Translated by Nathalie GAUTHIER
An early work on the site was to create a line that looks like the front that "blue" soldiers called in December 1914 will have to tackle in spring 1915.
The front lines have mostly been formed originally in forest edges (Argonne etc.), as per instruction books. From January on, the first occupants had here to handle with the pick and the shovel and to learn how the "fortifications" for the Front should be made.
We have a fairly accurate representation (...)