Thank you so much for making these videos. As an American, not too likely to ever get the chance to visit these places, I find them very interesting. I have watched all of them and find it a more real experience than watching a prepared documentary, You did a good job and I will share them with others.
Thank you for your feedback. I am filming Vimy Ridge at dawn this coming Sunday morning. And in October I intend filming at Verdun. Keep watching so much more to come as I find time. Where in the USA are you?
You all prolly dont give a shit but does any of you know of a way to log back into an Instagram account..? I was dumb lost the login password. I love any tricks you can offer me.
i just found these vids as TH-cam was on auto play and I have to say i really enjoyed them. I am in the US so cant really experience the sites. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this for those of us that can not get a real sense of how things really were.
Thanks Steve for such a great footage. It's unbelievable and beyond my understanding how close both armies were from each other!!... it's very scary even imagine for a sec the appalling conditions they had to face before clashing and try to kill each other....... i think this tours are absolutely necessary to visit not only for those who are into history but for all the people who wanted to get an idea about what bloody and terrifying was WW1.... Thanks so much for your video because that is a big contribution to that!...
Fantastic video..glad I found your channel... I've always wanted to do the battlefields tour... We've been researching our family tree and found out week before remembrance Day that I had a great uncle who was killed During the battle of Arras on the 23rd April..His body is still there as they never found him...Your so right about it not being a play ground... About people being respectful...Ww1 really means something to me now.. I've Probably got other relatives who died in WW1....My great grandad was a trench railway driver....He was deaf after the War and always suffered the affects of being mustard gased...R.i.p to those brave men..French, German, English, Canadian and others who fought...Also R.I.P to ThomasGore 4th BTN Bedfordshire regiment...Proud of you 😢
Very interesting and very clearly narrated, great example of very well preserved trench from the Great War, what a hell hole this place must have been even for the defenders in these trenches let alone the French soldiers below. The snowy weather brings it home to us, how very brave these people were on both sides. "The War to end all Wars" apparently, what irony there is in that statement.....
Superb mate, one question Steven, why did the German army construct the trenches so narrow? I presume it is for a military benefit rather than a time constraint. Incredible to imagine young men brewing up 100 years ago on the ground you walked on, not knowing their fate from minute to minute.
People killing eachother, it's insane as such happens. Thank you for your wonderful reports. Also the use of the drone gives a nice overview in your films.. It would be nice if you start them with a map, to exactly see where you are. It is sad to hear that your grandpa died in this war.
Thank you for watching. See some of my later films where I do use maps to show where they are. My GF did not die in the war. He also served in WW2 and died in 1951.
The trench might have been a bit deeper, but low loopholes would make sense considering the steep slope. The site was probably robbed of stone for rebuilding in the area. Common through history. That would explain why the existing walls are much lower. All those gunports were covered well above the plates and then some.
I visited Le Linge in 2003 on a beautiful summers day. It was really interesting to see how it looks in winter. Much more forbidding. I remember, when standing in the second line in a circuler redoubt, that it was on the very crest of the hill. Looking through a loophole I could see a single 6' tall white cross, about 15' away. There is sign on that cross that says it marks where the body of a French soldier was found after an attack. He made it halfway between the first and second line before he was killed. All of 50 yards from his own front line. So, when looking through the loophole, I was standing on the spot where a German soldier had shot him. Death was at once very personal and anonymous at the same time. Sickening in it's futilty. One thing I would like to mention is that the French didn't have a trench system on that slope. They just had some shell scrapes to huddle into before an attack. They were supposed to be continually attacking and therefore never built trenches. The Museum explains that well but unfortunately it was closed when you were there. Further back on the reverse slope was the German Third line and even further down was the Head Quarters, which was dug into the hillside and safe from artillery. They also had a small railway to bring in re-inforcements and supplies. The French weren't so lucky as the road to their line was under constant observation and artillery fire. You can"t see it for the trees but photos taken at the time show that is was totally out in the open as seen from the German trenches.
