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French WW1 Trench-Sweepers (Nettoyeurs de Tranchées) (media.kbin.social)
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[–] gentleman@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

@PugJesus Brave men. That job sucked. Probably very short lived

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Storm of Steel is a very good WW1 memoir by a German stormtrooper. I imagine many of the general themes would appear familiar to French assault troops. You really have to be a bit crazy to volunteer for such a job, and to be good at it. Crave the adrenaline, the closeness to death.