egbert Posted 30 November , 2021 Share Posted 30 November , 2021 German Artillery Observation spot THEN NOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mebu Posted 30 November , 2021 Share Posted 30 November , 2021 Interesting. Presumably dated quite early? Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianmorris547 Posted 5 December , 2021 Share Posted 5 December , 2021 (edited) Egbert By chance I was going through the War Diaries of 83 Infantry Brigade (28 Division) and in the April 1915 diary of 3 Monmouths (WO 95/2274/4) (ancestry p 100 to 114) there are seven photographs of Frezenberg Ridge and Mouse Trap Farm taken from the Monmouths Front Line. Brian Edit; Here are the first two. Edited 6 December , 2021 by brianmorris547 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianmorris547 Posted 6 December , 2021 Share Posted 6 December , 2021 (edited) And here are the others. I think that they may have been taken after the war. Brian Edited 6 December , 2021 by brianmorris547 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 6 December , 2021 Author Share Posted 6 December , 2021 (edited) Interesting pictures. I also am pretty sure they are post war photos Edited 6 December , 2021 by egbert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianmorris547 Posted 6 December , 2021 Share Posted 6 December , 2021 Egbert Yes they are, they are attached to a narrative of the Second Battle of Ypres in the 3 Monmouths WD. The May 1915 WD of 83 Infantry Brigade (WO 95/2273) has sketch maps showing positions and there are maps in the WD of 85 Infantry Brigade (WO 95/2278) on page 360/1106 Zonnebeke, page 539 Zillebeck and 540 Saint Jean. The Saint Jean map shows Shell Trap Farm in C 22 b. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 6 December , 2021 Author Share Posted 6 December , 2021 Brian it would be interesting to understand when these pictures were taken. I think it is intriguing how quick the scars of zillion of shell holes and trenches has been leveled. The landscape looks already like normal farmland, never destroyed by a war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianmorris547 Posted 6 December , 2021 Share Posted 6 December , 2021 Egbert As far as I can make out the pictures were taken to assist in the writing of the Regimental History. There is nothing to say when unfortunately, mid 1920s perhaps. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 6 December , 2021 Author Share Posted 6 December , 2021 Even if in the mid 20s - absolute amazing how quick the landscape was restored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Forge Posted 6 December , 2021 Share Posted 6 December , 2021 1 hour ago, egbert said: Even if in the mid 20s - absolute amazing how quick the landscape was restored It is - the only thing that gives it away compared to the wartime German panorama in the original post is the complete absence of woods and hedgerows. The picture of Mousetrap Farm includes a ruined bunker. Amazing pictures, thanks @egbert and @brianmorris547 for posting. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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