Panorama of the Western theater of war 1914/15 from Compiègne to Arras, with the North Sea coast in the distance.
Reverse:Panorama des westlichen Kriegschauplatzes 1914/15 von Compiegne bis Arras.Die Panorama-Postkartenreihe umfaßt mit ihren 9 Abschnitten Nr. 400 bis 408 den gesamten westlichen Kriegschauplatz von der Schewizer Grenze bis zur Nordseeküste.Panorama of the Western theater of war 1914/15 from Compiègne to Arras.The panoramic postcard series includes with their 9 sections No. 400 to 408 the entire western front from the Schewizer border to the North Sea coast.Nr. 407Wenau-Postkarte Patentamtl. gesch.Logo: W&N AGL
"With the coming of darkness each day the front awoke. Some very heavy showers during five otherwise fine days made a lot of extra work. Patrolling was never so active. Long stretches of the railway line were examined in moonlight without any enemy being met. The track was surprisingly little knocked about. One patrol came in greatly excited after touching off one of several booby-traps that were found. Patrols penetrated farther each night. The river, its approaches and possible crossing-places were searched."
Excerpt from an entry for August 5, 6, or 7, 1918 from the writings — diaries, letters, and memoirs — of Captain J. C. Dunn, Medical Officer of the Second Battalion His Majesty's Twenty-Third Foot, the Royal Welch Fusiliers, and fellow soldiers who served with him. The British were preparing for the Battle of Amiens which would open on August 8. 'The river' was the Ancre.
The War the Infantry Knew 1914-1919 by Captain J.C. Dunn, page 505, copyright © The Royal Welch Fusiliers 1987, publisher: Abacus (Little, Brown and Company, UK), publication date: 1994
1918-08-05, 1918, August, Compiegne to Arras
