east of Villers Guislain - Sept. 29, 1918

[Naxos]

On September 29, the day of general battle along the line, the Thirty-third Division (Pinney) and the Twenty-first (Campbell) attacked at half-past three in the morning, advancing upon the Hindenburg Line on the front Honnecourt—Bantouzelle, while the Welsh Division operated to the north of that point. There was some progress at first and Villers-Guislain was occupied, but the enemy was strong and aggressive, so that the advance was first held and then forced back to its starting-point. It was not a successful day, and there seemed no choice but to settle down and subject these powerful lines to a renewed bombardment.

from: - The Great War - The British Campaign in France and Flanders, Vol. VI by Arthur Conan Doyle

... meanwhile, east of Villers-Guislain:

Back of photo reads:

Observer bunker on Sun Hill east of Villers Guislain, September 29, 1918

Edited September 15, 2013 by Naxos

[Guest Rick Research]

What German unit was there? Cannot possibly be a more immediate action photo than this!

[Glenn J]

Looking at the map in "Der Weltkrieg", volume 14, I would surmise units of 30. Infanterie-Division (251 Divisions places them at Villers-Guislan also). Presumably a unit of 60. Infanterie-Brigade:

2. Oberrheinisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 99

Kgl. Sächs. 6. Infanterie-Regiment König Wilhelm II. von Württemberg Nr. 105

4. Unter-Elsässisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 143

Glenn