View of the cliffs north of Vauquois, showcasing the elaborate system of dugouts and pathways used by German soldiers during World War One. These extensive underground caverns provided protection from artillery fire. The 1st Prussian Guard defended the trenches on the crest of the cliffs. Near Vauquois, Meuse, France. Photograph passed by censor, date unknown.

---

Size: 8376px × 5681px
Photo credit: © piemags/NSC / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: .., 6, 1918, 8t, 8th, activities, american, artillery, caverns, censor, cliff, cliffs, defense, dugouts, eikelberry, engineering, entrances, extensive, fire, fortifications, fortified, france, front, germans, guard, historical, history, images, meuse, military, nov., oct., pathways, photographs, photography, positions, preservation, preserved, protection, prussian, sgt., sites, soldiers, stairs, strategy, structures, system, trench, trenches, tunnels, underground, vauquois, war, war-time, warfare, western, world