German soldiers and units (1914-1918)

1. The main archival fonds kept at CegeSoma and elsewhere :

You will find information about German soldiers and units in the Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv.

2. Where to find additional information on the subject?

• DORN BROSE Eric, The Kaiser's Army: the Politics of Military Technology in Germany during the Machine Age, 1870-1918, Oxford University Press, Oxford-New-York, 2001.
• LAPARRA Jean-Claude, La machine à vaincre, de l'espoir à la désillusion : histoire de l'armée allemande 1914-1918, Paris 14-18, Paris, 2006.
• ASPREY Robert B., The German Hight Command at War: Hindenburg and Ludendorff conduct World War I, William Morrow, New-York, 1991.

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