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Konstantin Forestier

42 years long soldier
video length:
00:33
interviewer:
Ruth Deutschmann
photography:
Benjamin Epp
copyright location:
Inn sbruck
date of recording:
2008-08-20
English translation by:
Sylvia Manning ? Baumgartner
Italian translation by:
Nicole D´Incecco
event
[1936-04-01] conscription Austria: A general conscription for men between 18 and 42 Years, the General Federal service obligation ", is introduced. All military units are summarized in the Patriotic Front.
place of recording
Innsbruck
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1935
transcription:
After high school graduation I considered: my father was an officer, my grandfather too, then it might be best for me to join the military too. This decision was the reason for me being a soldier for 42 years. And I only retired after 42 years.