Sunrise over World War One recreated trench at Plugstreet Wood

Stock footage dolly shot of World War One battlefield recreated with trench and barbed wire in Plugstreet named sector

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Ploegsteert village is located to the south-west of the wood, and there are cemeteries and other sites of interest on all sides of, as well as within, the wood. There were no major set-piece battles in this area, and Ploegsteert remained in British possession during the major part of the War. Only in 1918 did the Germans take it briefly. 

(WW1 battlefields)

The Plugstreet Project is an international collaboration, led by No Man’s Land – The European Group for Great War Archaeology. The Team aim to explore the rich Great War Heritage of the Western Front between Ypres and Armentieres, a nine mile stretch of front line which bore witness to the June 1917 Battle of Messines. The attack was the first all arms battle in history and the first substantial Allied victory.

(Plugstreet Project)

The large wood north of the village of Ploegsteert was named “Plugstreet Wood” by the British soldiers serving there. It has become one of the well-known place names in British military history.

(Great War)