“It was clear to me from the first minute that the situation regarding the monarchy was very serious . I think this will end in defeat ...”
Correspondence between the young couple Žigmond Janko and Matilda Kovač from Motvarjevci during the First World War
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First World War, infantrymen, 48th Imperial Royal Infantry Regiment, Galicia, hinterland, Motvarjevci, loveAbstract
By sheer coincidence and luck, 400 letters from the First World War have been preserved; these were exchanged between a young married couple from Motvarjevci, the soldier Žigmond Janko and his wife Matilda Kovač. The letters reveal the everyday life of the common man during the war - that of a regular soldier on the front and his wife in the hinterland, and their love. The correspondence between Žigmond and Matilda illustrates well how communication worked between the hinterland and the soldier on the front who was later wounded, fell ill and ended up in hospital.
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