memorial de verdun

[michiel]

at the moment I am in the Belgian Ardennes, (known for the battle of the bulge), but also place where the first Bataille des Ardennes was fought in august 1914,

I frequently cycle to a war cemetery where both German and french soldiers are buried, (Maissin), at 30 km.
I recently found out that the regiment that fought overhere (where my holliday home is located) is the IR 115 , hessian guards...

but reason for this item is the visit to Verdun (120 km from here) where I visited (again) the battlefield and museum with my son:
there I took some photographs of some headgear that might be of interest to the forum:
enjoy:

 

[KAGGR#1]

at the moment I am in the Belgian Ardennes, (known for the battle of the bulge), but also place where the first Bataille des Ardennes was fought in august 1914,

I frequently cycle to a war cemetery where both German and french soldiers are buried, (Maissin), at 30 km.
I recently found out that the regiment that fought overhere (where my holliday home is located) is the IR 115 , hessian guards...

but reason for this item is the visit to Verdun (120 km from here) where I visited (again) the battlefield and museum with my son:
there I took some photographs of some headgear that might be of interest to the forum:
enjoy:

I like the German steel helmet with the red cross .
Steve

 

[CLOVIS 57]

Oui, le XVIII AK Hessois attaque le bataillon de chasseurs du Colonel Driant, au bois des Caures le 21 février 1916.

 

[michiel]

the 115 Hessian Guard regiment was involved prior to the events in Verdun en bois de Caures in august 1914 in the battle of Maissin, part of the much bigger bataille des frontieres: and suffered huge casualties that day...
The war cemetery in Maissin is beautiful, and mixed German and French with graves dating from the fist month (august 1014) and the last month (november 1918) really worth visiting if you are in the region



Les Pertes

Côté français : 4 500 hommes sont blessés ou tués. A elle seule, la plus éprouvée, la 44e brigade perdit 2 000 fantassins. Côté allemand : les pertes furent équivalentes et particulièrement dures à la XXVe division (3 676 hommes). Le régiment de la Garde grand-ducale hessoise, le 115e grenadiers perdit 27 officiers et 760 fantassins.

 

[Bobted]

The Siebe Gorman rescue mask and Pickle must have been made for a horror film or fantasy film. Rob

 

[Khukri]

The Siebe Gorman rescue mask and Pickle must have been made for a horror film or fantasy film. Rob

Indeed. Bad!