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TRANSCRIPTION
Zum Andenken und Gedächtnis
unseres Sohnes und Bruders Paul Nitsch
geboren am 25. November 1892 zu Berlin
gefallen am 25.Oktober 1918 auf dem Felde der Ehre in Frankreich
zusammengetragen von Karl Nitsch.
_____________________________________
Kriegserinnerungen aus dem Tagebuch und
aus Briefen an die Heimat.
-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-
Gott mit Uns!
Dieses war die Losung unseres lieben Bruders. Auf
allen Schriftstücken, die er in den 39 Monaten seines
Mitkämpfens in die Heimat gesandt hat, finden
wir diese Losung. Es war ihm nicht nur eine Redensart;
das beweisen noch manche der folgenden Zeugnisse.
English Translation from German
This was the slogan of our dear brother.
We find this slogan in all the documents he sent home during the 39 months of his struggle.
It was not just a saying to him; This is proved by some of the following testimonies.
LOCATION
Löwen, Belgien (50.8833, 4.7)
Story Location
ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT
Document Date
Document Type
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Paul Nitsch (Birth: 25/11/1892 - Death: 25/10/1918, Frankreich)
STORY INFORMATION
Title
Eisenbahner Paul Nitsch an der West- und Ostfront
Source
UGC
Date
1918-10-25
1914-08-02
Type
Story
Language
deu
Deutsch
Country
Europe
DataProvider
Europeana 1914-1918
Provider
Europeana 1914-1918
Rights
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/DatasetName
2020601_Ag_ErsterWeltkrieg_EU
Begin
1914-08-02
End
1918-10-25
Language
mul
Agent
Paul Nitsch | europeana19141918:agent/b21c5125f2b828cb674cdfd3f8733176
Created
2019-09-11T08:37:31.014Z
2019-09-11T08:37:30.986Z
2017-04-20 11:05:02 UTC
Provenance
BE30
Story Description
Paul Nitsch war ein Bruder meiner Mutter. Die Eltern Henriette und Gottfried Nitsch hatten 15 Kinder, davon war Paul das 5. Kind, meine Mutter Martha Nitsch, verheiratete Hensel, das 15. Kind.
Gott mit Uns! - Dies war die Losung von Paul Nitsch. Auf allen Schriftstücken, die er in den 39 Monaten seines Kriegseinsatzes in die Heimat sandte, findet sich diese Losung. Nitsch war von Beruf Eisenbahner und wurde am 2. August 1914 zum Heeresdienst einberufen. Am 12. des Monats ging es von Berlin über Wittenberge, Münden und Thüringen zunächst nach Neuss ins Quartier. Anschließend ging es über Mönchengladbach und Aachen weiter nach Dolhain in Belgien. Weitere Stationen waren Verviers und Angleur bei Lüttich. Dort arbeitete er meist mit anderen Kameraden daran, Rampen zu bauen.
Er berichtete von Angriffen auf die eigene Truppen durch sogenannte Franktireurs und dem brennenden Löwen, das nahezu komplett von der Deutschen Armee zerstört wurde. Über Valenciennes ging es weiter nach Sedan und Mitte/Ende September nach Laon in Frankreich.
1915 wurde Nitsch nach Russland verlegt, wo er bis zum Juli 1918 verblieb. Im Anschluss kam er nach Beverloo in Belgien und wurde zum Maschinengewehrschütze ausgebildet.
Am 25. Oktober 1918 kam plötzlich die unerwartete Nachricht, dass Nitsch in Frankreich auf dem Felde der Ehre durch einen Granatvolltreffer gefallen sei.
Paul Nitsch heiratete noch 4 Monate vor seinem Tod seine Verlobte Erna, geborene Möllendorf (20.08.1895-01.06.1969) und zeugte einen Sohn, der auch Paul (28.03.1919-08.03.1945) hieß. Dieser wiederum heiratete 1943 Hildegard, geborene Stüber (*08.10.1921) und fiel am 8. März 1945 während des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Aus dieser Ehe ist eine Tochter, Hannelore (14.12.1944), hervorgegangen.
PDF-Dokument mit einer Fotografie der Familie Nitsch (Paul Nitsch zusammen mit seiner Frau Erna und dem gemeinsamen Sohn Paul), mit dem Ausschnitt einer Fotografie in Kopie von Paul Nitsch in Uniform zusammen mit seiner Einheit und dem Tagebuch von Paul Nitsch, 2. August 1914 bis 25. Oktober 1918.
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TUTORIAL
Zum Andenken und Gedächtnis
unseres Sohnes und Bruders Paul Nitsch
geboren am 25. November 1892 zu Berlin
gefallen am 25.Oktober 1918 auf dem Felde der Ehre in Frankreich
zusammengetragen von Karl Nitsch.
