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Fritz Kreisler

Austrian Composer

Born: Feb 2, 1875

Died: Jan 29, 1962

Before Duty Half Me Men Wife

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What impressed me particularly in Vienna was the strict order everywhere. No mob disturbances of any kind, in spite of the greatly increased liberty and relaxation of police regulations. Fritz Kreisler

Me Liberty Police Strict Increased Relaxation Everywhere Kind Spite Particularly Mob Impressed Greatly Any Order Vienna Regulations

One gets into a strange psychological, almost hypnotic, state of mind while on the firing line which probably prevents the mind's eye from observing and noticing things in a normal way. Fritz Kreisler

Strange Mind State Way Eye Prevents Hypnotic Firing Almost Observing Line Normal Gets Psychological Which While Noticing Things

Although I had resigned my commission as an officer two years before, I immediately left Switzerland, accompanied by my wife, in order to report for duty. As it happened, a wire reached me a day later calling me to the colors. Fritz Kreisler

Day Me Wife Before Duty Later Immediately Colors Wire Had Reached Calling Although Accompanied Years Left Officer Report Commission Order Happened Switzerland Resigned Two

My wife volunteered her services as Red Cross nurse, insisting upon being sent to the front, in order to be as near me as could be, but it developed later that no nurse was allowed to go farther than the large troop hospitals far in the rear of the actual operations. Fritz Kreisler

Me Wife Nurse Later Cross Insisting Troop Could Hospitals Allowed Developed Volunteered Red Operations Go Than Front Being Order Sent Far Rear Farther Large Near Actual Her Services

Signs of fatigue soon manifested themselves more and more strongly, and slowly the men dropped out one by one, from sheer exhaustion. No murmur of complaint, however, would be heard. Fritz Kreisler

Suddenly, at about ten o'clock, a dull thud sounded somewhere far away from us, and simultaneously we saw a small white round cloud about half a mile ahead of us where the shrapnel had exploded. The battle had begun. Fritz Kreisler

Life that only a few hours before had glowed with enthusiasm and exultation, suddenly paled and sickened. Fritz Kreisler

Life Enthusiasm Before Few Only Had Hours Suddenly

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