Soissons before and during the war

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SCHOOL-TEACHERS’ MONUMENT DESTROYED BY THE GERMANS AT PASLY.
(see above)

The road leads back to the village. Return via Vauxrot to the Place de Laon, then follow on the left the Avenue de Laon to Saint-Paul.

The defence-works visited between Pasly, the glass-works and the distillery, extended from there in an almost straight and formidable entrenched line to the National Road from Paris to Maubeuge (N. 2).

ORGANIZED CAVE AT PASLY.

After crossing this road, about half-way between Soissons and Crouy, they encircle the hamlet of St-Paul on the north and east. This fortified hamlet formed the Saint-Paul salient and protected the faubourg of Saint-Waast.

ENTRANCE TO CAVE AT PASLY.

From Saint-Paul the trenches, sloping towards the south, extended in front of the strongly fortified Faubourg of Saint-Médard and rejoined the Aisne at the point where the river forms a great loop above Soissons. It was the eastern sector of the defences, covering alike the Faubourg of Saint-Waast and the bridge-head on the right bank.