sympathize with all people. Why can't they be like you and me, instead of resolving their differences through war? We kill each other to maintain our own ideas, or for "self"
freedom and rights, but is there no other way out? [Freedom],
Human rights, these are indeed of great significance to us. When they are violated, we may only have recourse to justice. What do you think?
We were under fierce enemy artillery fire throughout the afternoon. We lay in the trench in the open area. Many of my soldiers were killed, which made me extremely anxious.
I had to take care of the wounded, and I was worried about them. I asked people to take them to the shelter for simple bandaging. Some people died of excessive bleeding, and some were seriously injured and were groaning in pain. During the breaks in the battle, I went
Encourage the wounded and cheer them up. I lied to them and told them that the reinforcements would arrive soon and they could be sent to the rear for treatment soon. We had seized a lot of stretchers from the German ambulances just the day before yesterday.
So there were enough stretchers, but I didn't have enough manpower. The order I received was to guard the woods, so we guarded there. In less than a day and a night, there were only 30 of the 150 soldiers of Company A left.
The dead soldiers lay in front of you, eyes closed. The wounded clenched their teeth to suppress their screams. The air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder, and there was blood everywhere. All this was so unbearable that I thought for a moment, let’s just say the enemy
The army came over and killed or captured us all. But the soldiers were brave. They didn't want to give up at all, even though everyone knew that we were surrounded by enemies on three sides, and their numbers far outnumbered ours.
I gave an order: "When the soldiers reach the open space in front, we will retreat to the edge of the woods." But the Germans did not dare to rush up. They hid behind a hill and set up machine guns.
Waiting for other German soldiers to come around behind us. At that time, I really thought we were finished, but seeing how afraid they were of us, I gained hope again.
Company C is on my right wing. I have no news about them, but I estimate that there are not many people left. Earlier I sent a platoon to reinforce them, with 3 gc men.
However, we received an order to retreat, and we withdrew. I really didn't like that order. "Abandon the dead and wounded. Retreat to the right, pay attention to return fire on the enemy. Wait for backup. For those who we feel are not seriously injured."
Those who could be saved, we almost dragged them down from the position. For those who I thought had little hope, we had to leave them in a bunker and protect the entrance with sandbags.
Most of the wounded were saved. The remaining wounded were found during the counterattack the next morning.
Other troops were not so lucky. I saw some people who were only slightly injured but died after staying in the cold mud for two days. They were too far from the rear. The stretcher bearers searched for the wounded, but often could not reach them in time.
Found them. Think about the pain they endured. Thinking of this, our soldiers here are still lucky, but I still feel sad.
War is really terrible. But we are here to make it end as soon as possible. And the most painful ones are the wives and mothers who stay at home. They are suffering. Countless soldiers have fallen and lie in their graves unconsciously.
Here, only a death notice was sent to the hands of their closest people. Their relatives will miss them constantly and be sad and grieved... This is truly an eternal tragedy. Those people in mourning! There are too many in my heart
What I want to say. I know many people feel the same as me. But so what!" Pete sighed, picked up his pen and continued writing: "On September 26, the Allied Powers attacked Germany, which was approaching its end.
The German army launched the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, a total of three rounds of attacks. One-third of the American troops died in this offensive. The dense woods and undulating terrain in northeastern France were beneficial to the German army. They occupied the area four years ago.
The area has been building fortifications and consolidating its defense lines since then. The U.S. troops who participated in the first round of offensive encountered stubborn resistance from the enemy. These U.S. troops had hardly experienced the test of combat, but together with the French troops, they slowly and steadily advanced toward
The enemy position advances.
The second round of offensive started in early October. Our two battalions were trapped in the valley for five consecutive days and were in a difficult situation. But when the German army asked them to surrender, they continued to fight resolutely until reinforcements arrived to relieve them.
.The third round of offensive began on November 1, and lasted for more than a week before the German army surrendered.
1.2 million American soldiers participated in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, which lasted 47 days.
I have been transferred to the 78th Division together with Heitie, and our outstanding performance will be recorded in the history of the war. When the battle was at its most dangerous, I killed a German devil with a bayonet here. That day we just
Breaking through the enemy's first line of defense, they are about to attack Grandpe.
At that time, we were charging into the dense forest. This big German guy appeared in front of me and stabbed me with a bayonet in one hand. Of course, the bayonet can reach far, but the butt of the gun is relatively small, and its weight will make the gun fall down a bit.
It also seems a bit clumsy to use. He is really ugly, and he is twice as big as me.
I was on guard when this guy showed up. I waited for him. I thought I was going to have a wonderful hand-to-hand fight. Of course he had an advantage in size, but it was useless. I avoided him and I didn't even react.
, stabbed him in the throat. This was the first time I fought close to the enemy. Things passed in the blink of an eye, he was finished, and fell to the ground without even screaming. This is a strategic military location.
This hand-to-hand combat continued as we walked through the jungle.
But we finally killed all the enemies, clearing the way for the attack below.
The 311th Infantry Regiment, under the cover of the 310th Regiment, attacked the adjacent highlands north of Grandpey and occupied the town, so that the 312th and 30th Infantry Regiments could attack the enemy's fortress in one fell swoop. We captured the fortress, but suffered heavy casualties.
A good buddy of mine was in the last 5 to 1
He was killed in a 0-yard charge. After that, I had no sympathy for the German. I can tell you that he was from New Hampshire. He was very clean and simple. He was the only child in the family, and I also
I feel sorry for his parents. I have never met his family, but I still wrote a letter and tried to put things in a tactful way. He gave everything a person can give.
When one man falls, the next one will continue his career and make those who fell pay the price. You know what I mean.
Wang, my dearest friend, I don’t know when we will meet again, but when you see me again, what you want to ask me most is whether I am afraid. I will not pat my chest and say I am not afraid of anything.
Something like that.
I am indeed very scared, as no one is not afraid of death, but I am even more afraid that I will become a coward.
If a person cowers on the battlefield because of fear, other brothers will no longer care about him. This is what I fear the most.
A bomb had just fallen in the wooden shed where the engineers stored their tools. The wooden shed immediately caught fire, and the flames reflected the sky.
The shed was about 100 to 150 yards away from where I lay. My place was relatively safe, though not very comfortable, because I was lying on a pile of rocks, and when the shed collapsed a large piece of burning wood was
It landed a few feet away from me. Oh my gosh! I almost jumped up and looked for another place to hide, but once it landed there was no danger anymore, so I just lay there.
This is a wise choice.
Because then another bomb fell on the railway and exploded. Since it landed right on the railway track, the sound was naturally deafening. It was about 500 yards away from me, but you know, the power of this bomb can kill
People within 1,000 yards. The impact of the bomb explosion shook me up and hit my nose hard. It felt really bad, but nothing hit me, which was so lucky. I did fall hard enough.
You can imagine how dense the bombs dropped by the enemy were.
Well, I want to write these first, wish you good luck. Greetings to your family and friends. Looking forward to seeing you again one day. My dearest friend.
Cornwell, s Pitt, at the front."
Peter finished this first, carefully sealed the envelope, and then wrote on the envelope: "[China] country, Guangzhou law-enforcement [revolutionary] military government, Wang Hengyue accepts."
The sound of artillery continued around the position, but the war was almost over.
On October 29, 1918, the German Revolution broke out.
On November 9, German Emperor Wilhelm II abdicated, and the German Social Democratic Party formed a provisional government and announced the establishment of the Weimar Republic. On November 11, the Compiègne Forest Armistice Agreement