egbert Posted 6 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 6 October , 2014 Appr same location a little bit to the left, combat trench, view to wards Rhein plain and the village of Jungholtz (left) THEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted 6 October , 2014 Share Posted 6 October , 2014 That's remarkably similar to the postcard I sent you! Very interesting photos: thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 6 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 6 October , 2014 That's remarkably similar to the postcard I sent you! Very interesting photos: thank you. I remember Gwyn, but this one is one of the 800 from Louis' HWK collection. It shows Mariannengraben (-trench) which starts at Annastollen(-gallery) and lead directly to French post#10 (opposite Emmagraben(-trench) ). Hope this will not confuse anybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 6 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 6 October , 2014 I am not so sure whether the German soldiers in this look-out 1916 already used English language terms like this maternal love labelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMarsdin Posted 6 October , 2014 Share Posted 6 October , 2014 Thanks for uploading the continuation of your visit. A truly fascinating place to visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 7 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 7 October , 2014 You are welcome Steve. Bh NOW Around 1915, before the stronghold was heavily fortified in 1916 THEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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River97 Posted 7 October , 2014 Share Posted 7 October , 2014 This is one of the highlights of visiting the forum on a daily basis. Not many members leave comments here but there is a rather large following. Just remarkable and a thread I hope will go for another 41 pages. Cheers Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spconnolly007 Posted 8 October , 2014 Share Posted 8 October , 2014 Not many members leave comments here but there is a rather large following. Cheers Andy. There's not much that anyone can add to one of Egbert's pictorial threads you just go with the flow, and enjoy. Regards, Sean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 10 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 10 October , 2014 thanks to both for your comments. Bh at 915m alt., view across to Sudelkopf mountain NOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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egbert Posted 10 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 10 October , 2014 A formidable subterranean and surface fortification system just a few meters from HWK summit (right) with unsurpassed views down into the Rhine River plain, Black forest in the background NOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 10 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 10 October , 2014 THEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 10 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 10 October , 2014 After the war. Vegetation still low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 10 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 10 October , 2014 A stitched panorama picture from Bh, looking East into the German plains. This might help you understand why this mountain was so vital for Germany to defend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 10 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 10 October , 2014 ...and slowly panning left from same position the panorama view to the Vosges mountain (warfare) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 10 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 10 October , 2014 Bh during winter. A peaceful day but the next artillery duell may happen in a couple of seconds THEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 10 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 10 October , 2014 Total devastation. Bh view to wards summit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted 10 October , 2014 Share Posted 10 October , 2014 I have enjoyed the last set of photos: thanks. The modern b&w one is very effective. Was that taken by your friend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted 10 October , 2014 Share Posted 10 October , 2014 This postcard may complement your images which show the view from HWK. This card shows HWK, Sudelkopf and the others from the plain, near Cernay. The Rhine is behind the artist. (Ballon de Guebwiller = Grand Ballon.) It was posted in 1916. Card from my collection. Gwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted 10 October , 2014 Share Posted 10 October , 2014 This card, posted in 1914, shows the southern Vosges as if viewed from the Black Forest. The +++++++ line along the summits marks the 1871 frontier. France was on the far side of it. I hope it helps to visualise that the Germans had the advantage of constructing their powerful defences and infrastructure from the west. (Approx orientation: <------- South : North ------> ) Card from my collection. Gwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 10 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 10 October , 2014 Gwyn, thanks for the postcards. They may very well visualise the complex terrain. With respect to your Q about the b&w picture -it is indeed from mon ami vosgien, but when the actual photo was taken, he was not born, not even planned as it is a contemporary picture from the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted 10 October , 2014 Share Posted 10 October , 2014 Then it's even more wonderful. It really is an evocative picture. Gwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 10 October , 2014 Share Posted 10 October , 2014 As Egbert suggested it is when you see the view back over the Rhine valley that you realise why so much battlefield engineering went on. The views are also beautiful in themselves 100 years on. Thanks Egbert. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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