Rudolf Koch

Grenadier Rudolf Koch's boots are destroyed by a French shell

May 8 • Andrew Rickard

The Second Battle of the Aisne

Rudolf Koch's company is cut off, and the situation seems hopeless.

Mar 6 • Andrew Rickard

The Memory of it Weighs Heavily Upon Me

Rudolf Koch endures a brief episode of shell shock, and fires on a French position

Dec 11, 2025 • Andrew Rickard

Misery and Indignity

Koch's comrade finds it hard to believe that he is a type designer

Nov 26, 2025 • Andrew Rickard

Beautiful, White, French Bread

"I really disliked the taste, and did not finish eating my piece."

Nov 11, 2025 • Andrew Rickard

I'm Probably on a Watch List Now

Hand grenades disassembled and used to make coffee in the German trenches

Oct 2, 2025 • Andrew Rickard

On the Train to Belgrade

With links to some German folk songs

Sep 11, 2025 • Andrew Rickard

Grenadier Rudolf Koch

A typographer in the trenches

Sep 5, 2025 • Andrew Rickard

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