World War 2 Talk - View Single Post - Anti-tank obstacle , Ypres 1940.

Rich Payne · 02-04-2008, 07:41 PM

I do have some photos of defended positions behind goods wagons at Passendale. I'll get them scanned later. One interesting picture shows them after a breech had been made.

I can imagine that a row of rolling stock would hold up armour until the Engineers could get forward to deal with it and perhaps bring them into range. Not much of an obstacle against determined infantry though.

I have a note that the Belgian 31ste Linie lost 67 men there and the 43ste Linie 41 dead, so it was certainly defended.

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Rich Payne Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 719	I do have some photos of defended positions behind goods wagons at Passendale. I'll get them scanned later. One interesting picture shows them after a breech had been made. I can imagine that a row of rolling stock would hold up armour until the Engineers could get forward to deal with it and perhaps bring them into range. Not much of an obstacle against determined infantry though. I have a note that the Belgian 31ste Linie lost 67 men there and the 43ste Linie 41 dead, so it was certainly defended.