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20 janvier 2009

January 1916: Henri's Company, in the trenches, on the Artois front

All along the month of January 1916, Henri held, again, the front line trenches, at the "Bois en Hache" (namely: the "Axe shaped Wood", which he was describing as a "bad sector"), in Artois, ... Photography annotated by Henri Baudiment - Bois en Hache,...

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19 janvier 2009

Autumn 1915: photographies taken in Artois by Henri

The occupation of Loos-en-Gohelle, and the relative lull which followed for his regiment, gave the opportunity to Henri to continue to record his every day life on the black-and-white film, under the gloomy light of the ending autumn: His Company waiting...

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18 janvier 2009

Loos, on the 11th October 1915: Henri describes his fights in the 2nd Battle of Artois, and the death of Colonel Alquier

"Dear Parents, now I have cooled down for two days, I will take the benefit of this evening to share with you details on the last operations executed by our Army, and which gave the opportunity to the 90th to add a glorious page to its own history. Since...

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17 janvier 2009

25th September 1915: Henri in the middle of the fights of the 2nd Battle of Artois

Photography annotated by Henri Baudiment - Loos-en-Gohelle, on the 10th October 1915: "A barricade in a street". The "great operations" were not long to come, and the 25th September offensive gave the kick-off to the 2nd Battle of Artois: the 90th Infantry...

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16 janvier 2009

7th September 1915: the French get ready for the 2nd Battle of Artois

Photography annotated by Henri Baudiment - Lucheux, on the 7 September 1915: "Our generals" [from left to right: 1) under the x sign: General Curé, commanding the 9th Army Corps, 2) facing right: General Deligny, commanding the 153th Division, 3) facing...

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13 janvier 2009

26th Juillet 1915, in Liencourt: Henri describes in his letters, his fights in Artois, in May 1915

"[...] Without endangering the defense of the country, I am going to tell you what has been our mission since the 9th May 1915. I will take advantage of some permittence-holder on departure to, take care and post my letter: I hope he will succeed in this...

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11 janvier 2009

May-June 1915: Henri is searching in vain Aimé's burial place.

Henri rushed up, as soon as he could, from the Loos-en-Gohelle sector, where he had taken an active part to the 9th May attack; he, then, attempted to retrieve any track of his younger brother, unfortunately without success: "[...] I walked along and...

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10 janvier 2009

Aimé shot to death, in Artois

The 8th "Régiment de Marche des Zouaves" entered the battles on the 11th May 1915, in Neuville Saint Vaast (Pas de Calais), South of the Vimy Ridge: "...Violent Infantry and machine guns firings are coming from the trenches located at 1000 meters beyond...

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Tags: Aimé, Artois, Neuville St Vaast, 8th Zouaves Regiment

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