Thank you for watching. You are probably correct. In other areas they have replaced the original earth filled sandbags, that rot, with concrete filled ones that last forever.
but yes, they built the trenches with stone and mortar in war time. They had these stones on the battlefield. The Vosges-Montains wear only a few inches of earth, then rock. There was no need of sandbags, there was practicly no sand . Even concrete bunkers were built or caverns inside the rock. Look videos about "Hartmannsweiler Kopf". btw, my Grandfather served there in 1915.
Thank you for this feedback. I have visited the Hartmannsweiler Kopf several times and some of the trenches there are cut into solid rock. The labour involved in cutting them must have been quite extraordinary.
@@StevenUpton14-18 great videos .shame the weather stopped you getting down the slope to the bigger German bunkers. It’s well off the beaten tracks! Difficult to research as most stuff is in French. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for sharing these videos, as well as the drone footage. I have for most of my life felt a strange need to visit the battlefields of WWI. I find it deeply troubling that over one hundred years later, we are still ruled by the same base desires that resulted in the deaths of so many men in WWI. One day I will walk the trenches.
I very rarely comment on videos but I want you to know that I very much enjoy watching and appreciate your work. My responsibilities are such that I haven’t been able to get away for years. Your videos and commentary are almost like being there. Maybe one day I’ll be able to see some of these sites in person. Thank you!
Thank you for watching, and your comments. I hope that you can get the time to visit. Just reading about these locations is okay, but standing on the actual ground is so much better.
I visited the Vosges in April this year, and had my last afternoon at the Linge and Museum. A very interesting place to visit( as is the whole Voges area from a military history perspective amongst others) the trenches here are a lot shallower than they would have been at the time though.
Thank you for watching. Did you also visit Hartmannswillerkopf? Some of the trenches there are cut into solid rock and are as deep today as they were in 1918.
@@StevenUpton14-18 unfortunately not, much to my disappointment. We simply ran out of time to visit everything on our agenda( it was on there). Next time.
Edit, i have since been back to the Vosges twice, and have now been to the Hartsmannwiller kopf. The museum and Le Linge i would say is better than at Hartsmannswiller kopf, also the blockhouse at the end of the trench walk. But the views and size of Hartsmanns are better.
Thanks again Steven! Seems obvious the Germans dug their trenches where they wanted and had plenty of time to do it. ** I am not able to travel to Europe. I respect your videos as well as the battle fields where so many died with all my heart. This I promise you and all who lost family and friends. Please keep up the good work. ~ Southern Plains, America.
Thank you, Steven, for capturing the severity of this terrain, which sometimes doesn't show well on video. I've looked up at Little Round Top, Marye's Heights, Hill 180 (Bayonet Hill, in Korea), and the ridge that backs the Asan landing beach in Guam. I could see why those attacks were tried, at least as a feint, if not in earnest. Attack this...wow, brave men and crazy officers.
Brilliant video! One of my favourite places that is a hidden gem! In summer it is that busy and the nearby cemeteries are a must to pay your respects! One of the problems of fighting up there was water! You had to haul it up from below in summer.
Can't even begin to thankyou for your videos, this is a life long passion of mine, but sadly I've broke my neck and am now wheelchair bound so technically impossible to visit these places, so THANKYOU. Ps now live next to Shoreham airfield so still get my military aircraft fix.
@@StevenUpton14-18 Don't ever think no one appreciates you or your videos, I was part of the British Army of the Rhineland "OP BAOR" so spent quite a few years growing up in Germany and surrounds, is where I got my WW1/WW2 addiction from, please keep vids coming.
at 8:04 - ERBAUT = BUILT B.LIR No. 29R B = Bau ( Construction ) LIR = Landwehr Infantry Regiment R = Reserve ( older than 45 years of age ) I think this is a reasonable interpretation but it may not be correct
Madness that the French attacked & stayed so close instead of sitting across the Valley and putting the Ridge under a permanent Gas & Artillery Barrage, What a waste of Manpower
Merci pour cette vidéo! I live nearby the Hartmannswillerkopf, maybe you know this place ? Both Le Linge & H.W.K were similar. Thanks for these videos. Keep it up! A bientôt! :)
Fantastic video. I think the lines were so close because the odd grenade rolled down was preferable to artillery shells. The Germans would have struggled to have shelled those French front lines without hitting their own. Also, the steepness of the terrain would mean you would want to stay close to the enemy.
