Fields of Battle - Vosges-St_Die

French trenches overlooking the Col de la Chapelotte. This pass in the western Vosges was contested at the beginning of the war and in and effort to secure the pass the French sought to under-mine the German positions. The resultant underground fighting here was the most intensive on the Western Front with over 350 tonnes of explosive being used on a front that was only about 300 m. wide

Battlefields Contested Explosive Intensive Overlooking Positions Secure Sought Tonnes Vosges

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