"We were out of water, so the men began to drink out of shell holes, taking a chance, as most of those holes were full of gas. We had many gas attacks. The weather was cold and rained every day. We hardly had any sleep as we had to lay in the water and mud.
Our trenches were only about 75 yards away from the Boche trench; we would need to whisper to each other so they would not hear us.
There are still many dead men lying in front of our guns. Bodies have been there for one week or two. We had so many casualties, the First Aid couldn't take care of them. So many wounded lying out on the field overnight in the rain — all died by morning.
Artillery fire has been non stop, little shelter, same as the day before— we were all nervous wrecks.
Then, a message to stop firing arrived at 11am. The last shot by both sides was fired at exactly 11 AM. We could not believe it! We though it was a trap by the Huns but realized the war was over! If it kept up a few more hours longer, there wouldn't have been many of us left to tell about it." – Pvt. Harry Frieman, 313th MG Co., 79th Div, AEF, Chaumont Cur, France, Nov 11, 1918. #ww1 #reality #stayzero #zerofoxtrot