marina Posted 22 July , 2006 Share Posted 22 July , 2006 You going to post them, Egbert? I'd lke to see those. Marina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Hesketh Posted 22 July , 2006 Share Posted 22 July , 2006 Keep this going Egbert, it is a fantastic thread to follow. I'm sure that there is a little army of silent followers like myself who are following this avidly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike10764 Posted 22 July , 2006 Share Posted 22 July , 2006 Yes Egbert-keep them coming, this thread never ceases to inform and fascinate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 22 July , 2006 Author Share Posted 22 July , 2006 The great advance 1914, Grandfathers push into France in/with 12.and 9.Kompanie, III Bn, IR 49 The big battle, Les Loges/Crapeaumesnil, 1-26 October 1914 Beuvraignes -Melina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 22 July , 2006 Author Share Posted 22 July , 2006 The great advance 1914, Grandfathers push into France in/with 12.and 9.Kompanie, III Bn, IR 49 The big battle, Les Loges/Crapeaumesnil, 1-26 October 1914 Beuvraignes - Schweineferme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 22 July , 2006 Author Share Posted 22 July , 2006 The great advance 1914, Grandfathers push into France in/with 12.and 9.Kompanie, III Bn, IR 49 The big battle, Les Loges/Crapeaumesnil, 1-26 October 1914 Beuvraignes - Schweineferme (check/compare also with pic in #721) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 22 July , 2006 Author Share Posted 22 July , 2006 The great advance 1914, Grandfathers push into France in/with 12.and 9.Kompanie, III Bn, IR 49 The big battle, Les Loges/Crapeaumesnil, 1-26 October 1914 Beuvraignes - Kirche ( only in nuances slightly different from the earlier posted picture - the grass seems to have grown a bit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 22 July , 2006 Author Share Posted 22 July , 2006 The great advance 1914, Grandfathers push into France in/with 12.and 9.Kompanie, III Bn, IR 49 The big battle, Les Loges/Crapeaumesnil, 1-26 October 1914 Although the pictures seem to be taken after Grandfather's fighting in the area, they are pretty much representative how it looked like , possibly 1915. The early village damages certainly come from the artillery preparing the attacks. Beuvraignes - Blockhaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 22 July , 2006 Author Share Posted 22 July , 2006 The great advance 1914, Grandfathers push into France in/with 12.and 9.Kompanie, III Bn, IR 49 The big battle, Les Loges/Crapeaumesnil, 1-26 October 1914 Beuvraignes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 22 July , 2006 Author Share Posted 22 July , 2006 The great advance 1914, Grandfathers push into France in/with 12.and 9.Kompanie, III Bn, IR 49 The big battle, Les Loges/Crapeaumesnil, 1-26 October 1914 Beuvraignes - Sperlingslust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 22 July , 2006 Author Share Posted 22 July , 2006 The great advance 1914, Grandfathers push into France in/with 12.and 9.Kompanie, III Bn, IR 49 The big battle, Les Loges/Crapeaumesnil, 1-26 October 1914 Beuvraignes - Sperlingslust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 22 July , 2006 Author Share Posted 22 July , 2006 The great advance 1914, Grandfathers push into France in/with 12.and 9.Kompanie, III Bn, IR 49 The big battle, Les Loges/Crapeaumesnil, 1-26 October 1914 Beuvraignes - Sperlingslust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marina Posted 22 July , 2006 Share Posted 22 July , 2006 It's so sad to see everyhting reduced to matchwood. What a horror war is. Marina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 23 July , 2006 Author Share Posted 23 July , 2006 The great advance 1914, Grandfathers push into France in/with 12.and 9.Kompanie, III Bn, IR 49 The big battle, Les Loges/Crapeaumesnil, 1-26 October 1914 Beuvraignes - La Poste Picture courtesy of "Collection Patrimoine de la Grande Guerre ", www.patrimoinedelagrandeguerre.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 23 July , 2006 Author Share Posted 23 July , 2006 The great advance 1914, Grandfathers push into France in/with 12.and 9.Kompanie, III Bn, IR 49 The big battle, Les Loges/Crapeaumesnil, 1-26 October 1914 Beuvraignes - Before and After Picture courtesy of "Collection Patrimoine de la Grande Guerre ", www.patrimoinedelagrandeguerre.