Chris Boonzaier Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 1st, officers bunkers by the Kaplager... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 What seems to be a telephone exchange bunker... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe campbell Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 most trench photos evoke boredom or terror ormisery or carnage....these evoke dispassionate, methodical planning andreemphasize to me the grand scale of the lack of thought for the lowest common denominator - the trooper.eerie.joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H1 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 most trench photos evoke boredom or terror ormisery or carnage....these evoke dispassionate, methodical planning andreemphasize to me the grand scale of the lack of thought for the lowest common denominator - the trooper.eerie.joe Joe, I think as a trooper I'd be pretty happy there. I see duckboards and what look like the entrancres to big bunkers--dry feet and cover--always good Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 Joe, I think as a trooper I'd be pretty happy there. I see duckboards and what look like the entrancres to big bunkers--dry feet and cover--always good PaulIndeed.And what is an interesting thought, these are not like is so often seen bunkers in the sides of a hill.I imagine in 1919 or so they just filled this up with sand and bomb debris and there are big underground hollows there today..... with beds, stoves, bits of mouldy cloth and the occasional long forgotten body.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe campbell Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Joe, I think as a trooper I'd be pretty happy there. I see duckboards and what look like the entrancres to big bunkers--dry feet and cover--always good Paulpaul-no doubt the creature comforts were better!still, just too grand a scale for me....joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H1 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Indeed.And what is an interesting thought, these are not like is so often seen bunkers in the sides of a hill.I imagine in 1919 or so they just filled this up with sand and bomb debris and there are big underground hollows there today..... with beds, stoves, bits of mouldy cloth and the occasional long forgotten body....Chris, I guess it would depend on the construction. I know there are complete bunker complexes still at Verdun. I had a friend who did his doctorate research there in the forests (hard work, but someone has to do it) and he did some exploration of these complexes. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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