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[[File:Sketch of German defences by Lonsdales.jpg|thumb|
[[File:Leipzig Salient 1st July 1916.jpg|thumb|250px|Leipzig salient on [[1 July]] 1916.]]
The '''Leipzig Redoubt''', also known as the [[Granatloch]] was a German defensive post located in the disused chalk quarry at the western end of the [[Leipzig Salient]]. It formed part of the defences at this location and was held strongly with [[machine gun]] posts. The German front line here bulged around
Today, the immediate area doesn't resemble its former self during the bitter conflicts that took place here during the First World War; land was farmed before and after the war but the constant fighting and shelling changed the landscape forever. Inside the redoubt trees and other plant growth portray a featureless quarry, but in its day this whole area would have looked very different. Before the week-long British bombardment that commenced on [[24 June]] 1916 the defences would have been intact and impressive to look at, as seen at the Leipzig Redoubt. Afterwards, the land looked almost unrecognizable with trench systems partly destroyed (the bombardment did not have the full effect the British Generals wanted) and others completely obliterated.
The track seen in the top right photo is the track that runs from [[Authuille Wood]] to [[Thiepval]]. The [[Lonsdale Battalion|Lonsdales]] that survived the [[machine gun]] fire upon leaving the relative
==See also==
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