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Polderhoek Chateau| PaulReed |
Posted: September 29, 2009 08:50 pm
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I posted these for someone on the GWF and thought they would interest people here, too.
Polderhoek Château pre-1914. (IMG:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2451/3955805224_4fd2e1d412_b.jpg) -------------------- Passchendaele Remembered: my new site for the 90th Anniversary - http://www.ypres-1917.com/
"He saw beyond the filth of battle and thought death a fair price to pay to belong to the company of these fellows..." |
  
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| PaulReed |
Posted: September 29, 2009 08:51 pm
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This is a German postcard and dates from around 1916.
(IMG:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2646/3955802218_03d1be1a37_b.jpg) -------------------- Passchendaele Remembered: my new site for the 90th Anniversary - http://www.ypres-1917.com/
"He saw beyond the filth of battle and thought death a fair price to pay to belong to the company of these fellows..." |
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| egbert |
Posted: September 30, 2009 06:42 pm
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The many clean penetration shots from artillery seem to show the extreme quantities of duds, do they?
-------------------- In memory of Grandfather OffzStellv. Gottfried S., IR 49, 4.Kompanie, KIA 1 May 1918 near Merville/Bois de Nieppe: "Lest was am Wald n/westlich Merville vorgeht - dort bin ich...". His story is told in "This is the secret of Granddads trunk"
and in memory of Greatuncle Lt.d.R. Kurt Thielicke, RIR 36, Fuehrer Inf.Pi.Zug, KIA 1 October 1916 near Gueudecourt at age 21 in "Eiserner Riegel" (Brit: Bayonet trench) |
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| Hugh |
Posted: October 07, 2009 07:48 pm
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Good question, Egbert. It looks like it was shot at with cannon balls. Given that the walls look peppered with smaller marks, is that caused by shrapnel balls, and the bigger dents by the nose caps and empty shell banging into the wall?
Hugh |
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| Malte Znaniecki |
Posted: October 30, 2009 04:08 am
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Here some additional pictures
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| Malte Znaniecki |
Posted: October 30, 2009 04:10 am
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| Malte Znaniecki |
Posted: October 30, 2009 04:11 am
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| jainvince |
Posted: October 30, 2009 10:09 am
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Paul & Malte
Interesting pictures. please excuse the question but where exactly was Polderhoek Chateau and is there anything there now? Bernard |
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| Malte Znaniecki |
Posted: October 30, 2009 02:31 pm
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Bernard,
this trenchmap shows the site of Polderhoek with the Château. Unfortunately I don't remember on which website I found the map. Attached Image  -------------------- |
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| Malte Znaniecki |
Posted: October 30, 2009 02:59 pm
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