WW1 Scenes of Devastation

A sample of the damage and destruction caused by war.
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: Air Pictures Of Destroyed Town Of Mont St. Eloy (1916); Aerial shots of French town where lots of fighting / bombing has occurred.; British Pathé

: Ruins & Battlefield In Rhineland (1914); Good footage of snow-covered ruins in Rhineland during WW1.; British Pathé

: Ruins (1914); Soldiers rebuild bridge in ruined town.; British Pathé

: Ruins (1918); Footage of the remains of town after the First of World War.; British Pathé

: The Trail Of The Retreating Huns (1914); Two shots of war damage to countryside / village area in France.; British Pathé

: Flanders, Ruins Of Vieux-Arcy ? (1914); Soldiers walk through ruins of Belgian town.; British Pathé

: The Kaiser's Harvest (1914); Shots of war damaged village.; British Pathé

: Soissons Cathedral Ruins (1914); Ruins of war damaged cathedral in Soissons, France.; British Pathé

: Cathedral (1914); Cathedral damaged by shells.; British Pathé

: Ruins (1914); Footage of civilians looking at ruins of building caused by war.; British Pathé

: Cambrai In Flames During War (1917); Soldiers in ruins of Cambrai, France during World War One.; British Pathé

: Western Front Ruins (1914); Shots of desolate, war damaged area on the Western Front.; British Pathé

: Ruined House AKA War Damage In Belgium (1914); Buildings in ruins and on fire after heavy fighting in Belgium.; British Pathé

: Dixmunde Belgium (1914); Ruined factory or warehouse buildings in Belgium.; British Pathé

: Ruined Village Of Clergy (1916); Ruins of rural village of Clergy in France after bombing.; British Pathé

: Arras Cathedral Ruins AKA Ruins Of Arras Cathedral (1916); Ruins of Arras Cathedral.; British Pathé