My grandfather (Simon Fuhr) also fought in World War one on the
Austro-German side. Ironically when he fled Vienna to escape Hitler in 1939
and landed in England, his war record led to his prompt internment in Ramsay
on the Isle of Man. Though he did not like being taken there against his
will, he said that the camaraderie of the other internees was a comfort and
there was a thriving little Viennese Jewish society in microcosm.
Apparently he was offered a field commission – unusual for a Jewish soldier
– but rejected it because, as a junior officer, he would be expected to be
the first one over the top. I guess that is one of the reasons that I am
here today!
Best wishes
Mike
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Subject: Re: [Cz-L] 41St Infantry.
Hi Cornel,
A question - my grandfather served in the Austrian Army in WWI. How can I
find out in which regiment and/or where he fought? I recollect vaguely that
he once told me that he fought on the Italian front.
I know it was stupidity or antagonism to what I would see there in 1994-6 (I
mean WWII exhibits), but I missed visiting and searching in the Viennese
Military Museum, just adjacent to the Schweitzer Park, where I lived in the
course of my Sabbatical years at the UN center. But I suppose that today
there are ways to search via the internet.
Thanks in advance
Mordecai
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