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'La Destruction de Cambrai; Cette destruction systematique de Cambrai... 1918. Creator: Unknown
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'La Destruction de Cambrai; Cette destruction systematique de Cambrai... 1918. Creator: Unknown
'La Destruction de Cambrai; Cette destruction systematique de Cambrai par les arriere-gardes allemandes etait executee quatre jours apres la premiere demande d'armistice de l'Allemagne: La rue des Clefs et l'eglise Saint-Gery, ou la porte du tabernacle avait ete percee de balles et les boiseries du choeur brisees a la hache, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]
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Aftermath Battle Of Cambrai Cambrai Nord Pas De Calais France Conflict Destruction Devestation France Europe Hundred Days Offensive Lillustration Offensive Western Front
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La Destruction de Cambrai; Cette destruction systematique de Cambrai par les arrière-gardes allemandes était exécutée quatre jours après la première demande d'armistice de l'Allemagne (The Destruction of Cambrai; This systematic destruction of Cambrai by the German rearguards was carried out four days after the first armistice request from Germany: Rue des Clefs and Saint-Gery Church, where the tabernacle door had been pierced with bullets and the choir's woodwork broken with axes), 1918, is a poignant reminder of the aftermath of the Battle of Cambrai during the First World War. The photograph, published in "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" by L'Illustration, Paris, 1924, captures the devastation wrought upon the once beautiful French town in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region. The ruins of the Saint-Gery Church and the destroyed buildings in the Rue des Clefs stand as stark reminders of the brutal conflict that had taken place on the Western Front just hours before. The print, from the collection of an unknown collector, depicts the concept of war and its destructive power in vivid detail. The Hundred Days Offensive of 1918 marked a turning point in the war, and the destruction of Cambrai was a grim reminder of the cost of victory. This photograph, with its haunting imagery, serves as a testament to the devastating impact of war on civilian populations and the long-lasting effects of conflict on communities and their histories.
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