A Tale of Two Fronts: A German Soldier's Journey Through World War I

World War I historiography is heavily focused on the Western Front, and the memoirs of soldiers of the Central Powers—especially for English language audiences—are often rare or inaccessible. A Tale of Two Fronts: A German Soldier’s Journey through World War I helps fill this gap. Written by Hans Schiller, who enlisted in the Imperial German Army at age seventeen, the memoir covers his service primarily on the Eastern Front, his experiences in the war’s final months in the West, and his postwar fighting with the Freikorps until May 1920. To discuss these experiences and his perspective of the war, the World War I Podcast hosted his granddaughter, Karin Wagner, and the editors of his memoir, Dr. Gregory Loving and Dr. Frederic Krome. Have a comment about this episode? Send us a text message! (Note: we can read texts, but we cannot respond.)

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A Tale of Two Fronts: A German Soldier's Journey Through World War I is an episode from World War I Podcast by MacArthur Memorial.

This episode is 28:21 long.

This episode was published on Dec 3, 2025.

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