World War I

Published Oct 03, 2017 by

ECU Contributor

Filed under:

East Carolina Manuscript Collection
Imported
military records
photographs

Staff Person: Martha Elmore

Description: Emil Görling, a German solider during World War I, was a member of the Aufraumungs-Arbeit (literally translated as the “clean-up” crew) in the 3rd Landwehr Division of the Imperial German Army. Görling’s division participated in the 1918 German Spring Offensive in France. The two images here were among 14 gelatin photographs and 4 printed postcards that belonged to him. They show both the horror of war and the pastimes of soldiers everywhere.