The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
View of a German concrete gum emplacement, wrecked by British shell fire, at Messines, when the remains of the gun blown up by the enemy were still inside the shelter.
View of the ruins of an old German concrete dugout at Messines, in Belgium. Inside the shelter were several human remains, and the pool in the foreground (not in view) was discoloured by the blood of
A German concrete shelter on the hill at Messines, in Belgium. The entrances are just showing above ground, and the pockets over them hold machine gun and revolver ammunition; above can be seen the re
Two unidentified troopers inspecting the remains of a German concrete machine gun emplacement by the side of the road between Bray and Peronne.
Magdeburg, Germany. C. 1945-07. Beside the wrecked factories of the Junkers Aero Engine Works in the German industrial town of Magdeburg this four metre thick concrete dome covered an air raid shelter
View of an old German concrete shelter at Messines, in July 1917. It was taken by the New Zealanders in their capture of the village, with the 3rd Division attacking on the right.
An old German dugout and gun emplacement at DeConinck Farm, east of Messines. The view is taken looking towards Blaawepoortbeck, near which the advance of the 4th Division beyond Messines ended.
