Storm of Steel (German Edition)

Storm of Steel (German Edition)

Storm of Steel begins with JÃ¼nger as a private entering the line with the 73rd Hanoverian Regiment in Champagne. His first taste of combat came at Les Ã‰parges in April 1915 where he was first wounded.

After recuperating, he took an officerâ€™s course and achieved the rank of Ensign. He rejoined his regiment on the Arras sector. In 1916, with the Battle of the Somme underway, JÃ¼ngerâ€™s regiment moved to Combles in August for the defence of the village of Guillemont. Here JÃ¼nger was wounded again, and fortunately absent shortly before the final British assault which captured the village â€” his platoon was annihilated. In 1917 JÃ¼nger saw action during the Battle of Arras in April, the Third Battle of Ypres in July and October, and the German counter-attack during the Battle of Cambrai in November. JÃ¼nger led a company of assault troops during the final German Spring Offensive, 21 March 1918 when he was wounded again. On 23 August he suffered his most severe wound when he was shot through the chest.

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