David Prestidge Posted 15 August , 2019 Share Posted 15 August , 2019 I have just started this book. He uses the term OG lines frequently. Obviously he is talking about German trenches, but what does the OG stand for? The book is very readable. Understandably, I suppose, as the writer was a distinguished journalist. I imagine that the line he takes doesn't play out too well with modern opinions, although it's hard to fault his view that Fromelles was an unmitigated disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 15 August , 2019 Share Posted 15 August , 2019 (edited) David Peter Pederson uses the same term in his book Anzacs on the Western Front and shows a map with the trench line on. It can be found here. Scroll up for the map: http://tinyurl.com/y3at6oju TR Edited 15 August , 2019 by Terry_Reeves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rksimpson Posted 15 August , 2019 Share Posted 15 August , 2019 Hi Doesn't it mean Old German lines? regards Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddell Posted 15 August , 2019 Share Posted 15 August , 2019 I read it many years ago and enjoyed it. Didn’t find it a controversial book in any way. O.G I understood to be original German lines. Scott. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Prestidge Posted 15 August , 2019 Author Share Posted 15 August , 2019 Thanks for the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 15 August , 2019 Share Posted 15 August , 2019 The following interview with Les Carlyon may be of interest: "Les Carlyon: voices from the Great War". Part of the series "Conversations" with ABC’s Richard Fidler. Original broadcast November 2006, repeated 22 Apr 2016. https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/les-carlyon-voices-from-the-great-war/7788768 Cheers Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgranger Posted 15 August , 2019 Share Posted 15 August , 2019 'O.G.' original or old German lines, originated in Bean's official history of the A I F. Regarding Fromelles, comment in the OP, Roger Lee's two books, one a narrative history, the other an examination of the planning of the battle are very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Prestidge Posted 15 August , 2019 Author Share Posted 15 August , 2019 Thanks, Maureene - an amazing interview. Thanks for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frev Posted 16 August , 2019 Share Posted 16 August , 2019 16 hours ago, paulgranger said: 'O.G.' original or old German lines, originated in Bean's official history of the A I F. The use of O.G.1 and O.G.2 (for the old German lines) can be found in quite a few of the relevant War Diaries for Jul/Aug 1916 - long before Bean wrote the Official Histories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteStarLine Posted 16 August , 2019 Share Posted 16 August , 2019 Frev is correct, as this August 1916 war diary shows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgranger Posted 16 August , 2019 Share Posted 16 August , 2019 Thanks chaps. I always thought it was Bean who started it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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