Verdun... the Wastelands ....

[Chris Boonzaier]

Thanks to a fantastic surprise from Don I have managed to more or less double my Verdun "snaps from above"...

Over the next few weeks I am going to try and match them with my trench maps....

Here is a relatively untouched Fleury in March 1916

[IrishGunner]

These will look great on the Soldier's Burden with research

[Chris Boonzaier]

These will look great on the Soldier's Burden with research

Indeed, I need to find the time to do it, the list is very long indeed of what i have to do :-(

[dond]

The Fleury powder house, is that the place were your guy earned his award for slamming the door shut on the French attackers?

[Chris Boonzaier]

Thats the one... I took some photos, but could not find them anymore... so much for digital photos....

[dond]

here.

[dond]

and here.

[Chris Boonzaier]

ahhh... thanks, I wonder if they are going to look after it someday....

[Chris Boonzaier]

Fort Souville and the Hospital Arty Battery

[Chris Boonzaier]

The Souville Nose

Here is an account of some men fighting on the heights (or "Nose")... http://www.kaiserscross.com/60401/134122.html

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hear is the Vaux Teich/Dam

Photo from april 1916 showing the French lines, the map about 40 days later, Red for French positions, Blue for German.

[Chris Boonzaier]

Here is an Interesting one, the bottom of the Photo touches on the village of Vaux, botton right touches on the Vaux teich/Pond, and Fort Vaux is top Left.

Bottom half right you can see the French MG positions that could take all of the Village, Teich etc under fire...