In Stahlgewittern, aus dem Tagebuch eines Stoßtruppführers

by Ernst Jünger

"In Stahlgewittern, aus dem Tagebuch eines Stoßtruppführers" by Ernst Jünger is a memoir published in 1920. Based on his diary entries, Jünger recounts his experiences on the German Western Front during World War I from December 1914 to August 1918. He traces his transformation from young volunteer to experienced storm trooper, describing brutal combat with unflinching realism yet without explicit condemnation. The work presents war as a fateful, elemental force—a test of individual will and courage that the author often experiences with startling intensity, even exhilaration.