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After the strafing
After the strafing
This photograph is of Thilloy, near Bapaume. It is a scene of total destruction and devastation. It is very difficult to imagine that this was once a village. Not one building has escaped damage. The road is extremely muddy and strewn with debris from the buildings. The Germans used the phrase 'Gott Strafe England', (God Punish England) during World War I. This caption is probably a play on th…
Contributors
- Ernest, British official photographer Brooks
Subject
- Debris
- French
- Mud
- Ruins
- Villages
- War damage
- Ruins
- Frenchcore
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Contributors
- Ernest, British official photographer Brooks
Subject
- Debris
- French
- Mud
- Ruins
- Villages
- War damage
- Ruins
- Frenchcore
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Rights
- Available under Creative Commons license; Attribution, Non-commercial, ShareAlike
Issue date
- 2005
- 1914 - 1920
- 1914/1920
- 2005
Places
- Europe, France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (department)
- Europe, France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Bapaume (inhabited place)
Identifier
- 74546354
Extent
- 1 online resource
Is part of
- http://data.theeuropeanlibrary.org/Collection/a1219
Year
- 2005
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-04-06T12:17:14.868Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-05-31T08:45:29.968Z