French homes, roads, bridges, forests etc destroyed or damaged

Poelcapelle Village in France just after the War. Photo: NELS

During the war it was a strongly fortified German position, which the British struggled to take.

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French House Hit by German Artillery Shell During World War 1

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Fighting in the Argonne. World War 1

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On the Western Front: A French forest destroyed

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A French forest destroyed

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German shelling of a French town

 

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The results of artillery bombardment. The once tree-lined road to Guillemont, France. August, 1916.

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Ruins of Vaux, France

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Duckboards through Chateau Wood in France. Note the horrific destruction of what was once beautiful woods.

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Mine crater in the main street of La Basse, France

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Entrance to the Chauteau de Chaulnes Castle (1917).

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