1-217-625 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The ruins of Albert, Somme, France, 23 September 1914. Albert was the scene of fierce fighting in September 1914, and was close to the front line throughout the war. By 1916 much of the town had been reduced to rubble and by 1919 its population had declined to 120 from its pre-war level of over 7000.