I think it would be well worth driving to france and spending the wk end looking around some of the ww1 sites ans paying my respects one summer. Your video has inspired my. Thank you sir.
Good Vid,years ago,there were no trees on that embankment,or that pumping shed,and the bank was less overgrown,remains of dugouts,and earthworks were easily seen, and entered ,got myself a very good then and now shot. Can someone do the same for the location of KING st trench?
If you go further back, down the track where the memorial is, there i s a little wooden post that represents the posistion of the filming of the mine blowing up!
It's so hard to comprehend that what today is a beautful piece of countryside was the same place 90 years ago where tens of thousands of young men lost their lives in a matter of a few hours. Twenty thousand Britons alone died on the first day of the Somme. So hard to get your head around.
Fair point. The aim of this YT video was to match the rare WWI video rather then see the crater itself. (see my Lochnagar video for a proper crater view). I actually filmed up around the crater (which is huge) on another day but my camera developed a glitch and I lost the whole days filming. The clips here were taken on a quick stopover on another day and I didn't have time to go up to the crater itself.
I was joking a bit, clearly it's not that obvious to spot now.
I'm not interested in history at all, however for some reason I occasionally read Wikipedia battle description. I'll never manage to comprehend how can people sacrifice their entire themselves (life is in fact the funding of everything you have) just because someone decided we now have a war. Say Batte of Stalingrad. Poof! 2 millions dead, perished, not here anymore. I'd never combat. I'd just pack my pack and run away anywhere.
If you go further back, down the track where the memorial is, there i s a little wooden post that represents the posistion of the filming of the mine blowing up!
The crater is actually not a very pleasant place. I nearly tripped over an unexploded 'plumb pudding' that was sticking out of the ground when I went down in there, and when I actually started looking down at where I was treading, the earth was covered in thousands of pieces of smashed up bone.
Thankyou for this.
Somme1916Somme 5 months ago
thank you this is a brilliant analysis with good maps and everythings i was spellbound!!!!
MiloSassy2010 1 year ago
I think it would be well worth driving to france and spending the wk end looking around some of the ww1 sites ans paying my respects one summer. Your video has inspired my. Thank you sir.
patsyd80 1 year ago
@patsyd80 I think everyone should visit Ypres once, or Vimy Ridge. They might be more reticent to send soldiers to war.
harryfaber 1 year ago
@harryfaber I agree. Just noticed my spelling. I must have been high. Thanks for your reply and I agree 100%.
patsyd80 1 year ago
Very good Historiography.
ndpcineaste 1 year ago
Good Vid,years ago,there were no trees on that embankment,or that pumping shed,and the bank was less overgrown,remains of dugouts,and earthworks were easily seen, and entered ,got myself a very good then and now shot. Can someone do the same for the location of KING st trench?
bluejacketbugler 2 years ago
If you go further back, down the track where the memorial is, there i s a little wooden post that represents the posistion of the filming of the mine blowing up!
359SQN 2 years ago
amazing
TheLittleWorldofGaz 2 years ago
It's so hard to comprehend that what today is a beautful piece of countryside was the same place 90 years ago where tens of thousands of young men lost their lives in a matter of a few hours. Twenty thousand Britons alone died on the first day of the Somme. So hard to get your head around.
Rest in Peace
snail342 2 years ago 8
I wanted a crater and you gave me some trees. Meh.
theannoyingdogpoo 2 years ago
Fair point. The aim of this YT video was to match the rare WWI video rather then see the crater itself. (see my Lochnagar video for a proper crater view). I actually filmed up around the crater (which is huge) on another day but my camera developed a glitch and I lost the whole days filming. The clips here were taken on a quick stopover on another day and I didn't have time to go up to the crater itself.
VideoHistoryToday 2 years ago
I was joking a bit, clearly it's not that obvious to spot now.
I'm not interested in history at all, however for some reason I occasionally read Wikipedia battle description. I'll never manage to comprehend how can people sacrifice their entire themselves (life is in fact the funding of everything you have) just because someone decided we now have a war. Say Batte of Stalingrad. Poof! 2 millions dead, perished, not here anymore. I'd never combat. I'd just pack my pack and run away anywhere.
theannoyingdogpoo 2 years ago
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If you go further back, down the track where the memorial is, there i s a little wooden post that represents the posistion of the filming of the mine blowing up!
359SQN 2 years ago
@VideoHistoryToday
The crater is actually not a very pleasant place. I nearly tripped over an unexploded 'plumb pudding' that was sticking out of the ground when I went down in there, and when I actually started looking down at where I was treading, the earth was covered in thousands of pieces of smashed up bone.
sinminman 4 months ago
this was the last main event my great uncle saw
chompy252 3 years ago
wars are pointless
theannoyingdogpoo 2 years ago
Amazing video, You know I've always wanted to go to belgium on a motorbike and tour the battlefields, it would be so moving.
ukchris64 3 years ago
wow thats quite sick
KrazyKraut101 3 years ago
i think you have got it. its amazing how quickly the ground changes back.
willhaytch 3 years ago
pretty cool. good stuff, fellas.
HollywoodHawk 3 years ago