Very rare complete German barbed wire trip picket recovered from in front of the old German trench line in the village of Flers on the Somme battlefield 1916-1918. Flers was the first village captured using tanks in September 1916
This is a very rare complete German barbed wire trip picket which has slightly bent out of shape but nothing to bad at all. The picket is around 18 inches long which the correct length for a German picket.The picket has surface rust from being buried but is still very solid not braking up or falling apart it has been lightly cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection and rarer to get these smaller trip pickets as they were only used directly in front of the trench as a last line of defense. This picket was recovered from in front of the old German trench line in the village of Flers on the Somme battlefield 1916-1918. Flers was the first village captured using tanks in September 1916 and comes with A5 laminated information card.
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The British 41st Division was to attack Flers and had most tanks, four for the Longueval–Flers road and six to attack the middle and west side of the village. On the right flank the 124th Brigade attacked with two battalions forward and two in support, having assembled in no man's land. The advance began at zero hour and Tea Support Trench and the Switch Line fell relatively easily by 7:00 a.m. and Flers Trench at 7:50 a.m. At 3:20 p.m. a large party of infantry reached Bulls Road and linked with the 122nd Brigade on the left but attacks on Gird Trench failed. The 122nd Brigade had attacked with two battalions and two in support, reaching the Switch Line by 6:40 a.m. and the on to Flers Trench. Tank D15 was knocked out near the Switch Line, D14 ditched near Flers and D18 was damaged by a shell at Flers Trench but managed to withdraw. D16 entered Flers at 8:20a.m. followed by troops of the 122nd Brigade, D6, D9 and D17 driving along the eastern fringe of the village, destroying strong points and machine-gun nests. By 10:00 a.m. the surviving Bavarians made a run for Geuedecourt.