Russian troops stopped by barbed wire.

Die Russen vor den Drahtverhauen



The Russians in front of the barbed wire



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Frau C. v Stumm, Frau Konf. Staudt

Dr. von Behr-Pinnow

Kammerherr S. M. des Kaisers

Kabinetsrat a. D. J. M. d. Kaiserin

J. Andreae, Bank-Director



Nr. 13

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Dr. von Behr-Pinnow, Chamberlain of His Majesty the Emperor,

Cabinet Council retd. J. M. of the Empress

J. Andreae, Bank Director



No. 13

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Thursday, August 31, 1916

"Around 6 p.m. the first wounded appeared; they had attacked only three hours earlier. We were all at work. Our orderlies were busily cutting away the stained garments. Only the heavily-wounded had been brought, and their injuries were indescribably terrible: heads, chests, stomachs, arms, legs, every kind of wound was there and we found body after body smashed, broken, lacerated. The operating hut became intolerably hot and the flies, too, gave us no peace. There were many deaths. . . ."

Quotation Context

Florence Farmborough, an English nurse serving with the Russian Red Cross writing on August 31 (August 18 Old Style), 1916. Whatever success the Russians had enjoyed in the Brusilov Offensive of June and July had ended.

Source

Nurse at the Russian Front, a Diary 1914-18 by Florence Farmborough, page 232, copyright © 1974 by Florence Farmborough, publisher: Constable and Company Limited, publication date: 1974

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1916-08-31, August, 1916, Russia, casualty, casualties, dead, wounded, Russian offensive, barbed wire, Russian soldier