Beyond bitter: winter on the Vosges Front
The Front in the Vosges stabilised in the autumn of 1914. Joffre assured the Alsaciens that, “Notre retour est définitif. …
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Cimetière militaire Munster: a place of stories
Munster Cemetery in Alsace is a place of stories. It tells of the worldness of war. From here I can see …
Reichackerkopf, an enigma
When you pop a crémant cork on the mountainside above the valley it ricochets and echoes round the summer dusk shadows …
A painful pilgrimage
Henriette, Laura, Adèle, Rose, in their black hats and second-best heavy coats and sturdy shoes, pick their way across the …
“…l’entrée principale de ma chambre à coucher” …À bientôt, Dagez (1915)
The winter which ended 1914 was bitter, foul, thoroughly dispiriting, and it didn’t improve into 1915. The French-American academic Robert Pellissier spent …
“Ma chère Gabrielle” – Servance, Vosges, January 1918.
This card was sent from the Vosges on 31st January 1918. Servance is south west of Bussang, west of the …
Noël en Alsace (1)
I’m missing being in Alsace at this time of year. Haven’t been in December since the Great European Freeze in …
Nécropole nationale, Sigolsheim
Riesenkopf, Alsace
Halifax bomber MZ807 ended its mission on the Ruhr here on 2/3 December, 1944. The memorial site is two thirds …
Shot Silk 