Sabine’s battlefield guide

This week Sabine’s battlefield guide SaturdayAlcoholThe British had rum, the French red wine and the Russians vodka. German soldiers were entitled to 10 cl. of brandy a day, well known…

A cocktail named after a field gunin 1890 General Mathieu, Director of Artillery at the Ministry of War, had been informed that Konrad Haussner, a German engineer working at the…

The regrouping of RIR 240 begins in the night of 27.08. the frontline of the whole section is occupied by the 7 Company and 2nd. the 5 and 6 and…

It seems that is was already decided early August that Kemmel hill was to be given up08.08The old and yet ever new small-scale battles over a lost piece of trench…

American versus German regiments reporting on actions around Kemmel 31 august 191827th and 30th American DivisionsOn 30.08, the enemy made a surprise move that tested the doughboys. In the early…

The American 27th division arrived in France at the end of May 1918 send to a trainings camp 20 kilometres north of Abbeville. On the 30th of June they were…

The death of Prins zur Lippe near LiegeI have several old newspapers and one of them : ‘”vooruit” of 13 October 1914 reports of a German prince being killedFriedrich Wilhelm…

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…