Adolf Hitler painting of sunken road Bayenwald, looking for location

[Andy davidson]

Hi

Off to Ypres in August and looking for the above exact location. The road Voormezelestraat runs north to south past Croonaert chapel cemetery on the right ( if driving ) or on the left if looking at Google maps. Is the spot of the drawing on this spot or is it down the lane where the preserved trenches are, thanks in advance

Andy

Edited 5 May by Andy davidson
Miss spelt

[Andy davidson]

13 hours ago, Andy davidson said:

Hi

Off to Ypres in August and looking for the above exact location. The road Voormezelestraat runs north to south past Croonaert chapel cemetery on the right ( if driving ) or on the left if looking at Google maps. Is the spot of the drawing on this spot or is it down the lane where the preserved trenches are, thanks in advance

Andy

Edited 5 May by Andy davidson

[bierast]

Note that the 'current' Bayernwald trenches represent the new line established during 1916, slightly behind the original front line (abandoned in part due to persistent flooding).

https://www.royalsaxonarmy.co.uk/index.php/articles/26-a-teacher-in-the-trenches-ir-182-at-wytschaete-january-1916

[Andy davidson]

30 minutes ago, bierast said:

Note that the 'current' Bayernwald trenches represent the new line established during 1916, slightly behind the original front line (abandoned in part due to persistent flooding).

https://www.royalsaxonarmy.co.uk/index.php/articles/26-a-teacher-in-the-trenches-ir-182-at-wytschaete-january-1916

Thank you for the link, I think I will also  park at the chapel and walk until I see something that resembles a photo of the spot in Major and Mrs Holts Ypres guide, and read your link,  looking forward to a good wander around

Edited 6 May by Andy davidson

[AOK4]

Andy,

It has all been done before. I was a co-author of "Bayernwald. Het Croonaertbos in de Eerste Wereldoorlog" and there we concluded that it shows the Sunken Road near Red Château. The sunken road is still visible next to the Vierstraat nowadays (unfortunately google maps doesn't allow me to put a link here of the view nowadays).

It's not near Bayernwald but along the southwestern edge of Grand Bois.

Jan

 

[WhiteStarLine]

52 minutes ago, AOK4 said:

concluded that it shows the Sunken Road near Red Château

Jan, is this the one you mean?  Click to enlarge.  Cheers, Bill

[AOK4]

1 hour ago, WhiteStarLine said:

Jan, is this the one you mean?  Click to enlarge.  Cheers, Bill

Indeed, a bit further down the road (in the direction of Wijtschate), you can still see the sunken road in the field.

[Andy davidson]

6 hours ago, AOK4 said:

Andy,

It has all been done before. I was a co-author of "Bayernwald. Het Croonaertbos in de Eerste Wereldoorlog" and there we concluded that it shows the Sunken Road near Red Château. The sunken road is still visible next to the Vierstraat nowadays (unfortunately google maps doesn't allow me to put a link here of the view nowadays).

It's not near Bayernwald but along the southwestern edge of Grand Bois.

Jan

 

Many many thanks, I look forward to being there in August 

5 hours ago, WhiteStarLine said:

Jan, is this the one you mean?  Click to enlarge.  Cheers, Bill

Superb and thanks 👍🏻