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 23 July , 2006 Author Share Posted 23 July , 2006 The great advance 1914, Grandfathers push into France in/with 12.and 9.Kompanie, III Bn, IR 49 The big battle, Les Loges/Crapeaumesnil, 1-26 October 1914 Rue de L'Abbay , check also for location in posts # 690 and 691 Picture courtesy of "Collection Patrimoine de la Grande Guerre ", www.patrimoinedelagrandeguerre.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marina Posted 23 July , 2006 Share Posted 23 July , 2006 The before and after pics are very powerful. Marina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 26 July , 2006 Author Share Posted 26 July , 2006 very true Marina!! The great advance 1914, Grandfathers push into France in/with 12.and 9.Kompanie, III Bn, IR 49 The big battle, Les Loges/Crapeaumesnil, 1-26 October 1914 First aid station near Beuvraignes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 26 July , 2006 Author Share Posted 26 July , 2006 The great advance 1914, Grandfathers push into France in/with 12.and 9.Kompanie, III Bn, IR 49 The big battle, Les Loges/Crapeaumesnil, 1-26 October 1914 Trench construction somewhere near Beuvraignes/Les Loges/Crapeaumesnil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marina Posted 26 July , 2006 Share Posted 26 July , 2006 The men in the first aid station look TINY! I don't know why, but I always think of the german soldiers as being big men! Marina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 27 July , 2006 Author Share Posted 27 July , 2006 The great advance 1914, Grandfathers push into France in/with 12.and 9.Kompanie, III Bn, IR 49 The big battle, Les Loges/Crapeaumesnil, 1-26 October 1914 near Beuvraignes - direct hit in a communication trench Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 27 July , 2006 Author Share Posted 27 July , 2006 The great advance 1914, Grandfathers push into France in/with 12.and 9.Kompanie, III Bn, IR 49 The big battle, Les Loges/Crapeaumesnil, 1-26 October 1914 near Beuvraignes/Crapeaumesnil/Les Loges - water in trench Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike10764 Posted 27 July , 2006 Share Posted 27 July , 2006 Nice pics egbert- good to see the thread is still being added to..... Maybe the little fellas were inclined to join the medical services Marina, them guys in the waterlogged trench look big enough.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marina Posted 27 July , 2006 Share Posted 27 July , 2006 Right you are, Spike. Much more what I imagined! Marina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 4 August , 2006 Author Share Posted 4 August , 2006 The great advance 1914, Grandfathers push into France in/with 12.Kompanie, III Bn, IR 49 The battle of Soupir, 2 November 1914 November 2nd, 1914, before noon, the regiment (IR 49) reached the northeast corner of the Forest of Soupir (Bois de Bovette). From here the attack shall be started with III.Bn on the right (that's my Granddads Bn) and II. Bn left, with I.Bn as reserve forces. The companies start their advance towards the Forest of Soupir from a gravel-pit. The French possessed a strong bridgehead position north of Soupir since some 7 weeks. Strong French forces occupied the Forest of Soupir and the ferme “La Cour de Soupir”. German artillery and grenade launchers prepared the attack for the infantry. The forest was cleared, so was the “La Cour de Soupir”. 7. /49 penetrated the village of Soupir, the retreating French troops and their baggage were decimated substantially by enfilading MG fire. Only French remnants saved themselves across the River Aisne. The next day, II.Bn occupied the village. 350 prisoners were taken, a good part of them were French African soldiers. The enemy fled in panic and left lots of hardware and food. 2 artillery guns and 3 MG were also captured. Remarkable fact: in the French trenches we found German trench coats and tarps with issue stamp of our regiment 49. Obviously they were the same French troops as the ones we had fought earlier in Crapeaumesnil and Les Loges and where we suffered heavy losses from them. The victory in Soupir was considered a true satisfaction, revenge and success. The French abandoned the bridgehead and retreated south of the River Aisne. The regiment mourned the following losses: 9 dead, 13 missing, 1 officer and 43 soldiers wounded. The wine cellar of the Chateau Soupir served the regiment with excellent 1889 “Haut Sauterne” and very old Bordeaux from 1873." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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