'All that remains of the village of Farbus captured by the Canadians', 1917
Photograph, World War One (1914-1918), 1917 (c).
The ruins of the village of Farbus in a desolate landscape of shattered woods.
On 9 April 1917, four divisions of Canadian infantry recaptured the four-mile long strategic height of Vimy Ridge as part of the Battle of Arras (1917). Vimy Ridge had been occupied by the Germans since October 1914. Fortified, it commanded the flat countryside for miles around. Heavy bombardment prior to the attack helped neutralise numerous German gun positions.
From a photograph album of 253 photographs compiled by Charles William Stulpnagel (known as Swinton after December 1914), 50th Heavy Artillery Group, 1889-1920.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1953-03-31-187
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1953-03-31-187