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mailing list archive - Re: EJ in WWII

> As a Swiss militia officer I guess you have
> have no war experience. Neither have I,
> a volunteer officer in the Swedish army.
> I think maybe Swiss and Swedish should
> not be too hasty in judging those who had
> to fight the actual thing during the 20th century.
> 

As an Italian infantryman (sort of), I'd like to know how many of us listmembers 
had to wear a uniform (or still wear it).  Could it be that military experiences 
(however short) contribute to make one a Jungerite?  Though I had no combat 
experience and worked as a typist, my one-year military experience helped me to 
grasp quite quickly the basic ideas in Der Arbeiter.

Umberto Rossi

"...io vedea la virtute esser spenta, e i vizi sollevati"
                                      Gerolamo Savonarola


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