Die Zerstörungen in St. Quentin (1917)
Uploaded on: 18.07.2013 | Duration: 15:03 min
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Bild- und Filmamt (BUFA) (Berlin)
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Spiel- und Dokumentarfilme
St. Quentin with German soldiers in street scene; Place du huit Octobre, Avenue Faidherbe, Boulevard Victor Hugo; ruins of the Seret Frères emporium; war damage to the St. Martin church; Rue de Paris; ruins of the Lecuyer museum; Rue St. Jean; debris in the garden of the Maison de Retraite des Religieuses de la Croix; destroyed graves at the cemetery; shell holes in buildings; insert: „While the German artillery must defend the city against its destroyers, French shells constantly strike the French house of God.“; comprehensive and detailed report on the destruction at the gothic cathedral.
