Language:
German
Pages:
369 pages (double space) :
,
typescript (photocopy).
Keywords:
Freund, Helmut,
;
Germany.
;
Homosexuality.
;
Jewish way of life.
;
Jews
;
Medicine.
;
Orthodox Judaism.
;
Physicians.
;
Universities and colleges.
;
World War, 1914-1918.
;
World War, 1914-1918 Medical care.
;
Austria History 1867-1918.
;
Gemany History 1870-1918.
;
Autobiographies
;
Biographical sources
;
Memoirs
Abstract:
The memoir describes the war experiences of a physician during World War One. Recollection of the author's military training. Detailed description of the muster and life in the army. Memories of Helmut Freund's time at the gymnasium (high school). Military transport to Galicia. Observation of the diverse nationalities in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Medical training at the army sanitary school. Reflections on hygienic and medical circumstances in the army. Confrontation with severely wounded soldiers. Description of wound infections and difficult medical cases. Transfer to Beresina on the Russian front. Recollections of the Jewish population in a small town near Vilna. Helmut Freund was appointed field auxiliary physician and worked in several military hospitals. Transfer to the Galician front. Critical reflections on the Austrian army. Military defeat near Stanislau. Scarcity of food and difficult circumstances for the soldiers. Description of the rural Galician inhabitants. Homosexuality in the army life. Supervision of sanitary conditions due to the circulation of epidemics. Brief vacation from the field to take some medical courses at the Berlin University. Transfer to Holland, where Helmut Freund was appointed field auxiliary physician in the infantry. Observation of army life and the distribution of supplies among the different ranks. Perilous influenza epidemic. Transfer to northern France. In 1918 Helmut Freund was awarded with the Iron Cross. Precarious battle near Courcelettes and a great number of wounded soldiers. Retreat and transfer back to Galicia. Recollections of the armistice and the time of the peace treaty of Versailles.
Note:
Available on microfilm
,
German
URL:
http://digital.cjh.org/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=379363&custom_att_2=simple_viewer
Permalink
