CCGW CollectiveAccess System: Photographic Image: 11 O'Clock Square. Armenteirre (Armenteires) [2016.3.1.1-35]

11 O'Clock Square. Armenteirre (Armenteires)

Photographic Image

Identifier:

2016.3.1.1-35

Description

Snapshot of the town square in Armentieres, France. Known by soldiers as "11 O'Clock Square" due to the clock, stopped at 11:00 by a shell in 1914. Armentieres, located along the Western front, sustained heaving damage during the war, especially during 1914 and 1918.