Thanks so much for bringing these videos. They are truly awesome and just amazing. So enjoyable and history is so fun. WWl has so much history that most people never study. Thank you once again. Please keep bringing these wonderful videos to us the people that enjoy them so much.
Great video as always mate. A little late to the party on this one given it was posted 8 years ago. Wondering if you could provide the name of the artist and song that plays in the outro? Such a great piece. Cheers!!!
J ai visité cet endroit au début d hiver, dans le froid et sous la pluie. Des conditions necessaires à la bonne compréhension de ce qu'ont enduré les soldats des deux armées en ce lieu. Les barbelés de l'époque sont encore en place, noirs et rouillés. La proximité des tranchées est terrifiante. Ce devait être un véritable enfer, sans aucune chance de survie. La visite de ces lieux est impérative pour prendre conscience des horreurs de la guerre, et nous rappeler que nous n'en voulons plus.
Thanks stephen.your style is very educational.went to the Somme last sept.2019,stayed in aliens for a week.have tickets from u.s. This oct. But vivid has shut the travel out.rescheduling for apri!/.March 2021..thanks for your all your efforts
Just heartbreaking seeing the pictures from Bakhmut, how Russia is doing something similar... Just how stupid can you be (Putin) trying to make horrors like this again, so long after we should have learned the lesson? Just "amazing".... Great ivdeo.
Helleo Chris sharp here these magnifince trenches left over from the first world war are very well preserve and I would love to see all them but how do I get out there. To see them and I do not have a car also are there any local hotels where I can stay I hope somebody can help me thank you Chris
Thank you for watching. These are well preserved because they are cut into rock and after the war, being on top of a mountain, no one wanted to farm it. They are in the Voges you might be able to get a train and then a bus there. Try using hotels.com or airBnB.
Dear Steven, thank you for sharing these videos and also for remembering always to show respect, for those fields are basically, graveyards. Keep on with those videos. Greetings from Buenos Aires.
When I visited there were numerous signs noting soldiers who had been found on the battleground: date they went missing and date they were found. It is a cemetery in fact.
I can't get over how narrow the trenches are. When the music started playing at the end, I tried to imagine men in those trenches. It is a sobering thought.
Dear Steven. I have watched many of your moving videos and have always felt a great debt to you for helping so many of us not to forget. On this occasion, I was moved to write. I don't know if I will be able to get this published anywhere, but if I do, and of course with your permission, I would very much like to dedicate it to you. Seventeen Thousand Souls Seventeen thousand souls in three months. And no advance. And little chance to bury so many lying there amongst the headless trees. Le Linge, in the land that was lost, was not taken, and remained so. Did the 10,000 mothers know? See the trenches. See how they must live. Some as close as thirty feet from those who know the value of height and squint into a sight or do their best to calculate the spinning flight of the fizzing grenade. They will grow again, those trees when roots creep between bones that make the tiniest sounds as they settle there in stony ground perhaps to be found one hundred years hence, removed in silent reverence, returned. Though this no recompense. For Claude never got to see his son suckling at his mother’s tender breast. And Emile never got to mourn his brother, lost in the fields near Verdun. And Bernd never got to wed that typist. God! They would have had so much fun! At last they may come home. But it will be no recompense. Neither history, nor country, nor victory will do. Build your tower of reasons that we might watch them burn, then turn away.
This footage and commentary is an exclusive treasure trove for WW1 history enthusiasts. Great work!
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Can't thank you enough Steven. Five stars.
Thank you for watching and your feedback.
Thank you so much for making these videos. As an American, not too likely to ever get the chance to visit these places, I find them very interesting. I have watched all of them and find it a more real experience than watching a prepared documentary, You did a good job and I will share them with others.
Thank you for your feedback. I am filming Vimy Ridge at dawn this coming Sunday morning. And in October I intend filming at Verdun. Keep watching so much more to come as I find time.
Where in the USA are you?
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i just found these vids as TH-cam was on auto play and I have to say i really enjoyed them. I am in the US so cant really experience the sites. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this for those of us that can not get a real sense of how things really were.
Thank you for watching.
