The HELL of Verdun or how they earned them; Part 2
A lot of empty shrapnel grenades (mostly 75 mm) and german stick grenades on the Mort Homme. Maybe they were collected by forest workers. On the stick grenades you can still see the clip for attaching the grenades on the belt.
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A french 75 mm and a fuse for a french winged mortar mine on the left. The germans called them sometimes "Lufttorpedoes" (air torpedos) because of their shape. -
Here is an old picture of one of these french "Lufttorpedos" or "Flügelminen":Comment
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So called "pigtails" on the Mort Homme. They were used to attach the barbed wire.Comment
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A french pear-handgrenade in the Chapitre-Forest. These are very dangerous (like all hand- and rifle-grenades)!Comment
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Speaking about rifle-grenades. This is a french Vivien Bessier rifle-grenade near the Fort Douaumont. It could be fired with a life (!) cartridge; the time-fuse was activated by the bullet.Comment
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A "common sight". Two french 75 mm grenades with percussion fuse in the Chapitre-Forest.Comment
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Here is a very interesting website about the legendary french 75 mm rapid fire cannon:
http://canonde75.free.fr/index.htmComment
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