Vosges battleground locations, picture identification

[egbert]

Got it and thanks to Yv and Eric for responses , respective PM's

[Eric Mansuy]

Hi Egbert,

I think your Drahtseilbahn photo was taken in Buhl, so I'm quite sure the caption reads "Lauchthal".
That of Noirmont was taken from the vicinity of the German trenches of Collet du Linge.

See you,
Eric

[mudra]

Bonjour,

Je reconnais vos photos qui figuraient sur eBay il y a quelque temps...
Selon moi, pas tous les photos sont prises dans les Vosges, je me souviens la photo "Steenbach", qui selon moi et bien prise en Flandre, pas loin de Langemark. Le ruisseau s'appelle "Steenbeek" (en Flamand), en allemand "Steinbach". Il y a même encore un bunker pas loin du cimetière allemand qui ressemble bien à celui sur ta photo (ici pas montré complètement). Mais je ne vais pas stipuler qu'il s'agît bien du même construction.
On a fort combattu dans ce coin.
La photo "Steintal" est probablement prise en Argonne, où il y avait un "Lager" (campement), le "Steintal-Lager". Dans ce coin il y avait un cimetière, à part du campement.

cdt de la Flandre,

Wim Degrande

[mudra]

Hello,

Just noticed I wrote my answer in French (out of habit), so I am repeating in English:

I recognise your pictures from eBay, for sale some time ago. In my opinion not all were taken in the Vosges. I remember the photo "Steenbach" which is to me, taken in Flanders. In Flemish it is "Steenbeek" (in German "Steenbach"). I now see I wrote a small "mistake" in my French message, saying that there is still bunker there which look much like the one on the photograph (which is not completely shown in your message). This bunker, close to the actual German cemetery is north of Langemark, Steenbeek is south of Langemark. But that does not change the initial information of my message.
Heavy fighting took place at the Steenbeek.
The photo "Steintal" was probably taken in the Argonne (western part), where there was a "Lager" (camp) called "Steintal-Lager", which also contained a cemetery, besides the camp itself.

regards, Wim

[Daniel Roess]

Bonjour à tous,

Je vous confirme la localisation de la photo légendée Schwarzberg.
J'en ai une qui lui ressemble beaucoup.
Elles sont prises depuis le poste d'observation nord du Lingekopf.

Concernat la photo du Eichenrein, il y a de fortes chances que ce soit exact.
Une vue complète de la photo pourrait sûrement confirmer sa localisation.

Cordialement,
Daniel

[egbert]

Yep, Schwarzberg is confirmed. As modern google earth prooves the place where the photo was taken is definitely from Lingekopf




Wim, I also think Steenbeck is to be the one in Flanders