Paul Baumer

“They are more to me than life, these voices, they are more than motherliness and more than fear; they are the voices of my comrades.”

[Paul Baumer @thetrenchboy]

My comrades and I resting in our trench.

[Paul Baumer @thetrenchboy]

This is where I spent most of my days.

[Paul Baumer @thetrenchboy]

I want to go back home, being on the front is the worst experience of my life. I fight everyday risking my life.

[Paul Baumer @thetrenchboy]

My new drill sergeant Himmelstoss is very hard on me and my fellow recruits.

[Paul Baumer @thetrenchboy]

Me and my comrades had a tough day on the front line today.

[Paul Baumer @thetrenchboy]

“All that meets me, all that glows near me are but feelings- greed of life, love of home, yearning for the blood.”

[Paul Baumer @thetrenchboy]

“They can take nothing more, I am so without hope that I can confront them without fear.”