Thanks Steve for such a great footage. It's unbelievable and beyond my understanding how close both armies were from each other!!... it's very scary even imagine for a sec the appalling conditions they had to face before clashing and try to kill each other....... i think this tours are absolutely necessary to visit not only for those who are into history but for all the people who wanted to get an idea about what bloody and terrifying was WW1.... Thanks so much for your video because that is a big contribution to that!...
Thank you for watching.
Fantastic video..glad I found your channel... I've always wanted to do the battlefields tour... We've been researching our family tree and found out week before remembrance Day that I had a great uncle who was killed During the battle of Arras on the 23rd April..His body is still there as they never found him...Your so right about it not being a play ground... About people being respectful...Ww1 really means something to me now.. I've Probably got other relatives who died in WW1....My great grandad was a trench railway driver....He was deaf after the War and always suffered the affects of being mustard gased...R.i.p to those brave men..French, German, English, Canadian and others who fought...Also R.I.P to ThomasGore 4th BTN Bedfordshire regiment...Proud of you 😢
Thank you for watching. We will remember them.
These videos are so excellent.
Thank you for all the work you put into them!
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Very interesting and very clearly narrated, great example of very well preserved trench from the Great War, what a hell hole this place must have been even for the defenders in these trenches let alone the French soldiers below.
The snowy weather brings it home to us, how very brave these people were on both sides. "The War to end all Wars" apparently, what irony there is in that statement.....
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Thanks for your time and efforts Steven❤️
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Thank you for making the world aware of this terrible conflict and the tremendous loss of life. I never knew that WWI was so terrible.
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again another very informative video of the past ,,respect paid to the loved and lost ,, in the case of these fields ,, thousands of souls ,,
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Keep up the great work mate.
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Great commentary
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Superb mate, one question Steven, why did the German army construct the trenches so narrow? I presume it is for a military benefit rather than a time constraint.
Incredible to imagine young men brewing up 100 years ago on the ground you walked on, not knowing their fate from minute to minute.
Thank you for watching. I really do not know why so narrow. But suspect it may be to do with it being in rock and not as easy as digging in soil.
Actually most front trenches were narrow, those are fire positions not living areas. Also shell's and mortar are les likely to hot inside.
People killing eachother, it's insane as such happens.
Thank you for your wonderful reports.
Also the use of the drone gives a nice overview in your films..
It would be nice if you start them with a map, to exactly see where you are.
It is sad to hear that your grandpa died in this war.
Thank you for watching. See some of my later films where I do use maps to show where they are. My GF did not die in the war. He also served in WW2 and died in 1951.
The trench might have been a bit deeper, but low loopholes would make sense considering the steep slope. The site was probably robbed of stone for rebuilding in the area. Common through history. That would explain why the existing walls are much lower. All those gunports were covered well above the plates and then some.
Thank you for watching.
I visited Le Linge in 2003 on a beautiful summers day. It was really interesting to see how it looks in winter. Much more forbidding. I remember, when standing in the second line in a circuler redoubt, that it was on the very crest of the hill. Looking through a loophole I could see a single 6' tall white cross, about 15' away. There is sign on that cross that says it marks where the body of a French soldier was found after an attack. He made it halfway between the first and second line before he was killed. All of 50 yards from his own front line. So, when looking through the loophole, I was standing on the spot where a German soldier had shot him. Death was at once very personal and anonymous at the same time. Sickening in it's futilty. One thing I would like to mention is that the French didn't have a trench system on that slope. They just had some shell scrapes to huddle into before an attack. They were supposed to be continually attacking and therefore never built trenches. The Museum explains that well but unfortunately it was closed when you were there. Further back on the reverse slope was the German Third line and even further down was the Head Quarters, which was dug into the hillside and safe from artillery. They also had a small railway to bring in re-inforcements and supplies. The French weren't so lucky as the road to their line was under constant observation and artillery fire. You can"t see it for the trees but photos taken at the time show that is was totally out in the open as seen from the German trenches.
Thank you for watching and this additional information.
Fascinating. I have never seen images of the Vosges front.
Thank you for watching. There are some preserved rock-cut trenches and emplacements on the Hartmannswillerkopf that are well worth a visit.
Surely the Germans didn't actually line that trench with bricks and mortar during the war!
