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Blowing up a church [Picture]


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This is a reasonable sized church, so the town should be not that small. I tend to agree with SiegeGunner post 16 and considering the towns of that size affected by the German retreat of the operation Alberich in the Somme, Pas-de-calais and Aisne, there are a certain number of them but not that many. I have checked with many towns there but it doesn't match. The chimney and the architecture would make me think more of an industrial town somewhere north: Lens, Douai, Cambrai, St Quentin.

Still searching...

Sly

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On 06/05/2019 at 21:00, eisenbahn.tv said:

Hello,

 

I've got this spectacular picture:

 

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No description. To my opinion the blast of the tower of a church by the germans in france is shown. Reason: Not to give a target point to the enemys artillery. (The towers were visably from quite a distance)

 

Anyone a idea, where this picture could be taken?

 

Gabriel

 

I've found it, it's Pont-à-Vendin. Allegedly an exploding grenade near the church in August 1917...

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27 minutes ago, AOK4 said:

 

I've found it, it's Pont-à-Vendin. Allegedly an exploding grenade near the church in August 1917...

That's one big grenade. :wacko:


Craig

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2 minutes ago, ss002d6252 said:

That's one big grenade. :wacko:


Craig

 

That's what the hand written caption says. I tend to believe it shows the church tower being blown up by the Germans as the front line was approaching at that point?

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