gporta Posted 4 December , 2005 Share Posted 4 December , 2005 For those interested in the Eastern front, here you have a picture showing Russian soldiers in a trench. Date of publication is September 1918, yet, due to the events of the Russian Revolution, it is not unlikely that the actual date could be an earlier one. No exact location is given, and the caption (roughly translated) reads "Second wing of attack of a Russian army, waiting for signals" (to attack). I wonder if if is that so, if it wasn't a bit hazardous for the two gentlemen to stand above the parapet. Gloria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthergw Posted 6 December , 2005 Share Posted 6 December , 2005 For those interested in the Eastern front, here you have a picture showing Russian soldiers in a trench. ................... I wonder if if is that so, if it wasn't a bit hazardous for the two gentlemen to stand above the parapet. Gloria Of course this is purely a guess, but this could be a communication trench on a reverse slope. A fairly safe place to hold support troops and neither side of the trench exposed to direct fire. A howitzer shell though.....nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benoit Douville Posted 15 December , 2005 Share Posted 15 December , 2005 That's a very interesting picture, where did you get that? Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gporta Posted 24 December , 2005 Author Share Posted 24 December , 2005 Of course this is purely a guess, but this could be a communication trench on a reverse slope. A fairly safe place to hold support troops and neither side of the trench exposed to direct fire. A howitzer shell though.....nasty. truthergw, The dangerous"over the top" situation of the two soldiers seems plausible if in a communication trench, yet all seem to be having a little rest, so the place where they are going is not too clear. Gloria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gporta Posted 24 December , 2005 Author Share Posted 24 December , 2005 That's a very interesting picture, where did you get that? Regards Bonsoir Benoit, The photo doesnn't come from any specialized magazine, it appeared in a contemporary Spanish magazine with miscellaneous contents of which I have a couple of issues. There are some images and articles related to the Great War, in the international news section, but they are not too extensive. This picture, in fact, just appeared with the caption and bore no relationship with the articles next to it. Gloria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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