Is that not a post war addition to preserve it?
Thank you for watching. You are probably correct. In other areas they have replaced the original earth filled sandbags, that rot, with concrete filled ones that last forever.
but yes, they built the trenches with stone and mortar in war time. They had these stones on the battlefield. The Vosges-Montains wear only a few inches of earth, then rock. There was no need of sandbags, there was practicly no sand . Even concrete bunkers were built or caverns inside the rock. Look videos about "Hartmannsweiler Kopf".
btw, my Grandfather served there in 1915.
Thank you for this feedback. I have visited the Hartmannsweiler Kopf several times and some of the trenches there are cut into solid rock. The labour involved in cutting them must have been quite extraordinary.
One of my favourite places on the western front.
Thank you for watching. The Vosges is a place rarely visited by the British. They normally go to Ypres or the Somme.
@@StevenUpton14-18 great videos .shame the weather stopped you getting down the slope to the bigger German bunkers. It’s well off the beaten tracks! Difficult to research as most stuff is in French. Keep up the good work!
those trenches are within pissing distance...
Thank you for watching. They really are so astonishingly close that you have to wonder why anyone would think it a good idea.
Linge not Ligne,
Thank you, typo corrected.
@StevenUpton14-18 sorry Steven I should have explained fully. You are saying it incorrectly. It is Le Linge rather than Le Ligne.
Not a typo.
la ligne de front, means the frontline. However le linge, name of the nearby ridge, and mountain pass, means laundry.
@@CGM_68 I should have checked on a map before changing it.
@@StevenUpton14-18 French is a foreign language for both of us. An easy confusion to make, since the spelling is quite similar.
Fascinating. Brilliant brobably the biggest grave yard in the world RIP 🇦🇿🇸🇻🇭🇲🇬🇧
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Thank you for sharing these videos, as well as the drone footage. I have for most of my life felt a strange need to visit the battlefields of WWI. I find it deeply troubling that over one hundred years later, we are still ruled by the same base desires that resulted in the deaths of so many men in WWI. One day I will walk the trenches.
Thank you for watching and your comments. It is my intention to add more films as I am fortunate in being able to visit the western front quite often.
I very rarely comment on videos but I want you to know that I very much enjoy watching and appreciate your work.
My responsibilities are such that I haven’t been able to get away for years. Your videos and commentary are almost like being there. Maybe one day I’ll be able to see some of these sites in person. Thank you!
Thank you for watching, and your comments. I hope that you can get the time to visit. Just reading about these locations is okay, but standing on the actual ground is so much better.
I visited the Vosges in April this year, and had my last afternoon at the Linge and Museum. A very interesting place to visit( as is the whole Voges area from a military history perspective amongst others) the trenches here are a lot shallower than they would have been at the time though.
Thank you for watching. Did you also visit Hartmannswillerkopf? Some of the trenches there are cut into solid rock and are as deep today as they were in 1918.
@@StevenUpton14-18 unfortunately not, much to my disappointment. We simply ran out of time to visit everything on our agenda( it was on there). Next time.
Edit, i have since been back to the Vosges twice, and have now been to the Hartsmannwiller kopf. The museum and Le Linge i would say is better than at Hartsmannswiller kopf, also the blockhouse at the end of the trench walk. But the views and size of Hartsmanns are better.
Thanks again Steven! Seems obvious the Germans dug their trenches where they wanted and had plenty of time to do it. ** I am not able to travel to Europe. I respect your videos as well as the battle fields where so many died with all my heart. This I promise you and all who lost family and friends. Please keep up the good work. ~ Southern Plains, America.
Thank you for watching.
Thank you, Steven, for capturing the severity of this terrain, which sometimes doesn't show well on video. I've looked up at Little Round Top, Marye's Heights, Hill 180 (Bayonet Hill, in Korea), and the ridge that backs the Asan landing beach in Guam. I could see why those attacks were tried, at least as a feint, if not in earnest. Attack this...wow, brave men and crazy officers.
Thank you for watching.
Just found this video, another good one , amazing place thanks Steve, Have missed seeing your video's.
Thank you for watching. More to come very soon. On Monday I am filming Hill 70 near Loos. Weather permitting.
