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Key war battle 1
The Battle of Verdun, was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front. The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse in north-eastern France. -
His historic station
he was stationed along the Mexican border and was with the 24th Infantry when it battled Pancho Villa's forces in Juarez, Mexico. -
Key war battle 2
The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and French Third Republic against the German Empire. It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916 on both sides of the upper reaches of the River Somme in France. -
Personal advancements in the Army
his personal advancements in rank
Notes:in various letters he receives many recommendations on a rank up whether it be from fellow officers and or higher ups due to his raw potential -
His love relation
relationship with his wife
Notes: he loves his wife just as much as his son he only wants to give her words of comfort about how things are going in europe
and how he will come home due to his position and his standing in the military during this time the battle of somme has ended shorty after his writing spree -
His relation with his son
he sends dozens of letters to his son
to tell him hes sorry for leaving and how hes so proud of him for becoming such a grown man getting accepted into the art school he wants to be in all the while finding an interest in a girl. -
His passion with seeing Europe
He offers little commentary on his war experiences beyond poetic descriptions of his accommodations, the French people he meets, and the landscape surrounding him, his explorations of which seem to provide solace: "I love to wander through the streets in the dusk and watch the panorama of ancient life and customs" -
Key war battle 3
The Battle of Cambrai was a British attack followed by the biggest German counter-attack against the British Expeditionary Force since 1914, in the First World War. -
His job near the end of the war
He had become an esteemed colonel by the end of the war one of the reasons can be linked to successfully organizing the bringing 1,000,000 tons of surplus and etc to Europe in 1917 -
Key war battle 4
The 1918 Spring Offensive, or Kaiserschlacht, also known as the Ludendorff Offensive, was a series of German attacks along the Western Front during the First World War, beginning on 21 March 1918.
