Ottoman Soldier's Life on the Front
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Title
Ottoman Soldier's Life on the Front
Description
Lieutenant Ibrahim Naci, 21, from Istanbul, shares what it is like being constantly shot at and living in a trench. This diary entry was dated June 21, 1915 he wrote it right before he passed.
Source
https://www.dailysabah.com/feature/2015/02/09/witnesses-of-war-memoirs-of-ottoman-soldiers-in-wwi
Publisher
"Allaısmarladık" (Goodbye) by Yeditepe Publishing.
Date
June 21, 1915
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Text
"It is 7:00 a.m. The enemy has been attacking us since last night. Now, we are advancing upon them. May Allah bless us. It is 11:00 a.m. We are in the middle of the war. Millions of rifles and shells are being shot. The principal corporal has been injured. Goodbye."
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Citation
“Ottoman Soldier's Life on the Front,” Battle of Gallipoli, accessed April 20, 2024, https://battleofgallipoli.omeka.net/items/show/20.