Rhine valley in the fog 

View from le Tête des Faux. As peacefull it may look today, much blood was spilled on the Tete des Faux in the winter of 1914/15. Early skirmishes gained the French a precarious foothold; furious attack and counter-attack followed with specialist mountain troops contesting the snow-covered heights in temperatures well below freezing. After a final abortive attempt to take the summit on 21st February 1915, the Germans cut their losses and concentrated on strengthening their positions on the lower slopes. As attrition set in, the battle shifted to the neighbouring heights of La Ligne and Veil Armand.