the destruction of Leuven The presumed culprit arrested A telegram from Paris stated that Major von Manteuffel, the German officer responsible for the destruction of Louvain, had been captured by…
This week Sabine”s battlefield guide Saturday153e regiment d’infanterie attacking Wallemolen 11 December 1914Let see what the French write down about the attack11 December 1914, strength 29 officers and 1961 troopsThe…
This week Sabine’s battlefield guide Saturday :A French breakthrough attempt at Wallemolen on the 11th of December 1914The night had been quiet, hardly any gunfire could be heard. But the…
This week Sabine’s battlefield guide SaturdayRIR 236 and their opponents November 1914It is always good to see both sides of the story how opponents describe the actions. And RIR 236…
Lorem ipsum dolorRIR 236 end of October / start of November 1914: rain, mud and more casualtiesGefreiter Bilschoff 2/236 reported on a patrol he had led with the kriegsfreiwilliger Adam…
‘Vizefeldwebel Sellse' of the 6 Kompagnie: at night we lay in the gunfire of a farmstead as a reserve. The regimental commander, Oberst Wilhelmi, was standing with us. I still…
So we are going back to that Poelkapelle Langemark area where RIR 235 was, I wanted to see what another regiment was going to write about those dreadful days in…
Born Ludovica D'havé on 13 July 1894 in Ghent, but known as Louisa d'Havé. The daughter of the textile manufacturer Théophile d'Havé, his factory was in the Grondwetlaan in St.…
Lorem ipsum dolorThis week Sabine’s battlefield guide SaturdayVeurne October 1914 : shells, soldiers refugees and prisonersDuring the First World War, Veurne occupied a 'privileged' place among the Flemish towns. After…
This week Sabine’s battlefield guide Saturday : RIR 235 Loosing more officers, trench warfare, pigs and thin soupStill in pitch darkness, the regiment assembled at the southern exit of Westrozebeke…