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La Boiselle tunnels revealed

Discussion in 'Military History' started by GRW, Nov 7, 2011.

  1. GRW

    GRW Pillboxologist WW2|ORG Editor

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    "They are a hidden maze of tunnels where a bloody underground war was played out in terrifying darkness and where the bodies of 28 heroes lie entombed forever.

    Now, after lying practically undisturbed since troops laid down their arms in 1918 and just days before Remembrance Sunday, the secrets and tragedies of the labyrinth are finally being revealed thanks to work by archaeologists.
    Since January, the Anglo-French La Boiselle Study Group has been working with historians to open up and explore the tunnels to discover more about the lives of the men lost in them."
    Truth about Somme's underground warfare as secret passages are re-opened almost 90 years on | Mail Online
     
  2. Martin Bull

    Martin Bull Acting Wg. Cdr

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    Saw the news report about this on TV over the weekend. Most interesting !
     
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    Very moving to say the least.
     
  4. GRW

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    I'm constantly amazed at the number of relics/bodies from the Great War still being recovered.
     
  5. JimboHarrigan2010

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    Wow, excellent article. The fact they're going to preserve it is a fitting memorial to the 28 men lost in the disaster
     

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