1914-1918 World War I. This film was released in the United Kingdom in the 100th anniversary of World War I. Peter the Great, Lord of the Rings, colorized black and white and made it into 3D, which is of great merit. After waiting for a year, it was finally released in China, and it was reserved late at night. Veteran narration is drowsy but those colorful smiles are still heartwarming.
The war started, and the whole people fell into a frenzy and excitement. Everyone wanted to go to the battlefield and fight the Germans desperately. The age of 19-35 was considered the age of conscription. And the reality is: "How old are you?" "Eighteen years and one month" "You mean nineteen years and one month?" "Oh yes, nineteen years and one month" "Ok please Sign"; "How old are you?" "Sixteen" "Please go out and come in again and say you are eighteen" "Okay".
The military equipment is not complete. Some people say that military boots do not fit my feet. Retired soldiers were recalled and directly promoted to sergeant, so there were a large number of instructors to train recruits. Due to strict training, the recruits generally gained ten pounds, grew two or three centimeters in height, and had broad shoulders and backs. "Even my mother was surprised when she saw it. ".
Take the boat to Calais, which they think is a beautiful land (I don't know if it is French or Belgian land), farmers are working in the fields, and people are welcome to give us bread. By this time the recruits were still very excited and eager to go to the front.
The trenches were made into bumps and bumps (similar to the Great Wall) to prevent artillery fire from inflicting continuous damage, and there was a mess left by the soldiers before the defense. Cannons, mines, shrapnel, snipers, and even half a catty of shrapnel scattered after the explosion may take your life. This place is isolated from civilized society.
Four days in the front line and a week in the back, "No matter how jerk this person is in the front line, you will miraculously accommodate him as a friend, while in the rear you don't even care about him". Quartermasters pay 5 francs a week, people spend it on brothels and gambling, beer is dispensed very weak, cigarettes are dispensed on Fridays but hard to smoke, and young people quickly grow into adults.
Winter came, and the trenches filled with water, first feet, then our chests. Many people's feet are frozen and stuck together with military boots, which is gangrene (the picture is a bit shocking). We soon got orders to train bayonets and shoot more, there's going to be a big fight, and there's something like a water tank covered by a tarp, we thought it solved the water problem, but they said it was a secret, just told Our thing is called a tank. "When I went to the front, they asked me to write a will, but I didn't care because I didn't have anything to leave."
The artillery, covering the rear, fired desperately at the German positions, and the Germans began to counterattack and continued for four hours. Our commandos were standing by. In this hour, it seems to be the shortest and longest hour of life. I feel that after participating in the war, I think more than before, and some people's minds are blank. Veterans are desperately saying dirty jokes and foul language to ease the tension.
After the rain, it was sunny and sunny. It was a good day. The officer ordered the bayonet, and I knew the attack was about to begin. The left flank was attacked first by the Scottish Infantry Regiment (the soundtrack here is Scottish Warriors! Excited), and the Germans' sporadic shooting made us mistakenly think that they were hit by our shells, but they were just retaining firepower, they actually had 10-20 Machine guns, and when we got within range, they started strafing.
Pieces of people began to fall, and some of their bodies exploded into two or three. Arms and legs were blasted into the sky, and an officer fell just as he drew his revolver. "A comrade-in-arms had his left arm and left leg blown off, his left eyeball was hanging on his face, and the two eyeballs were still rolling. I couldn't bear it and had to shoot to end his pain, because he was definitely not alive." "I was in I can’t rely on me to defeat the Germans alone, so I crawl in a crater nearby, and there are two comrades in the crater. One of them said a word, and as soon as I turned around, he was shot in the head.”
The officer shouted and moved on, avenging his comrades. We rushed into the German trenches and fought desperately with bayonets and guns, leaving a team of 600 with only 100 men left. After the British captured the German prisoners, some of the Germans could speak English, and some of the British could speak German. We communicated with each other and got along well. Because "pity them is like pity me" "they are also eighteen or nineteen year olds, they are very good people" "they, like us, are also people who obey orders, we exchange addresses and hope to be able to be with each other after the war Visit to be friends"
When the war was over, we sat on the ground and one of the staff officers glanced at his watch and said, "I don't know what to do next." It was the most comfortable time of our lives, and we learned later.
After returning to the UK, hand in the military supplies in the retirement hall, and you can choose from various plain clothes suits hanging on the wall. When we walked out of the lobby, there were hordes of veterans looking for jobs, and it was such a depressing sight, no one accepted us, and some stores even posted the words "refused to apply for veterans."
"My comrade who was on the battlefield with me died, and I went to see his mother as soon as possible. If his mother had a frying pan in her hand, she would have hit me in the head because I survived and her son didn't." "I came home and fell on my bed. It was the first time I slept in bed since I joined the army. When I woke up, my mom found me on the floor."
No one cares what's going on there, not even your parents. We can only talk about the past with our comrades in the past, and only they can understand.
"Those who have experienced war will no longer be afraid in the future." "But war should never happen."
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