The Life of a Draftee, 1937-1938/draftee-09

The Life of a Draftee, 1937-1938

draftee-09.jpg - The photographs in the album were basically in time line order. After introducing the major personalities and location of his early military service, the theme shifts to the men of his training squad and some of their activities. Here, the squad turns out in front of the barracks. Compulsory military service was instituted in May 1935 as the Germans began to openly disregard the peace treaties signed at the end of WW 1. For an infantryman in the pre war years, this training was the responsibility of his gaining unit.

The photographs in the album were basically in time line order. After introducing the major personalities and location of his early military service, the theme shifts to the men of his training squad and some of their activities. Here, the squad turns out in front of the barracks. Compulsory military service was instituted in May 1935 as the Germans began to openly disregard the peace treaties signed at the end of WW 1. For an infantryman in the pre war years, this training was the responsibility of his gaining unit.

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