2-710-890 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The German Occupation of Lille', 1914, (1919). Scene from the First World War: 'The occupation of Lille [in northern France] by the Germans was accompanied by a great spectacular display, the streets were festooned with flags and garlands as for a fete. The Crown Prince of Bavaria, the central mounted figure, headed a great military procession of triumph.' From "The History of the Great European War: its causes and effects", Vol. III, by W. Stanley Macbean Knight. [Caxton Pulishing Company, Limited, London, 1919]