First World War - Messines Craters Part 2
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2018
- Part 2 of a 3 part series on the Messines mines created on the 7th June 1917 during the First World War. Filmed with a Mavic Pro drone.
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My great great grandfather was in the 3rd Australia tunneling company. His name was John James Robinson. Thank you Steven, your work is really unique and informative. Amazing footage and excellent narration. I visited these areas in April 2018 and this aerial perspective is really helpful to put it all in perspective. Thanks again. Lest we forget.
Superb footage thank you Steve, the memories of all the men who fought here are not forgotten thanks to you.
More heartfelt appreciation for all your hard work and amazing explanations. You really are the maestro of trench maps ! Cheers and thanks again from Canada.
Mr. Upton, I really want to thank you for this series of videos. I've learned more here than I ever did in school. Thank you.
Thank you again, Steven, for another very informative video. It's hard to take in the scale of loss of life that those craters represent: ten thousand men launched into eternity in seconds, when those plungers were pushed. Thank you for helping to preserve the memory of all the very brave personnel involved in this conflict.
That is just amazing that they rebuilt right in the middle of those craters. I would never be able to get it out of my mind that the ground all around me was full of war dead. I guess the history buff in me would love it though. I dont think I would get much farm work done. I would always be off exploring. Another awesome view Mr. Upton. Thank you.
Thank you Steven, I used to sit on google maps and trace these craters and the trenches. You videos are currently being binged with a coffee.
Wow... this particular film is sooo interesting to me. My Grandfather was serving with 36th Ulster Division 16th Pioneers and was involved in some way with the tunnelers prior to June 1917 attacks. It is believed by some that it was his involvment in a serious tunelling accident that he may have warrented him his MM. Your drone footage really helps undertand how the explosions along the front line would have helped the Allies in their progress. Thank you. We will always remember them.
Thanks for all you do Peter
Thank you for the great videos you make!
Hey Steven! Thank you so much for all of your content! Your content made me become fascinated with WWI and I use them a lot in my classroom! Superb work!
Once again Steven, so many thanks for the professional standard of work you put in and for sharing your excellent knowledge.
Another great video Steven. The drone footage gives such a different viewpoint of the battlefields.
Thanks for all your hard work. I live in the US and I am planning a bicycle tour trip along the Messine Ridge. You drone footage has been invaluable for parts of my planning.
Many thanks for another great video, Steven. I fell in love (if that's the right choice of words) with the history of all of these places some 40 years ago when I first read "They called it Paschendaele" and "The Roses of No Man's Land" by Lyn Macdonald. I, and a couple of friends, then visited Ypres and Paschendaele shortly after reading those books (privately, not on a tour) and the whole area was incredible. That would have been in about 1982. Much has changed since then, I'm sure. Back then, in the silence, you could "feel" the history surrounding you. It whispered over your shoulder at every cemetary and every preserved trench. The biting wind whistled across the flat land and, with a nausea chewing away at your insides, you could fully imagine the horrors of war that had faced the youth of both sides back in their day. And I defy any man or woman alive - even to this day - not to shed a tear or two at The Menin Gate at 6 p.m. every night when the local Fire Brigade turn out in their finest attire and play The Last Post. It reaches into your very soul. Thank you once again, Steven. You brought back so many vivid memories to me.
Superb video work Stephen, once again thank you for your excellent postings, they get better and better.
Great work Steven. I really appreciate your work and dedication.
Very interesting , thank you for your videos Steve
Can only add what’s others have said, great work, love the shots from the air showing plug street wood etc
Just the facts jack just the facts.... really enjoyed your videos as simplistic as they are. ❤