Photograph of two German soldiers in spiked helmets and fur coats, standing in the snow, dated January 24, 1918. A short translation from the reverse: “. . . The Russians are already gone. They are right. We should do the same . . . " (translation, Thomas Faust). © John Shea
"The Russians are already gone. They are right. We should do the same."
Part of the message on the back of a photograph of two German soldiers in spiked helmets and fur coats, standing in snowy woods, holding their rifles with bare hands, dated January 24, 1918. After Russia's February 1917 Revolution, which abolished the death penalty in the army, loosened the Army's command structure, and promised the transfer of land to the peasants, many soldiers simply left the front. This intensified after the failed Kerensky Offensive in July and the subsequent suspension of all Russian offensive actions. The Bolshevik Revolution in November promised an end to the war, and an armistice and peace negotiations between Russia and the Central Powers followed swiftly. In January, 1918, however, the negotiations at Brest-Litovsk were at a stalemate. Translation by Thomas Faust, ebay's Urfaust.
We should go too, publisher: Unknown, publication date: 1918-01-24
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