• Ryan Mansley
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  • Ryan Mansley

KSS Battlefields Tour 2018

An open-ended adventure by Ryan Read more
  • Ft. Hackenberg

    March 8, 2018 in France ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

    850km of fortresses. Hackenberg largest and first built (1929-1935). Push munition through manually from main line. Monorail system for moving munitions boxes. Troops from Alsace did forced work in Germany for a year then became a German soldier. Blast door close in 5 sec. 12 days at a time in ft. Then 4 days rest outside. Filtration rooms purify in and out air. Water system for heating to 20 Celsius. 21 soldiers in turret room. 2 inside the turret. 1940 one shell didn't fire brought turret down when hit floor it fired badly wounding operators.Read more

  • WW1 Intro

    March 8, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

    Militarism, Imperialism, Nationalism.
    The spark. Chain reaction thru alliances. Schlieffen plan. Colonial involvement. Marne defensive by France. New weapons old ideas. Led to creation of Maginot line under direction of Andre Maginot.Read more

    Trip start
    March 8, 2018