_____________________________________
Kriegserinnerungen aus dem Tagebuch und
aus Briefen an die Heimat.
-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-
Gott mit Uns!
Dieses war die Losung unseres lieben Bruders. Auf
allen Schriftstücken, die er in den 39 Monaten seines
Mitkämpfens in die Heimat gesandt hat, finden
wir diese Losung. Es war ihm nicht nur eine Redensart;
das beweisen noch manche der folgenden Zeugnisse.
- Deutsch (German)
Zum Andenken und Gedächtnis
unseres Sohnes und Bruders Paul Nitsch
geboren am 25. November 1892 zu Berlin
gefallen am 25.Oktober 1918 auf dem Felde der Ehre in Frankreich
zusammengetragen von Karl Nitsch.
_____________________________________
Kriegserinnerungen aus dem Tagebuch und
aus Briefen an die Heimat.
-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-
Gott mit Uns!
Dieses war die Losung unseres lieben Bruders. Auf
allen Schriftstücken, die er in den 39 Monaten seines
Mitkämpfens in die Heimat gesandt hat, finden
wir diese Losung. Es war ihm nicht nur eine Redensart;
das beweisen noch manche der folgenden Zeugnisse.
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English Translation
To the memory and memory of our son and brother Paul Nitsch born on November 25, 1892 to Berlin fallen on October 25, 1918 in the field of honor in France gathered by Karl Nitsch. _____________________________________ War memories from the diary and from letters to the homeland. -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- God with us!
This was the slogan of our dear brother.
We find this slogan in all the documents he sent home during the 39 months of his struggle.
It was not just a saying to him; This is proved by some of the following testimonies.
Transcription History
Zum Andenken und Gedächtnis unseres Sohnes und Bruders Paul Nitsch geboren am 25. November 1892 zu Berlin gefallen am 25.Oktober 1918 auf dem Felde der Ehre in Frankreich zusammengetragen von Karl Nitsch. _____________________________________ Kriegserinnerungen aus dem Tagebuch und aus Briefen an die Heimat. -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- Gott mit Uns! Dieses war die Losung unseres lieben Bruders. Auf allen Schriftstücken, die er in den 39 Monaten seines Mitkämpfens in die Heimat gesandt hat, finden wir diese Losung. Es war ihm nicht nur eine Redensart; das beweisen noch manche der folgenden Zeugnisse.
Zum Andenken und Gedächtnis unseres Sohnes und Bruders Paul Nitsch geboren am 25. November 1892 zu Berlin gefallen am 25.Oktober 1918 auf dem Felde der Ehre in Frankreich zusammengetragen von Karl Nitsch. _____________________________________ Kriegserinnerungen aus dem Tagebuch und aus Briefen an die Heimat. -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- Gott mit Uns! Dieses war die Losung unseres lieben Bruders. Auf allen Schriftstücken, die er in den 39 Monaten seines Mitkämpfens in die Heimat gesandt hat, finden wir diese Losung. Es war ihm nicht nur eine Redensart; das beweisen noch manche der folgenden Zeugnisse.
English Translation
Paul Nitsch was a brother of my mother.
The parents Henriette and Gottfried Nitsch had 15 children, of which Paul was the 5th child, my mother Martha Nitsch, married Hensel, the 15th child. "God with us!" - That was Paul Nitsch's motto.
This slogan can be found on all of the documents that he sent home during the 39 months of his war deployment.
Nitsch was a railroad worker and was called up for army service on August 2, 1914.
On the 12th of the month it went from Berlin via Wittenberge, Münden and Thuringia first to Neuss to the quarter.
Then it went via Mönchengladbach and Aachen to Dolhain in Belgium.
Further stations were Verviers and Angleur near Liège.
There he mostly worked with other comrades to build ramps.
He reported attacks on his own troops by so-called Franktireurs and the burning lion, which was almost completely destroyed by the German army.
Via Valenciennes we went on to Sedan and in mid / end of September to Laon in France.
In 1915 Nitsch was transferred to Russia, where he remained until July 1918.
He then came to Beverloo in Belgium and was trained as a machine gunner.
On October 25, 1918, the unexpected news suddenly came that Nitsch had been hit by a direct shell hit in France "on the field of honor".
Paul Nitsch married his fiancée Erna, née Möllendorf (08/20/1895 - 06/01/1969) 4 months before his death, and fathered a son who was also called Paul (03/28/1919 - 03/08/1945).
He in turn married Hildegard, née Stüber (* October 8, 1921) in 1943 and died on March 8, 1945 during the Second World War.
A daughter, Hannelore (December 14th, 1944) emerged from this marriage.
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