Brilliant video! One of my favourite places that is a hidden gem! In summer it is that busy and the nearby cemeteries are a must to pay your respects! One of the problems of fighting up there was water! You had to haul it up from below in summer.
Thank you for watching. I want to get back there in summer and film it again with the drone.
visited in june 2019 very intresting[ GIBRALTAR ]
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Can't even begin to thankyou for your videos, this is a life long passion of mine, but sadly I've broke my neck and am now wheelchair bound so technically impossible to visit these places, so THANKYOU. Ps now live next to Shoreham airfield so still get my military aircraft fix.
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@@StevenUpton14-18 Don't ever think no one appreciates you or your videos, I was part of the British Army of the Rhineland "OP BAOR" so spent quite a few years growing up in Germany and surrounds, is where I got my WW1/WW2 addiction from, please keep vids coming.
Possibly my favourite of your many amazing videos! Thank you very much!
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at 8:04 -
ERBAUT = BUILT
B.LIR No. 29R
B = Bau ( Construction )
LIR = Landwehr Infantry Regiment
R = Reserve ( older than 45 years of age )
I think this is a reasonable interpretation but it may not be correct
Thank you for the translation.
Madness that the French attacked & stayed so close instead of sitting across the Valley and putting the Ridge under a permanent Gas & Artillery Barrage, What a waste of Manpower
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thanks steven for your efforts. been watching your videos recently and its a very nice addition to all the documentaries out there
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Merci pour cette vidéo! I live nearby the Hartmannswillerkopf, maybe you know this place ? Both Le Linge & H.W.K were similar. Thanks for these videos. Keep it up!
A bientôt! :)
I have filmed at Hartmannswillerkopf and La Ligne. Both are on my channel.
@@StevenUpton14-18 oh great! thanks! :)
Top job.
Truly appreciate the time and effort in putting these videos together.
WWI history has always been a big period of study for me.
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Fantastic video. I think the lines were so close because the odd grenade rolled down was preferable to artillery shells. The Germans would have struggled to have shelled those French front lines without hitting their own. Also, the steepness of the terrain would mean you would want to stay close to the enemy.
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even in summer there are not so many visitors there
Thank you for watching. I have visited several times and it ranges form a few people to completely deserted.
Thanks for the history.
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It may be the trenches are the correct depth but sandbags were placed on top to give them extra height
Could be right. I do know that it happened in other places where it was not possible to dig deep trenches. They built up sandbag barricades.
I'm not familiar with this sector of the Western Front, thanks for a great introduction to it.
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Thanks so much for bringing these videos. They are truly awesome and just amazing. So enjoyable and history is so fun. WWl has so much history that most people never study. Thank you once again. Please keep bringing these wonderful videos to us the people that enjoy them so much.
Thank you for watching and your very encouraging feedback. I hope to film Hill 70 near Loos next month, weather permitting.
Great video as always mate. A little late to the party on this one given it was posted 8 years ago. Wondering if you could provide the name of the artist and song that plays in the outro? Such a great piece. Cheers!!!
Thank you for watching. Sorry I cannot remember the name of the music or artist.
J ai visité cet endroit au début d hiver, dans le froid et sous la pluie. Des conditions necessaires à la bonne compréhension de ce qu'ont enduré les soldats des deux armées en ce lieu. Les barbelés de l'époque sont encore en place, noirs et rouillés. La proximité des tranchées est terrifiante. Ce devait être un véritable enfer, sans aucune chance de survie. La visite de ces lieux est impérative pour prendre conscience des horreurs de la guerre, et nous rappeler que nous n'en voulons plus.
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Great filming Mr Upton, felt right there thanks.
Regards
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Thanks, my Grandfather died on the Somme and never saw his son (my father) who was born after he went to war, his remains were never identified.
Your GF’s name should be on the Thiepval memorial.
Sorry to say, but it is not 'Le Linge', but 'La Ligne'. Le linge means the laundry, while la ligne means the line.
Thank you for watching and the correction.
@@StevenUpton14-18 Keep up the good work :-)
Thanks stephen.your style is very educational.went to the Somme last sept.2019,stayed in aliens for a week.have tickets from u.s. This oct. But vivid has shut the travel out.rescheduling for apri!/.March 2021..thanks for your all your efforts
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That is unbelievable.
