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“The infantryman slithers in the mud, while many teams of horses are needed to drag each gun forward. All wheeled vehicles sink up to their axles in the slime. Even tractors can only move with great difficulty. A large portion of our heavy artillery was soon stuck fast... The strain that all this caused our already exhausted troops can perhaps be imagined.”

Quote by Gunther Blumentritt

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Gunther Blumentritt

Gunther Blumentritt was a scholar in the field of [Occupation/Category]. He was born on February 10, 1892, and died on October 12, 1967. more

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