Cnock Posted 18 December , 2023 Share Posted 18 December , 2023 Near the Sasstraat. Battery with different shelters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 18 December , 2023 Author Share Posted 18 December , 2023 Prior to the attack of 31 July 1917, the emplacement was shelled with 8 inch guns firing 304 shells at a distance of 5,4 kms, and 155 mm French gun firing 500 shells from 6 kms distance. The shelling was directed by observation balloon. Only two casted concrete bunkers more or less resisted the shelling. The remaining bunker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 18 December , 2023 Author Share Posted 18 December , 2023 Damage What is left of an other construction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mebu Posted 18 December , 2023 Share Posted 18 December , 2023 Some nice pics there Eddy. If I remember correctly - haven't seen it for quite a few years - the one at Tilleul Farm ( name on British maps) shows some signs of being re-used and changed around during the war (possibly not the brickwork evident). Always happy to see these pics. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 18 December , 2023 Author Share Posted 18 December , 2023 Hello Peter, glad to hear from You! Eddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 19 December , 2023 Share Posted 19 December , 2023 Nice pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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