Unnamed cuistot (Ils ne passeront pas)

An extremely young cuistot (slang for "cook", denoting a military food-server), serving in the French Army during of World War I, brought foodstuffs to the unit which included Pierre Barres and Jacques Fonsagrive during the Verdun fighting in 1916. When the poilus (active combat soldiers) at the front line complained about the quality of the bread, the cuistot cursed angrily, asking did they simply stand up and wave whenever the Boche dropped shells on them. He then suggested that they try to take his job, if it seemed so easy to them. One of the poilus suggested that the cuistot should try fighting alongside them without adequate food, but most found the cuistot's anger to be justified and sincere, and did not attempt to disagree with him.