The pompeii of the western front

CapnJohn · 07-04-2015, 12:12 PM

The 'Pompeii' of the Western Front: Archaeologists find the bodies of 21 tragic World War One German soldiers in perfectly preserved trenches where they were buried alive by an Allied shell
Men were killed when a huge Allied shell exploded above the tunnel in eastern France in 1918, causing it to cave in
Engineers find trench network 18ft beneath the surface near town of Carspach while excavating for a new road
Scene likened to Pompeii after skeletal remains found in same positions the men had been in at the time of the collapse

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Look for the Luger artillery and the Mauser 98's along with the rest of the information!!

07-04-2015, 12:12 PM	#1
CapnJohn User Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 2 Posts	The pompeii of the western front The 'Pompeii' of the Western Front: Archaeologists find the bodies of 21 tragic World War One German soldiers in perfectly preserved trenches where they were buried alive by an Allied shell Men were killed when a huge Allied shell exploded above the tunnel in eastern France in 1918, causing it to cave in Engineers find trench network 18ft beneath the surface near town of Carspach while excavating for a new road Scene likened to Pompeii after skeletal remains found in same positions the men had been in at the time of the collapse Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz3ewK3g9UY Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter \| DailyMail on Facebook http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ars-later.html Look for the Luger artillery and the Mauser 98's along with the rest of the information!!