#hiddenwwi

A roof collapse killed a German soldier in this place. A century later, his gas mask, boots, suspenders and T shirt are lying in the place where he died.

Carving deep underground by German WWI soldiers accompanied by the words “Gott mit uhs” (God speaks to us)

American flag carved in underground city close to the front line by a WWI soldier from New England

Trench at Hartmannswillerkopf

Century old inscription by WWI French soldiers carved on stone inside underground frontline bunker

German defensive position at Hartmannswillerkop with Germany and Switzerland in the distance

German second line fortified concrete bunker at the Le Linge battlefield in the Vosges mountains

Nude sculpture carved in stone 100 years ago by French soldiers. “Le Reve du Poilu” translate to “The dream of the ordinary soldier”. The sculpture is about 5 meters in length and is at ground level at the entrance to a WWI underground city. One can imagine that soldiers would touch the statue as they passed by