SLOVENSKI SPOMIN NA SOŠKO FRONTO

CONTEMPORARY MILITARY CHALLENGES ◽

10.33179/bsv.99.svi.11.cmc.20.1.2 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 33-43

Author(s):

DUNJA DOBAJA ◽

DAMIJAN GUŠTIN

Keyword(s):

Key Words ◽

Emotional Expression ◽

Cognitive Process ◽

First World War ◽

The State ◽

World War ◽

Front Line ◽

Personal Attitude ◽

Military Life ◽

First World

Povzetek Slovenski vojak na soški fronti je imaginarna celota, ki jo sestavljajo zelo različni ljudje po narodnosti Slovenci z različnimi vojaškimi položaji, doživetji in stališči do vojne, države ter celo domovine. Take omejitve je v spoznavnem procesu o položaju in čustvovanju slovenskega vojaka nujno treba upoštevati, da ne posplošujemo posamičnih izkušenj in zaradi strukture virov na zapadamo v motivacijske ter propagandne vzorce tedanje dobe. Kljub temu je mogoče sklepati, da je slovenski vojak prenašal in doživljal vse tegobe vojaškega življenja, značilne za bojevanje na razmeroma stabilnih frontnih črtah, v jarkih in kazematah, med pogostim topniškim obstreljevanjem ter bojevanjem iz bližine. Slovenskega vojaka je posebej opredeljeval njegov odnos do ožje domovine, ki jo je razumel kot Slovenijo ali Kranjsko, Koroško oziroma Štajersko. Ta okoliščina je pri večini slovenskih vojakov prispevala k bolj osebnemu odnosu do bojevanja na soški fronti, k lažjemu prenašanju težav življenja in bojevanja na prvi bojni črti ter k višji bojni morali. Ključne besede: soška fronta, vojaki, bojna morala, prva svetovna vojna. Abstract Slovenian soldiers on the Isonzo Front are an imaginary whole composed of very different people of Slovenian nationality with various military positions, experiences and viewpoints regarding the war, the state or even their homeland. In the cognitive process concerning the position and emotional expression of Slovenian soldiers, such restrictions should be taken into serious consideration not to overgeneralise individual experiences and fall into motivational and propaganda patterns of the era due to the structure of resources. Nevertheless, it is possible to conclude that Slovenian soldiers have dealt with and experienced in entirety the hardship of military life characteristic of the combat on relatively stable front lines, in trenches and pillboxes, during frequent gun shooting and close combat. Slovenian soldiers were especially defined by their attitude towards their close homeland, which comprised Slovenia or Carniola, Carinthia and Styria. With the majority of Slovenian soldiers, this circumstance contributed to a more personal attitude towards their enagagement in the Battles of the Isonzo. It also helped them in overcoming the hardship of life and front line combat and to develop a higher combat morale. Key words: Isonzo Front, soldiers, combat morale, First World War.

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Communities in Exile

Communities under Fire ◽

10.1093/oso/9780198856115.003.0007 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 180-202

Author(s):

Alex Dowdall

Keyword(s):

Significant Contribution ◽

First World War ◽

The State ◽

World War ◽

Front Line ◽

Forced Displacement ◽

Left Behind ◽

The First World War ◽

History Of ◽

First World

Chapter 6 discusses the relationships of refugees from the front-line towns to the bombarded communities they left behind. It outlines the size of the refugee populations from the front-line towns, and maps their destinations within the French interior. It demonstrates that most refugees from the front-line towns experienced forced displacement alongside others from their home communities, and that this geography of displacement allowed refugees to remain socially, emotionally, and imaginatively involved in their bombarded home communities. In this way, refugees remained members of the front-line communities, even while displaced. To date, the refugee history of the First World War has focused on the attitudes of the state and host communities in the interior towards refugees. This chapter, in contrast, makes a significant contribution to the historiography by focusing on the attitudes and actions of refugees themselves. Using refugee newspapers, diaries, and a previously unknown collection of letters, it argues that refugees from the front-line towns were not merely the passive recipients of state and charitable aid, but could actively shape the conditions of their exile by remaining invested in their abandoned home towns and making appeals based on their French citizenship.

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A New History for a New Channel: The Great War and the Launch of BBC2

Journal of British Cinema and Television ◽

10.3366/jbctv.2017.0374 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 283-297 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Taylor Downing

Keyword(s):

First World War ◽

Great War ◽

World War ◽

Front Line ◽

Television History ◽

The First World War ◽

The Great War ◽

First World ◽

Intense Debate ◽

Do So

This article considers the making of the BBC2 series, The Great War, and examines issues around the treatment and presentation of the First World War on television, the reception of the series in 1964 and its impact on the making of television history over the last fifty years. The Great War combined archive film with interviews from front-line soldiers, nurses and war workers, giving a totally new feel to the depiction of history on television. Many aspects of The Great War were controversial and raised intense debate at the time and have continued to do so ever since.

