A British charge at Hooge.

Category

Library Item

Item no

32612

Title

Where trenches lost through German "Liquid fire" have been recaptured: A British charge at Hooge.

Description

From the Illustrated London News August 14th 1915.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1915

Size

39.6 x 45.4 cm

Type

Press cutting

Location

Reference Library

The Battle of Hooge represented one of the first major employments of the flamethrower, one of the most feared weapons introduced during World War I. Eleven days before the battle, British infantry had captured the German-occupied village of Hooge, located near Ypres in Belgium. Using the flamethrowers to great effect, along with machine guns, trench mortars and hand grenades, the Germans reclaimed their positions on July 30, 1915, penetrating enemy front lines with ease and pushing the British forces back to their second trench. Though few men were lost to actual burns, a British officer reported later, the weapons had a great demoralizing effect, and when added to the assault of the other powerful weapons, they proved mercilessly efficient at Hooge.

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