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This area north of Diksmuide was strategic during the early part of the
\nwar. Several very large oil tanks stood in the middle of no-mans-land and
\nboth the Germans and the Belgians (who were assigned this part of the front
\nto defend) began trenching towards the tanks. Neither side attained the
\nobjective. When the Germans realized they couldn’t get there, the tanks
\nwere shelled and destroyed. Before that, however, both side took heavy
\ncasualties while digging the trenches at night and defending them during
\nthe day. Hence the name: the trench of death.<\/p>\n
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This area north of Diksmuide was strategic during the early part of the war. Several very large oil tanks stood in the middle of no-mans-land and both the Germans and the Belgians (who were assigned this part of the front to defend) began trenching towards the tanks. Neither side attained the objective. When the Germans … Continue reading The Trench of Death<\/span>