Poem ~ Battle Cry - Monday, 31 January 1916

Impression sketch of German troops charging into a battle - by Jamie.  An original image can be seen at: <https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Germany-lose-in-World-War-I> Accessed: 29 January 2016].

A new fact from the frontline,

Had arrived via central Paris
news, regarding methods

As to how enemy attacked,

With Germanic battle cries.

The German soldier’s fury

Within the heat of battles

Had sounded their words,

'Deutchsland Ueber Allies!'

Or alternative cry of 'Hoch!'

But a new rallying cry came, 

To be shortened version of

'Hauptsache ist das England

Keile Kriegt!' to translate;

'England needs a thrashing.'

Building on this, an anagram
Formed the new word 'Hidekk!'

by Jamie Mann.

Anon.,1916. New Battle Cry - 'Hidekk, Hidekk!' The Daily Telegraph, [online] 31 January 1916. P.11. Col.3. Available http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/12120498/Daily-Telegraph-January-31-1916.html [Accessed: 30 January 2016].

Mann, J., 2016. 100 years Ago - Poems by Jamie Mann. [letter] (Personal communication, 31 January 2016). 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/12120498/Daily-Telegraph-January-31-1916.html

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