{"id":391,"date":"2018-11-04T00:44:28","date_gmt":"2018-11-04T00:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/?p=391"},"modified":"2018-11-04T01:26:20","modified_gmt":"2018-11-04T01:26:20","slug":"more-photos-from-the-st-mihiel-salient-august-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/04\/more-photos-from-the-st-mihiel-salient-august-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"More Photos from the St. Mihiel Salient &#8212; August 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/AbCkD44SXGPjOGJnF6DSQ-e1540166476835.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/AbCkD44SXGPjOGJnF6DSQ-e1540166476835.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/AbCkD44SXGPjOGJnF6DSQ-e1540166476835-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/AbCkD44SXGPjOGJnF6DSQ-e1540166476835-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/AbCkD44SXGPjOGJnF6DSQ-e1540166476835-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>In the trenches of the Gobessart Woods near Apr\u00e9mont-la-For\u00eat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following photos are largely from the German and French front line trenches that still snake their way through the Gobessart Woods near the D907 road in\u00a0Apr\u00e9mont-la-For\u00eat.\u00a0Apr\u00e9mont-la-For\u00eat was a scene of vicious fighting between French and German troops in the early years of the war, and later between American Doughboys and their more experienced German adversaries.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/JJ0PjzTAS0KPRjUsQkzYw-e1540166523890.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/JJ0PjzTAS0KPRjUsQkzYw-e1540166523890.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/JJ0PjzTAS0KPRjUsQkzYw-e1540166523890-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/JJ0PjzTAS0KPRjUsQkzYw-e1540166523890-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/JJ0PjzTAS0KPRjUsQkzYw-e1540166523890-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Shining a light into a German dugout. The dugout was some 15-25 feet underground.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/8fjgg80nTFKmzNg9bdue3w-e1540166557744.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/8fjgg80nTFKmzNg9bdue3w-e1540166557744.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/8fjgg80nTFKmzNg9bdue3w-e1540166557744-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/8fjgg80nTFKmzNg9bdue3w-e1540166557744-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/8fjgg80nTFKmzNg9bdue3w-e1540166557744-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Inside the dugout. The light at the other end was my stepson Lee of the Viking Age Podcast.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lH3FdPSYbZ8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s what it&#8217;s like going through a dark dugout. Listen for my stepson&#8217;s &#8220;Don&#8217;t tell Mom&#8221; at the end. \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/tIfr1fs1TGuIbxP1GO81Q-e1540167281921.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/tIfr1fs1TGuIbxP1GO81Q-e1540167281921.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/tIfr1fs1TGuIbxP1GO81Q-e1540167281921-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/tIfr1fs1TGuIbxP1GO81Q-e1540167281921-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/tIfr1fs1TGuIbxP1GO81Q-e1540167281921-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Beginnings of the Saint-Mihiel Salient.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moving through the German trenches 100 years after the war, it was moving to see just how well-preserved they still were.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The German Front Line\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PUKyA2gZShuQyRwDvUh4Q-e1540168194637.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PUKyA2gZShuQyRwDvUh4Q-e1540168194637.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PUKyA2gZShuQyRwDvUh4Q-e1540168194637-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PUKyA2gZShuQyRwDvUh4Q-e1540168194637-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PUKyA2gZShuQyRwDvUh4Q-e1540168194637-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>My man Lee, walking through those German trenches like a boss!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/7GO0OUm4TZexXxOpqUrhBw-e1540167653457.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"350\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/7go0oum4tzexxxopqurhbw\/\" class=\"wp-image-350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/7GO0OUm4TZexXxOpqUrhBw-e1540167653457.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/7GO0OUm4TZexXxOpqUrhBw-e1540167653457-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/7GO0OUm4TZexXxOpqUrhBw-e1540167653457-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/7GO0OUm4TZexXxOpqUrhBw-e1540167653457-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>German Front Line Trenches in Gobessart Woods<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/5cSLNGRiH0BjrpXzAgw.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"353\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/5cslngrih0bjrpxzagw\/\" class=\"wp-image-353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/5cSLNGRiH0BjrpXzAgw.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/5cSLNGRiH0BjrpXzAgw-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/5cSLNGRiH0BjrpXzAgw-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/5cSLNGRiH0BjrpXzAgw-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/5cSLNGRiH0BjrpXzAgw-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Collapsed dugout entrance, now blocked off for safety. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nkAMZIqQwutOs8AraiSQ.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"358\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/nkamziqqwutos8araisq\/\" class=\"wp-image-358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nkAMZIqQwutOs8AraiSQ.