
Adventures in My Youth
A German Soldier on the Eastern Front 1941-45
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James A. Gillies
The author could be described as a veteran in every sense of the word, even though he was only age 21 when the war ended. Armin Scheiderbauer served as an infantry officer with the 252nd Infantry Division, German army, and saw four years of bitter combat on the Eastern Front, being wounded six times.
This is an outstanding personal memoir, written with great thoughtfulness and honesty. Scheiderbauer joined his unit during the winter of 1941-42 and, during the following years, saw fierce combat in many of the largest battles on the Eastern Front. His experiences of the 1943-45 period are particularly noteworthy, including his recollections of the massive Soviet offensives of summer 1944 and January 1945. Participating in the bitter battles in East Prussia, he was captured by the Soviets and not released until 1947.
Adventures in My Youth is a unique memoir - the author originally wrote it only for his daughter. It has never been published in any language until now.
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Each war memoir is ultimately an autobiography as much as it is a historical account, and it becomes very clear what Scheiderbauer values and what motivated his tenacity in defense of Germany. Scheiderbauer's strong connections to his family ultimately give him the will to survive war, injury, bereavement, defeat, thoughts of suicide, capture, captivity, slave labor, disease, starvation, and torture. And in the end, survival justifies the journey and is a victory in itself.
A Harrowing Account
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Compelling story of a pious youth brought up by war. Starkly vivid view of the life in and around the frontline, from the perspective of a junior infantry officer. Subject of crimes was directly dwelled upon at great length, perhaps by the nature of very active frontline career. My impression is that the author was honest throughout, especially considering the fact that this manuscript was not intended to be published.
Heartfelt, vivid and sober story
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Astonishing revelations!
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