Old Front Line
WW1 Podcast with Paul Reed
Battlefield Vlog: The British on the Aisne 1914 & 1918
In the latest Old Front Line Battlefield Vlog we travel to Northern-Eastern France and look at the British Army on the Aisne at the two ends of the war in 1914 and 1918. In 1914 the regular army or ‘Old Contemptibles’ fought here, and in 1918 a conscript Army stood in the path of the German Offensive on the Chemin Dames and later achieved Victory in the Second Battle of the Marne. We visit Vendresse, travel to Soissons and see the Soissons Memorial.
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Thanks to Doug at Colour History for the use of the colourised image of British soldiers on the Aisne: https://x.com/colour_history/status/1397810643143696385
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do they still lock the gates at Soissons Memorial, to keep the meds out
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Yes, you just call CWGC for the code to get in.
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A great Vlog with some excellent aerial shots intermixed with original footage. A great reminder of my visit there with Leger in 2012. I had forgotten just how impressive the memorial at Soissons was.
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Thanks, Stephen!
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