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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Allies > French > (27) D.1041 - Wrecked houses |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74548388 |
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| Description | This image captures some of the devastation at Irles. The brick house or houses shown here have been irreparably damaged, most probably by shellfire. Sadly, this was an all too familiar scene at the time. Countless towns and villages close to the Front were completely destroyed as a direct result of the fighting. Although no date is give, it is possible this photograph was taken in 1917. Irles was successfully captured by the Allies on 10 March 1917, during the Allied Spring Offensive. The Allies' advance ultimately forced the German Army to retreat towards the Hindenburg Line. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT. SCENE IN IRLES. Wrecked houses.'] |
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| Description | Photographs from the Haig "Official Photographs" series with French Press Stamps or of France and the French. |
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| Description | Photographs of various nationalities allied to the British. |
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| Description | Black-and-white photographs mainly of the Western Front during the First World War. Official British war photographers took many of them for propaganda purposes. Unless otherwise stated, titles are the photographs' original captions. From the papers of Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928). The Haig Papers also contain Douglas Haig’s diaries. |
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| Shelfmark | Acc.3155 |
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