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Rudolf Koch

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 • Andrew Rickard
Misery and Indignity
Koch's comrade finds it hard to believe that he is a type designer
Nov 26 • Andrew Rickard
Beautiful, White, French Bread
"I really disliked the taste, and did not finish eating my piece."
Nov 11 • Andrew Rickard
I'm Probably on a Watch List Now
Hand grenades disassembled and used to make coffee in the German trenches
Oct 2 • Andrew Rickard
On the Train to Belgrade
With links to some German folk songs
Sep 11 • Andrew Rickard
Grenadier Rudolf Koch
A typographer in the trenches
Sep 5 • Andrew Rickard
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