Fields of Battle - Verdun
Trenches on Mort d Homme The attack here commenced on 6 March 1916 and after a month the Germans took the summit. They were unable to advance further as they were outflanked by Cote 304 further to the west and on 20 Aug 1917 the 31/DI retook the position. One of the features of that assault was the capture of the Gallwitz Tunnel which ran for 1.5 kms from the Forges valley to the German front line and acted both as a communication route and a shelter. On the 20th, a huge railway shell blocked one entrance and the French over-ran the other and captured over 600 Germans
Picture No
13923492
Media ID
47850218
Size
1900px x 1264px
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Credit
westernfrontphotography.com / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Mike St Maur Sheil
Date
2011
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