Fey - en Haye: St Mihiel Salient - St. Mihiel
St. Mihiel - Church-yard of old village of Fey-en-Haye on the outskirts of Bois le Pretre. Literally Priest's Wood or, Priesterwald in German. Very heavy fighting took place here beween September 1914 and July 1915, involving the French 73 and 128th Infantry Division (the Wolves of Bois-le-Pretre) and the German 121 Infantry Division. The wood was finally captured by the American 90/Div on Sept 13th 1918
Picture No
10837558
Media ID
47623732
Size
6144px x 4096px
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Credit
westernfrontphotography.com/Mary Evans
Usage Restrictions
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Source
Photograph by Mike St Maur Sheil
Date
2012