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nkAMZIqQwutOs8AraiSQ-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nkAMZIqQwutOs8AraiSQ-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nkAMZIqQwutOs8AraiSQ-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nkAMZIqQwutOs8AraiSQ-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Firing position made of concrete. Still solid after 100 years.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/L2mjquXtRXScVvnAdlAkg-e1540167884696.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"356\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/l2mjquxtrxscvvnadlakg\/\" class=\"wp-image-356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/L2mjquXtRXScVvnAdlAkg-e1540167884696.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/L2mjquXtRXScVvnAdlAkg-e1540167884696-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/L2mjquXtRXScVvnAdlAkg-e1540167884696-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/L2mjquXtRXScVvnAdlAkg-e1540167884696-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Dueling Photographers. My buddy Chuck and I. He was better armed than me. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/NH33nlwRSnmpgs3wDEObmQ-e1540167860704.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"355\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/nh33nlwrsnmpgs3wdeobmq\/\" class=\"wp-image-355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/NH33nlwRSnmpgs3wDEObmQ-e1540167860704.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/NH33nlwRSnmpgs3wDEObmQ-e1540167860704-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/NH33nlwRSnmpgs3wDEObmQ-e1540167860704-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/NH33nlwRSnmpgs3wDEObmQ-e1540167860704-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Looking towards French lines from a German machine gun position. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/84U34yY3T5On4tsm9gUEGw.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/84U34yY3T5On4tsm9gUEGw.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/84U34yY3T5On4tsm9gUEGw-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/84U34yY3T5On4tsm9gUEGw-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/84U34yY3T5On4tsm9gUEGw-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/84U34yY3T5On4tsm9gUEGw-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Possible German machine gun storage hole in a front line position. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>&#8220;In Treue Fest&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><cite>&#8212; &#8220;In Faith&#8221;<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ge1CpiPYQxWAYN18hDY1MA-e1540167992555.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"363\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/ge1cpipyqxwayn18hdy1ma\/\" class=\"wp-image-363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ge1CpiPYQxWAYN18hDY1MA-e1540167992555.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ge1CpiPYQxWAYN18hDY1MA-e1540167992555-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ge1CpiPYQxWAYN18hDY1MA-e1540167992555-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ge1CpiPYQxWAYN18hDY1MA-e1540167992555-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Entrance to a German bunker. &#8220;In Treue Fest&#8221; means &#8220;In Faith.&#8221; <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MYIts4PBS8aTdhp15hUg-e1540168124930.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"365\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/myits4pbs8atdhp15hug\/\" class=\"wp-image-365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MYIts4PBS8aTdhp15hUg-e1540168124930.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MYIts4PBS8aTdhp15hUg-e1540168124930-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MYIts4PBS8aTdhp15hUg-e1540168124930-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MYIts4PBS8aTdhp15hUg-e1540168124930-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/YKEAcKYSSza24mejyWRA4Q-e1540168442760.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"375\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/ykeackyssza24mejywra4q\/\" class=\"wp-image-375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/YKEAcKYSSza24mejyWRA4Q-e1540168442760.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/YKEAcKYSSza24mejyWRA4Q-e1540168442760-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/YKEAcKYSSza24mejyWRA4Q-e1540168442760-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/YKEAcKYSSza24mejyWRA4Q-e1540168442760-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Tangles of barbed wire left here after the war. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/NTJsZqI7StSoW5AwHABrBA-e1540168491961.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"376\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/ntjszqi7stsow5awhabrba\/\" class=\"wp-image-376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/NTJsZqI7StSoW5AwHABrBA-e1540168491961.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/NTJsZqI7StSoW5AwHABrBA-e1540168491961-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/NTJsZqI7StSoW5AwHABrBA-e1540168491961-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/NTJsZqI7StSoW5AwHABrBA-e1540168491961-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Per the French-made marker: &#8220;German firing position with observation post.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/P2ZX817PQgyTgAQCFeKLDQ.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"377\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/p2zx817pqgytgaqcfekldq\/\" class=\"wp-image-377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/P2ZX817PQgyTgAQCFeKLDQ.