Poem ~ German Troops On The Move - Thursday, 2 December 1915

Source: File: German troops on move. jpeg, [online] Available at: <http://20thcenturybattles.com/2015/04/15/world-war-i-and-the-era-of-industrial-warfare/> Accessed: 2 December 2015].

November actions suggested intentions;

In Germany's the South and West lands,

Filled with train congestion of all districts.

The railways filled with movements

Of Germany's troops - the news finally

Reached Holland by November's end.

Communications halted - 5 days elapsed,

When letters and papers from Berlin,

Arrived from south and west in Holland.

Prior restrictions of border crossings,

Across the German - Swiss borders,

Became more restricted, with closures.

Attempts to leave Germany were no

Longer allowed, or for anyone to enter;

Germans in Switzerland were stopped.

All Germans around Friedrichshaven

Travelling, despite authorized papers,

Were then taken back to Switzerland;

Rumors being of troops moving east.

by Jamie Mann.

Anon.,1915. German Troop Movements - Swiss Frontier Closed. The Daily Telegraph, [online] 2 December. P.10. Col.4. Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/12025564/Daily-Telegraph-December-2-1915.html [Accessed: 2 December 2015].

Mann, J., 2015. 100 years Ago - Poems by Jamie Mann. [letter] (Personal communication, 2 December 2015). 

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