My father was recruited in Vienna in summer 1915 (where a part of the
family was in refuge from the Russian occupation), as "einj=C3=A4hrig
Freiwilliger" having just finished his maturated from school. He was proud
of serving with a Kaiserj=C3=A4ger Regiment and had 27 front months against=
both
the Italian and Russian army until WWI ended.
He was during most of the time a F=C3=A4hnrich (equivalent to the English
sergeant) and on the way to become a lieutenant. The war did not go on
forever and after the war the Romanian army having occupied Bucovina and
being aware of the quality of their enemy soldiers, integrated and stepped
them up in their own but only as reservists, and all F=C3=A4hnrichs as
lieutenants.
In spring 1941 he was called for reserve duty but had the luck to finish
the 2 months service in the end of May. So he came back in time for the
exchange of North Bucovina.
He never complained about antisemitism in the Austrian army. That of course
does not mean that there was none. The Regiment he served might have had
very few Jews, or that a certain amount of antisemitism was considered
"fair" everywhere and by everybody around, at that time.
[Berti Glaubach]
On Sat, Jul 11, 2015 at 8:09 AM, Hardy Breier <hardy3_at_bezeqint.net> wrote:
> They tell a story of WW1 Jewish soldiers:
> On the Isonzo front a howitzer was to be positioned on a hill.
> Jewish sappers were called in for the job and after several unsuccessful
> attempts they gave up.
> A German Junkers unit passing by asked the sappers what the matter was
> and were told.
> "You want the gun up there ? Jungs come give a push."
> The Germans pushed and in no time the gun was in position.
> The Jewish Commander commented:"No big deal - they used force !
> ( keine Kunst, sie gebrauchten Gewalt"
> Hardy
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