Malte Znaniecki Posted 22 September , 2005 Share Posted 22 September , 2005 No 1 Ploegsteert Wood 1918 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malte Znaniecki Posted 24 September , 2005 Author Share Posted 24 September , 2005 No 2 Aerial sight of Ploegsteert Wood 1918 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyford Posted 24 September , 2005 Share Posted 24 September , 2005 Malte I have visited the memorial but did not look around the area. A friend told me that he was able to follow a walk into the woods which led to bunkers and he could see the formation of the sandbags in the walls. He showed me pictures of the steps down and the walls. I would very much like to visit these bunkers. Kate Kate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 25 September , 2005 Share Posted 25 September , 2005 Hello Kate, I suppose You mean these bunkers in Ploegsteert Wood. To my knowledge it is forbidden to enter the wood, and the paths leading to the cemeteries in the wood, are fenced off. It is also dangerous to walk in the wood, as there is a lot of hunting. Regards, Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 25 September , 2005 Share Posted 25 September , 2005 Ploegsteert Other lesser known British bunkers are situated near Hill 63. Regards, Cnock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinglma Posted 25 September , 2005 Share Posted 25 September , 2005 To my knowledge it is forbidden to enter the wood, and the paths leading to the cemeteries in the wood, are fenced off. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Cnock Are you saying that you cannot get to Rifle House and Toronto Avenue Cemeteries at all or just from the southern side via Hunters Avenue? I hoped to visit them later this week from the path by Prowse Point Cemetery. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 25 September , 2005 Share Posted 25 September , 2005 Hello Mike, You can go by the path at Prowse Point. I remember that I didn't manage to use the path once, after heavy rainfall. Regards, Cnock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 25 September , 2005 Share Posted 25 September , 2005 P.S. With 'fenced off' I meant to say that You cannot leave some parts opf the paths leading to Toronto Avenue, etc. Regards, Cnock. Another pick of Ploegsteert Wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinglma Posted 25 September , 2005 Share Posted 25 September , 2005 Cnock Thanks for clarifying that. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyford Posted 25 September , 2005 Share Posted 25 September , 2005 Cnock I think the pictures must have been taken in the area you have mentioned because the person said that they were quite a way from the road and were seldom visited. I will not go there after what you have said. Kate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malte Znaniecki Posted 25 September , 2005 Author Share Posted 25 September , 2005 Thank you very much, Cnock ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malte Znaniecki Posted 29 September , 2005 Author Share Posted 29 September , 2005 No 6 Source: Der Weltkrieg im Bild : Frontaufnahmen aus den Archiven der Entente. - München : Verl. "Der Weltkrieg im Bild", [o. J.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malte Znaniecki Posted 29 September , 2005 Author Share Posted 29 September , 2005 No 7 Source: Der Weltkrieg im Bild : Frontaufnahmen aus den Archiven der Entente. - München : Verl. "Der Weltkrieg im Bild", [o. J.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malte Znaniecki Posted 29 September , 2005 Author Share Posted 29 September , 2005 No 8 Source: Der Weltkrieg im Bild : Frontaufnahmen aus den Archiven der Entente. - München : Verl. "Der Weltkrieg im Bild", [o. J.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malte Znaniecki Posted 29 September , 2005 Author Share Posted 29 September , 2005 No 9 Source: Der Weltkrieg im Bild : Frontaufnahmen aus den Archiven der Entente. - München : Verl. "Der Weltkrieg im Bild", [o. J.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Simon Bull Posted 26 February , 2006 Share Posted 26 February , 2006 No 6 Source: Der Weltkrieg im Bild : Frontaufnahmen aus den Archiven der Entente. - München : Verl. "Der Weltkrieg im Bild", [o. J.] What does the German caption on this photograph mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 26 February , 2006 Share Posted 26 February , 2006 Hello Simon, Free translation Flooded dug-out and trench in Ploegsteert Wood in 1917. The British Army Command considered the special conditions of the Flanders battle fields, and equipped the British troops with trench waders. Regards, Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurel Sercu Posted 26 February , 2006 Share Posted 26 February , 2006 Simon, And this is the original (?) caption going with this IWM photo (Number Q 4665) : "A flooded dug-out in front line trench occupied by Lancashire Fusiliers. Opposite Messines, near Ploegsteert Wood, January, 1917." Aurel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Simon Bull Posted 26 February , 2006 Share Posted 26 February , 2006 Thanks Aurel and Cnock - I had wondered if the German caption might be more disparaging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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