Brancourt-Stellung (1914-1918)

[Bunkerfreak]

next one is an double MG-bunker excisting out of two seperate MG-rooms, connected with a 26m long covered trench in concrete. We measured it, the only thing that is not shure is the angle of the covered trench between both rooms. i forgot to measure some triangular verification measurements (not easy with my 8m-measurement-tool.

The left room has an observation-room with three slits for direct observation and one periscope tube above

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The coords of this bunker are: 49°30'56.73"N 3°23'59.08"E

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This bunker is located in the "Leipzicher-ecke". The colored trenches are:

Pink: Ludzuwer-gang
Light blue: Reichenau-riegel
dark blue: 1.I-stellung
orange: Völker-gang
purple: Otössel-riegel
rightern-most blue: 1.II-stellung

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[Bunkerfreak]

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Notice the remaining wood of a German Steinhandgranate in this ventilation tube. Warning, there can be a fuze in this wooden stick, which can contain explosives, i allways leave them alone (explosion danger)

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That's all for today, tomorow i post some more bunkers of this stellung, now i need to go to the gym.

[AvB]

Really nice to explore an lesser popular area like this!

[Archie]

Tom,
Very nice research. Take a look on the Lidl site. Digitale Hoekmeter te koop. For your fieldwork.
Gr. Ron

[Bunkerfreak]

and we continue the journey, another "fuchsloch" in the line

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[Bunkerfreak]

a 'new' bunker we found during our last trip, thisone lies on the 2nd trenchline, we suspect this is some kind of commanding-bunker, more like a "Zugführer-unterstand" or some kind. Its the only one in the 2nd line (we walked the entire line)

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notice both entrance-defenses in the wall in front of both the entrances.

[Bunkerfreak]

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[tristan-gereon]

Hello,
great research and nice pics and explanations.
It is a little bit like Sicherungsstellung Nord in the south of Denmark.
Regards Oliver

[Bunkerfreak]

I've updated the location of the brancourt stellung according to LIDAR-aerials. that's why its such a mess with all those different trenchmaps and different lines, the I.Siegfried and II.Siegfried-stellungen where merged in 1918 into one big Siegfried-stellung (red), to the north there is another stellung in green, the Saint-Nicolas-Riegelstellung

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