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"Tutti gli studenti dovrebbero venir quassů". Giovani irredenti nelle universitŕ italiane 1880-1915

PASSATO E PRESENTE ◽

10.3280/pass2009-077003 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 31-56

Author(s):

Alessio Quercioli

Keyword(s):

Key Words ◽

Political System ◽

First World War ◽

World War ◽

Political Choice ◽

Italian Language ◽

Italian Provinces ◽

First World ◽

The Way

- Is about the annexation of Veneto to the Reign of Italy in 1866, which deprives students from Italian provinces in the Austro-Hungarian Empire of the only university in Italian language within the boundaries of the double monarchy of Padua. People study in Austria, following classes in German, or enroll in Italian institutes whose qualifications are not acknowledged by Austrian authorities. The decision to study in Italy must be considered as a precise political choice; the youngest challenge the Austrian social and political system, that seems stale and inadequate, by choosing the "young" Reign. Many of these students will join the Italian army as volunteers. This research aims at giving new hints and open the way to further analyses of the «'14 generation», whose exceptionality has always been highlighted. But it is also necessary to focus on the connections with the previous generations - particularly for the "irredentists" - on their non-impromptu choices, which have to be seen as the result of a long cultural and political path.Key words: Students, University, Irredentism, First World War.Parole chiave: Studenti, Universitŕ, Irredentismo, Prima guerra mondiale.

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Defence Against the Indefensible: The Gas Mask, the State and British Culture during and after the First World War

Twentieth Century British History ◽

10.1093/tcbh/hwu035 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 418-434 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

S. R. Grayzel

Keyword(s):

First World War ◽

The State ◽

World War ◽

The First World War ◽

Gas Mask ◽

British Culture ◽

First World

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WÜRTTEMBERŠKI GORSKI BATALJON IN 12. SOŠKA OFENZIVA

CONTEMPORARY MILITARY CHALLENGES ◽

10.33179/bsv.99.svi.11.cmc.20.1.4 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 63-96

Author(s):

BLAŽ TORKAR ◽

MIHA KUHAR

Keyword(s):

Key Words ◽

First World War ◽

World War ◽

Military Unit ◽

Erwin Rommel ◽

First World

Povzetek Württemberški gorski bataljon je bil nemška vojaška enota dežele Württemberg. Oblikovan je bil precej pozno, šele oktobra 1915. Enota, ki ji je poveljeval major Theodor Sprösser, je prevzela pomembno vlogo v 12. soški ofenzivi, saj je ves čas delovala v konici napada alpskega korpusa in pozneje 1. avstro-ogrskega korpusa Krauss. Pomembno vlogo znotraj bataljona je imel tudi nadporočnik Erwin Rommel, ki je skupaj z majorjem Sprösserjem prejel visoko odlikovanje pour le mérite za uspešne boje ob reki Soči v prvih dneh ofenzive in operacijo Longarone. Bataljon je ves čas prodora od Tolmina do reke Piave deloval decentralizirano na več samostojnih smereh, saj so njegovi častniki razumeli in obvladali načelo poveljevanja s poslanstvom (Auftragstaktik) ter obvladali veščine nove taktike prodora. Bataljon je bil decembra 1917 skupaj z drugimi enotami 14. armade premeščen z italijanske fronte na opravljanje nove bojne naloge. Ključne besede: prva svetovna vojna, soška fronta, 12. soška ofenziva, Württemberški gorski bataljon, Theodor Sprösser, Erwin Rommel. Abstract The Württemberg Mountain Battalion was a German military unit on the territory of Württemberg. It was formed relatively late, only in October 1915. The unit, which was commanded by Major Theodor Sprösser assumed a very important role in the Twelfth Isonzo Offensive. It was continuously engaged in the peak of the attack by the Alpine Corps’ (Alpenkorps) and later 1st Austro-Hungarian corps Krauss. An important role within the battalion was also played by First Lieutenant Erwin Rommel, who was together with Major Sprösser awarded a decoration “pour la mérite” for his success in the battles near the Isonzo River in the first days of the offensive, and for the Longarone operation. Throughout the penetration from Tolmino to the Piava River, the battalion functioned in a decentralised manner on several independent routes, since the commanders understood and mastered the mission command (Auftragstaktik) and mastered the skills of the new penetration tactics. In December 1917, the battalion and other units of the 14th Army were redeployed from the Italian front to a new combat assignment. Key words: First World War, Isonzo Front, Twelfth Isonzo Offensive, Württemberg Mountain Battalion, Theodor Sprösser, Erwin Rommel.

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