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/P2ZX817PQgyTgAQCFeKLDQ-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/P2ZX817PQgyTgAQCFeKLDQ-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/P2ZX817PQgyTgAQCFeKLDQ-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/P2ZX817PQgyTgAQCFeKLDQ-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1WQGC4IQKy5c9wLAHpoTQ.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"378\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/1wqgc4iqky5c9wlahpotq\/\" class=\"wp-image-378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1WQGC4IQKy5c9wLAHpoTQ.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1WQGC4IQKy5c9wLAHpoTQ-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1WQGC4IQKy5c9wLAHpoTQ-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1WQGC4IQKy5c9wLAHpoTQ-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1WQGC4IQKy5c9wLAHpoTQ-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Firing parapet with munitions storage, and grenade storage with slots. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/6lCH0eLNRsefj6OHaPIpyQ-e1540168736832.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"380\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/6lch0elnrsefj6ohapipyq\/\" class=\"wp-image-380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/6lCH0eLNRsefj6OHaPIpyQ-e1540168736832.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/6lCH0eLNRsefj6OHaPIpyQ-e1540168736832-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/6lCH0eLNRsefj6OHaPIpyQ-e1540168736832-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/6lCH0eLNRsefj6OHaPIpyQ-e1540168736832-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Nature is finally making some headway against these concrete positions. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2tOn6rj3RGCxv12lAyRkhg-e1540168784672.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"381\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/2ton6rj3rgcxv12layrkhg\/\" class=\"wp-image-381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2tOn6rj3RGCxv12lAyRkhg-e1540168784672.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2tOn6rj3RGCxv12lAyRkhg-e1540168784672-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2tOn6rj3RGCxv12lAyRkhg-e1540168784672-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2tOn6rj3RGCxv12lAyRkhg-e1540168784672-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Entrance to a dugout. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">French Trenches in the St. Mihiel Salient<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/G7wedMirTOyoqSRXTyspZQ-e1540168872317.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"384\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/g7wedmirtoyoqsrxtyspzq\/\" class=\"wp-image-384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/G7wedMirTOyoqSRXTyspZQ-e1540168872317.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/G7wedMirTOyoqSRXTyspZQ-e1540168872317-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/G7wedMirTOyoqSRXTyspZQ-e1540168872317-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/G7wedMirTOyoqSRXTyspZQ-e1540168872317-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Entering the French trenches. These were just a grenade toss away from the German trenches we had just come out of. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/U8H8LdXT8C4ZbieyXuEtg-e1540168952725.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"386\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/u8h8ldxt8c4zbieyxuetg\/\" class=\"wp-image-386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/U8H8LdXT8C4ZbieyXuEtg-e1540168952725.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/U8H8LdXT8C4ZbieyXuEtg-e1540168952725-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/U8H8LdXT8C4ZbieyXuEtg-e1540168952725-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/U8H8LdXT8C4ZbieyXuEtg-e1540168952725-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Tangles of barbed wire here, too. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/KfwRKZr0SAKxNNC8tW0AWA-e1540169006820.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/KfwRKZr0SAKxNNC8tW0AWA-e1540169006820.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/KfwRKZr0SAKxNNC8tW0AWA-e1540169006820-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/KfwRKZr0SAKxNNC8tW0AWA-e1540169006820-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/KfwRKZr0SAKxNNC8tW0AWA-e1540169006820-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>French 2nd line trenches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/aF0LSW1GQeS0YJszKeRNlg-e1540169070703.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/aF0LSW1GQeS0YJszKeRNlg-e1540169070703.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/aF0LSW1GQeS0YJszKeRNlg-e1540169070703-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/aF0LSW1GQeS0YJszKeRNlg-e1540169070703-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/aF0LSW1GQeS0YJszKeRNlg-e1540169070703-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>&#8220;The Trenches in the Apremont Forest.&#8221; <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following photos are largely from the German and French front line trenches that still snake their way through the Gobessart Woods near the D907 road in\u00a0Apr\u00e9mont-la-For\u00eat.\u00a0Apr\u00e9mont-la-For\u00eat was a scene of vicious fighting between French and German troops in the early years of the war, and later between American Doughboys and their more experienced German &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/04\/more-photos-from-the-st-mihiel-salient-august-2018\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;More Photos from the St. Mihiel Salient &#8212; August 2018&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-battlefields","category-st-mihiel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=391"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":392,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391\/revisions\/392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}