Amazing footage of WWI battlefields

Herr-Berbunch · 11-05-10, 08:40 AM

On Sunday the BBC is showing a documentry about WWI, with footage from the air. This video shows extraordinary views of the Western Front taken from a French airship in 1919. The extent of the chaos and devastation still very much visible.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11698287

Dowly · 11-05-10, 08:42 AM

In before Hunter's before/after photo.

Fincuan · 11-05-10, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

In before Hunter's before/after photo.

This one?

Dowly · 11-06-10, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Fincuan

This one?

Aye, that one.

HunterICX · 11-05-10, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

In before Hunter's before/after photo.

Jumalauta!

anyway, that had to be one awesome tour to make.

HunterICX

Biggles · 11-05-10, 01:12 PM

Passchendaele

Really incredibly devastation from that war. I actually visited Ypres in April. Beautiful town, really no trace of the war anywhere...and not a single building older than 90 years I believe! Also, the war monument in commemoration of the BEF-soldiers who fell is quite a feast for the eyes. Huge place with thousands and thousands of names of fallen soldiers...what's really sad is that it only shows the BEF soldiers from that specific area, and not the unknown dead, the French, Americans or the Germans! Right bloody war that was...

Oberon · 11-05-10, 02:15 PM

I think that's one that's going to go into the planner. Thanks for the heads up.

Makes me think of what my relatives went through, I honestly don't know how they made it out...well, those that did.

Biggles · 11-05-10, 02:25 PM

As my old social studies teacher said: "If I had to pick a war to fight in, I'd take any but World War I..."

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Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Amazing footage of WWI battlefields On Sunday the BBC is showing a documentry about WWI, with footage from the air. This video shows extraordinary views of the Western Front taken from a French airship in 1919. The extent of the chaos and devastation still very much visible. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11698287 __________________

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Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Passchendaele Really incredibly devastation from that war. I actually visited Ypres in April. Beautiful town, really no trace of the war anywhere...and not a single building older than 90 years I believe! Also, the war monument in commemoration of the BEF-soldiers who fell is quite a feast for the eyes. Huge place with thousands and thousands of names of fallen soldiers...what's really sad is that it only shows the BEF soldiers from that specific area, and not the unknown dead, the French, Americans or the Germans! Right bloody war that was... __________________

11-05-10, 02:25 PM	#8
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	As my old social studies teacher said: "If I had to pick a war to fight in, I'd take any but World War I..." __________________

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	In before Hunter's before/after photo.

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I think that's one that's going to go into the planner. Thanks for the heads up. Makes me think of what my relatives went through, I honestly don't know how they made it out...well, those that did.