![]() ![]() Nevertheless, he is horrified by the far worse suffering he witnesses in others. While capturing French trenches, Jünger is hit in the leg with shrapnel-his first war wound. After training, in April 1915, Jünger’s battalion is moved back to the front lines near Hattonchâtel, France, and Jünger finally gets his first taste of battle. All the men feel disillusioned by the wearisome dirty-work and absence of thrills.Īfter being relieved of trench duty, Jünger is sent to a remote village for officer training, where he forms enduring friendships. Once he’s settled into sentry duty in the trenches, he discovers that the war is at a standstill. During his first morning on the front lines, however, a fatal explosion occurs nearby, and he realizes that death will haunt him throughout the war. Like his training mates, he is eager for danger, ready to prove himself in war. In December 1914, a few months after the start of World War I, a young German man named Ernst Jünger arrives in Bazancourt, Champagne, France to train as a soldier. ![]()
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