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re: Battlefields of WWI fading into greenery
Posted on 5/29/18 at 6:11 pm to jbgleason
Posted on 5/29/18 at 6:11 pm to jbgleason
I went on a tour of several WWI sites with NATO staff officers. At one sight our guide was digging up partially exposed unexpended rifle rounds. He'd pry them open, pour out the powder and light it off to demonstrate the why we needed to be vigilant, stay on marked paths and not disturb anything to avoid unexploded ordinance. It was interesting touring these sights with a mix of mostly German, Dutch, Belgian, and US officers.
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Posted on 5/29/18 at 6:11 pm to fr33manator
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Look at The size of those artillery shells.
Imagine one of those landing in your trench and just blowing you and your trench mates to absolute smithereens. They’d bury you in a coffee can
Or worse, end up like the dude from Johnny Got His Gun.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 6:12 pm to Jim Rockford
I wish they would've preserved some of the trenches. Something about it just fascinates me. Maybe just how intricate and everything they were.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 6:18 pm to Korin
There are some locations that have been preserved and mantained or reconstructed.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 6:19 pm to Jim Rockford
People can drive up to Port Hudson and see Civil War trenches very easily. And few bother to do so.
Every battlefield I've visited has been a very pretty place. Nature cares nothing about our striving; it bounces back faster than we do.
Every battlefield I've visited has been a very pretty place. Nature cares nothing about our striving; it bounces back faster than we do.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 6:19 pm to Korin
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wish they would've preserved some of the trenches. Something about it just fascinates me. Maybe just how intricate and everything they were.
Europeans aren't as keen to preserve battlefields and make them tourist attractions as Americans are.
This post was edited on 5/29/18 at 6:20 pm
Posted on 5/29/18 at 6:37 pm to magildachunks
The Europeans have plenty of battlefield tourism. There are museums and battle sites all over the place. I've visited battlefields of Normandy, Battle of the Bulge, Operation Market Garden, Maginot line forts, St Mihiel, Verdun, Bellau Wood, Waterloo and many lesser known sites. They all had gift shops, restaurants, museums, etc to cater to the tourist crowd. I'd say even more so than all but the most well known US battlefields.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 6:44 pm to Korin
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Or worse, end up like the dude from Johnny Got His Gun.
What a powerful book.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 6:52 pm to upgrayedd
Germany had land artillery as big as naval guns
Posted on 5/29/18 at 6:53 pm to HeadChange
HeadChange
Hey... Long time.
Gfy
Hey... Long time.
Gfy
Posted on 5/29/18 at 6:59 pm to LCA131
How you are still alive at your age defies biology as I know it
Posted on 5/29/18 at 7:05 pm to KiwiHead
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Verdun was a grinder....it is good that nature is reclaiming the place.....the reality in 1916 was a scene from hell
I’m pretty sure the WWI vets would be happy to see those battlefields beautifully reclaimed by nature
Posted on 5/29/18 at 7:11 pm to Tigris
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People can drive up to Port Hudson and see Civil War trenches very easily. And few bother to do so.
Vicksburg is a great place to see remnants of trenches.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 7:14 pm to GetCocky11
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Vicksburg is a great place to see remnants of trenches.
Weren't most of those civilian shelters/living areas?
I know they dug holes and small caves in the hills to hide from the artillary.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 7:20 pm to magildachunks
Union dug trenches to stay in cover as they closed in on the city.
Citizens also had dugouts that they built to live in during the bombardment.
Citizens also had dugouts that they built to live in during the bombardment.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 7:22 pm to Kim Jong Ir
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What a powerful book.
Yes. As is All Quiet on the Western Front .
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:09 pm to Jim Rockford
Saw a similar photo gallery in The Atlantic today: link to Atlantic page
Some of those pictures remind of me of a quote from General Sir Charles Harington, before the Battle of Messines: ""Gentlemen, I don’t know whether we are going to make history tomorrow, but at any rate we shall change geography."
Some of those pictures remind of me of a quote from General Sir Charles Harington, before the Battle of Messines: ""Gentlemen, I don’t know whether we are going to make history tomorrow, but at any rate we shall change geography."
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:17 pm to Jim Rockford
In Madisonville there are remains of trenches dug by the damn yankees in 1864. They are not very deep but they’re there and marked. They are also mostly on private property. I’d think it would pretty damn cool to have something like that in your yard.
As far as European battlefields, I’d like to visit them one day but it will be a day long down there road.
As far as European battlefields, I’d like to visit them one day but it will be a day long down there road.
This post was edited on 5/29/18 at 8:18 pm
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:25 pm to TheFonz
I’d think it would pretty damn cool to have something like that in your yard.
Perfect place to go when mother in law comes over!
Perfect place to go when mother in law comes over!
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:28 pm to TheFonz
I can thank the OT for recommending the Hardcore history podcast on WWI: Blueprint for Armageddon. It really puts in prespective how horrific that war was for the soldiers involved.
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