egbert Posted 10 October , 2012 Author Share Posted 10 October , 2012 Constantly alternating -bunkers, galleries, dug-outs, trenches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 10 October , 2012 Author Share Posted 10 October , 2012 Galleries bored deep into the mountain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 10 October , 2012 Author Share Posted 10 October , 2012 Louis knows the system like his pocket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 10 October , 2012 Author Share Posted 10 October , 2012 Stonewalled trenches, always with "comfortable" firestep and climbing aids, soon to leave Lippische Schweiz system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 10 October , 2012 Author Share Posted 10 October , 2012 Next fortress is "Feste Scheufele" as the sign above the entrance points out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 10 October , 2012 Author Share Posted 10 October , 2012 No time to explore the inside, just the guard area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 10 October , 2012 Author Share Posted 10 October , 2012 If I recollect correctly this bunker might be a trench mortar position, hence the "sun roof" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 10 October , 2012 Author Share Posted 10 October , 2012 Next pictures left and right of path between Lippische Schweiz and notorious "Unterer Rehfelsen" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 10 October , 2012 Author Share Posted 10 October , 2012 Barbed wire and netted wire everywhere. Note the rocks slammed to chunks by the constant artillery bombardments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 10 October , 2012 Author Share Posted 10 October , 2012 Hidden entrances to deep galleries which protected the troops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 10 October , 2012 Author Share Posted 10 October , 2012 Bunkered trench mortar position with firing hole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 10 October , 2012 Author Share Posted 10 October , 2012 What lies behind this arch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spconnolly007 Posted 10 October , 2012 Share Posted 10 October , 2012 Great photos egbert. You did well to post that lot today, considering how slowwww the sites been. We're waiting, whats behind the arch then? Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 11 October , 2012 Author Share Posted 11 October , 2012 Thanks Sean. What lies behind the arch, a bit further up? Mighty rock formation "Unterer Rehfelsen", bitterly fought over , featured tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandy hall Posted 11 October , 2012 Share Posted 11 October , 2012 Looking forward to tonight. Wonderful photos. Mandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithjk Posted 11 October , 2012 Share Posted 11 October , 2012 Egbert, I have my armchair booked, two cans of beer in the fridge, and a bag of popcorn. I'm ready for the next instalment of your incredible journey. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roel22 Posted 11 October , 2012 Share Posted 11 October , 2012 Count me in as well. I'm no experienced climber, so the more pics the better... Roel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roel22 Posted 11 October , 2012 Share Posted 11 October , 2012 If you need to be an experienced climber to get to these positions, I wonder what an attack would look like. Fix bayonets and charge?? Roel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 11 October , 2012 Author Share Posted 11 October , 2012 Roel I would say you need to be physical fit but it is not necessary to be an experienced climber- I am not. The 1914/15 attacks uphill were unimaginable difficult. Yes there are contemporary pictures when they charged and counterattacked with fixed bayonets. Later the hand grenade was the steady companion. Charging uphill seemed to be a superhuman strain, but they did it and of course lost thousand of men in each single attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_oz Posted 11 October , 2012 Share Posted 11 October , 2012 Egbert Wonderful pictures thank you for sharing them. Tim B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 12 October , 2012 Author Share Posted 12 October , 2012 Ok guys, where am I? This image shows my path towards summit. The last pictures were taken at very left yellow dotted line, right before "Unterer Rehfelsen" (U.R.). The picture itself was taken from "Mittlerer Rehfelsen" (M.R.)-fortress. A location we will come to much later. As you can see the climb goes along U.R. and Feste (fortress) Bamberg. French attacks came from slope called "Namenloser Hang" and tried to gain access to German fortifications and lines. All attacks were repelled finally. Can you imagine how deadly the German enfilading MG fire was -U.R. could cover the valley up to image location M.R. and vice versa. Supported by Feste Bamberg and Feste Heiligenstädt. A deadly row of formidable defense positions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 12 October , 2012 Author Share Posted 12 October , 2012 This is a post- war image of U.R. A mighty rock formation undermined like a Swiss cheese and as I said, bitterly fought over. Note the forest in foreground still devastated , around U.R. all moonscape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 12 October , 2012 Author Share Posted 12 October , 2012 This is a 1920ish Michelin panorama photo. You can clearly see the string of fortresses left and right of U.R. . After 1915 the frontline was stabelized behind the visible ridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 12 October , 2012 Author Share Posted 12 October , 2012 This is how today's entrance into the fortress looks like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 12 October , 2012 Author Share Posted 12 October , 2012 And this is the same picture-view from THEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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