Len Trim Posted 28 August , 2009 Share Posted 28 August , 2009 Thank you very much to all who replied, such detailed helpful information too. It's only a few weeks since I returned from the Somme and Ypres and I am already committed to another trip back to those areas next year so it looks like 2011 before I get to Verdun and the Vosge, but they have definitely moved into the must be done category. Let's see Verdun/ Vosge 2011 and Gallipoli 2013 and Somme/ Ypres in the alternate years. That should see me through to retirement nicely Len Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 28 August , 2009 Author Share Posted 28 August , 2009 This link to Marco's website covering the Buchenkopf in English language is excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted 28 August , 2009 Share Posted 28 August , 2009 See http://www.xs4all.nl/~aur/layout/frames.ht...attlefields.htm for some English articles on the Vosges/Alsace. Yes; I drew attention to it in post 47 of the other thread here. Len - the information may be useful for other readers too, so thanks for asking. Gwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted 28 August , 2009 Share Posted 28 August , 2009 Karlsruhe-Baden airport (FKB) which is only some 45 minutes away from Buchenkopf. I started my trips from nearby the airport Where did you park the Typhoon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 28 August , 2009 Author Share Posted 28 August , 2009 Where did you park the Typhoon? Thanks for pointing out that I only park Dreideckers. It takes 1.5hrs up to Le Bonhomme from Baden airport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 28 August , 2009 Author Share Posted 28 August , 2009 May I also draw your attention to the war pictures from Buchenkopf in this excellent website! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted 13 September , 2009 Share Posted 13 September , 2009 Can Gwyn or Egbert please point us to photos and accounts of the fighting in this area, preferably in English, but if not, in French or German. Back to this question - sorry for the delay. You might find this book interesting. (I have just shared this link with another forum - apologies for duplication, but not everyone views both). "A Crusader in France" - 'A Crusader of France; the letters of Captain Ferdinand Belmont of the Chasseurs alpins (August 2, 1914-December 28, 1915)' - English translation of 'Lettres d'un officier de Chasseurs alpins'. Belmont died in action in 1915. (Downloadable as a .pdf but there are a few browser glitches reading online.) Chapters II (the Vosges), VI (Fecht valley), VII (Metzeral), and VIII (Lingenkopf) relate his experiences in this area. Gwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterhogg Posted 13 September , 2009 Share Posted 13 September , 2009 Thank you Egbert and Gwynn for the photos and commentaries. I have been away most of the summer but have popped in from time to time and have enjoyed this thread tremendously. peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 7 January , 2010 Author Share Posted 7 January , 2010 Deadly winter impression from a communication trench between Buchenkopf summit and Rabenfelsen (post#21) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 7 January , 2010 Author Share Posted 7 January , 2010 .....nearby...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 15 April , 2010 Author Share Posted 15 April , 2010 This picture corresponds to the images in post #122/123. It's about the same place where these pictures where taken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted 15 April , 2010 Share Posted 15 April , 2010 Very chilling, Egbert. Thanks - and for the winter pictures too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excelsior1 Posted 2 November , 2011 Share Posted 2 November , 2011 Lots of useful pics and info. Looking forward to visiting next year. Any reading references much appreciated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excelsior1 Posted 2 November , 2011 Share Posted 2 November , 2011 Egbert, I've done la Tête des Faux in July and in September. Both times I was knackered. And ravenous. Fortunately the auberge at Col du Calvaire does pleasant enough food. Last Sept I went up la Tête des Faux and then went to Trois-Epis for some food and then did the cemetery and then went somewhere else. I plan the days so as not to waste fuel or time. I never rest when I'm on holiday - I take the attitude that I'm only there for a few days, and it's an investment of time and money, so I want to do as much as possible. I'm taking my dad next year. He's 78 and I'm still very much in the planning phase of the trip. Any sites that are likely to be out of the question? No point spoiling his trip if we can be visiting those that are easier to get to instead. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipperary Posted 2 November , 2011 Share Posted 2 November , 2011 Enjoyed this thread Egbert for me also this is an area i know little of only in past weeks have i come across some pics on flicr of this area from the german side.john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted 12 January , 2012 Share Posted 12 January , 2012 I'm taking my dad next year. He's 78 and I'm still very much in the planning phase of the trip. Any sites that are likely to be out of the question? No point spoiling his trip if we can be visiting those that are easier to get to instead. Thanks. If it isn't too late, I can help you with this. I can't send you a private message until you have 5 posts. Gwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 2 October , 2016 Author Share Posted 2 October , 2016 This fine French wartime video from the Buchenkopf complements pretty much my picture thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted 2 October , 2016 Share Posted 2 October , 2016 Excellent film. It is very interesting to see the construction of entanglements, the erection of shelters and the equipment required to protect from gas. I'm amazed at how much is done with bare hands - such as handling barbed wire - in those temperatures and with the risks posed by the work itself. I'm pretty sure I will have walked up one of those mule tracks. I also watched part of the next film, "Devant Metzeral" and will return to that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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