Thank you for watching. I revisited this location last month, August. It’s very different in the summer.
Just heartbreaking seeing the pictures from Bakhmut, how Russia is doing something similar... Just how stupid can you be (Putin) trying to make horrors like this again, so long after we should have learned the lesson? Just "amazing"....
Great ivdeo.
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Helleo Chris sharp here these magnifince trenches left over from the first world war are very well preserve and I would love to see all them but how do I get out there. To see them and I do not have a car also are there any local hotels where I can stay I hope somebody can help me thank you Chris
Thank you for watching. These are well preserved because they are cut into rock and after the war, being on top of a mountain, no one wanted to farm it. They are in the Voges you might be able to get a train and then a bus there. Try using hotels.com or airBnB.
Dear Steven, thank you for sharing these videos and also for remembering always to show respect, for those fields are basically, graveyards. Keep on with those videos. Greetings from Buenos Aires.
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When I visited there were numerous signs noting soldiers who had been found on the battleground: date they went missing and date they were found. It is a cemetery in fact.
Thank you for watching. The entire Western Front is an unmarked cemetery with approximately 50% of those killed having no known grave.
Are there any good documentaries or books on this specific battle/ battlefield ?
Thank you for watching. I would suggest doing a search on either Amazon or www.abebooks.com using 'Le Linge' in the search.
I can't get over how narrow the trenches are. When the music started playing at the end, I tried to imagine men in those trenches. It is a sobering thought.
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Great video! Very helpful for understanding.
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Le Linge, no Le Ligne.
Thank you for watching and the typo correction. I have changed it.
Well done !! I cannot imagine building these trenches under fire!
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Very lovely and compassionate presentation, and the music outro is sublime.
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BLIR= Bayerisches Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_bayerischen_Milit%C3%A4rverb%C3%A4nde
29= Jäger-Regiment
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What do you do for a living?
Thank you for watching. Eighteen months ago I retired as a priest. Now I still do some teaching, but I am semi-retired.
@@StevenUpton14-18 Interesting. However, why this interest in the Great War?
@@StevenUpton14-18 Interesting. Why do you have this interest in the Great War? One veteran was asked if it was all worth it and he said no.
This is on our list as soon as this bug is gone
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Cheers more really interesting footage.
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Not a fan of the flash cuts but still a thumbs up.
Thank you for watching. I am trying to get better and transitions. But still very much an amateur.
Very interesting
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Thank - you .
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Good Video.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Dear Steven. I have watched many of your moving videos and have always felt a great debt to you for helping so many of us not to forget.
On this occasion, I was moved to write.
I don't know if I will be able to get this published anywhere, but if I do, and of course with your permission, I would very much like to dedicate it to you.
Seventeen Thousand Souls
Seventeen thousand
souls in three months.
And no advance.
And little chance
to bury so many
lying there amongst
the headless trees.
Le Linge, in the
land that was lost,
was not taken,
and remained so.
Did the 10,000
mothers know?
See the trenches.
See how they
must live. Some
as close as thirty
feet from those
who know the
value of height
and squint into
a sight or do
their best to calculate
the spinning flight
of the fizzing
grenade.
They will grow
again, those trees
when roots creep
between bones
that make the tiniest
sounds as they settle
there in stony ground
perhaps to be found
one hundred years
hence, removed
in silent reverence,
returned. Though
this no recompense.
For Claude never
got to see his son
suckling at his
mother’s tender breast.
And Emile never
got to mourn his
brother, lost in
the fields near
Verdun. And Bernd
never got to wed
that typist. God!
They would have
had so much fun!
At last they may
come home.
But it will be
no recompense.
Neither history,
nor country,
nor victory
will do.
Build your
tower of reasons
that we might
watch them burn,
then turn away.
Wow: good for you.
Thank you for watching. Sorry its taken so long to reply. I missed your post.
SUBTITULOS POR FAVOR, MUCHAS GRACIAS
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@@StevenUpton14-18 Gracias a usted desde España, un placer ver sus videos.
@@SuperPachelbel No idea what you are saying! But thank you anyway.