This photograph is a before and after look at Menin Road. The top picture was taken in 1914, and the bottom was taken in 1918. This is an excellent example of the total destruction that WWI brought to many parts of France.
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This photograph is a before and after look at Cloth Halls. The top picture was taken in 1913 and the bottom was taken in 1915.
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Poelcapelle church in about 1915
The rest of the village, was destroyed during the war
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Fighting for the City of Lille. World War 1
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How the French town of Lievan looked before the shelling
How the French town of Lievan looked after the shelling
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Damaged mill at Courcelles, France
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Destroyed railway at Albert, France
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Damaged coal works at Dourges, France
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French train destroyed near Soisson, France (1917).
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