Blood Red Snow, Gunter K. Koschorrek
Blood Red Snow, Gunter K. Koschorrek
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Blood Red Snow
The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front

Author: Günter K. Koschorrek

Narrator: Nigel Patterson

Unabridged: 9 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/24/2018


Synopsis

Gunter Koschorrek wrote his illicit diary on any scraps of paper he could lay his hands on. As keeping a diary was strictly forbidden, he sewed the pages into the lining of his thick winter coat and deposited them with his mother on infrequent trips home on leave. The diary went missing and it was when he was reunited with his daughter in America some forty years later that it came to light and became Blood Red Snow.

The author was a keen recruit at initial training and his excitement at the first encounter with the enemy in the Russian Steppe is obvious. The horror and confusion of fighting in the streets of Stalingrad are brought to life by his descriptions of the others in his unit; their differing manners and techniques for dealing with the squalor and death. He is also posted to Romania and Italy, assignments he remembers fondly compared to his time on the Eastern Front.

This book stands as a memorial to the huge numbers on both sides who did not survive and is, over five decades later, the fulfillment of a responsibility he feels to honor the memory of those who perished. Gunter K. Koschorrek was a machine-gunner on the Russian front in WWII. He lives in Germany, having retired from his job as managing director of a sales company.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brett on May 07, 2022

"After you have spent some time at the front, like I have, you no longer fight for Führer, Volk, und Vaterland. These ideals have gone. And no one talks about National Socialism or similar political matters." pg 255 This was a great account of combat in Stalingrad and the Eastern Front. Koschorrek to......more

Goodreads review by Gabriele on February 20, 2010

What I learned from this book is that war is the most insane activity in which humans engage. What I learned from this book is that I'd never want my son to be a soldier. What I learned from this book is that we must read about the past and we must write about the past in order to live a better futu......more

Goodreads review by Nathan on November 02, 2016

One of my favorite books of all time is the Forgotten Soldier, it's the standard I measure other personal accounts to and there's been few that have matched it. Have to say this one did it. Blood Red Snow is fabulous! The opening was nice but honestly headed for a weak 4 star rating; I think this wa......more

Goodreads review by Don on January 24, 2021

Wow, what a brutal war, fighting on that Eastern front in sub zero temperatures must have been horrific for any man, must read for any History/WW2/ War reading enthusiasts. ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/3 Stars. Review to come.......more

Goodreads review by John Morris on September 24, 2020

Inspiring but shocking at the same time! This was the personal story of a humble, front line, private soldier in the German army. It was a tale of death and destruction. How such men managed to maintain their humanity under such conditions is awe inspiring. With nothing but contempt for their politic......more