Lille's occupation by the Germans began on 13 October 1914 after a ten day siege and heavy shelling which destroyed 882 apartment and office blocks and 1,500 houses, mostly around the train station and in the town centre. By the end of October the town was being run by German authorities.
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Although this had of no great military effect, they convinced the Germans that Lille was no longer an “open city”. On 10 October, as the Lille authorities ...
Badly damaged town, with German soldiers and civilians standing in the rubble. Physical Description. Black and white silver gelatin photograph with post card ...
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