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The battle of Armentieres. Reconstruction of a bridge demolished by the English. May 1918 (

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War Department. 1789-9/18/1947

Title

The battle of Armentieres. Reconstruction of a bridge demolished by the English. May 1918

Description

English: Reconstruction of the bridge over the "Lys" at Nieppe. In the background, ruins of a textile company

Français : Bataille d'Armentières, reconstruction (ou construction d'un pont provisoire) par les Allemands du pont sur la Lys, entre Nieppe et Armentières. Ce pont fut détruit par les anglais, le 9 avril 1918. Les alliées étant en effet présent sur le secteur du 16 octobre 1914 au 11 avril 1918, date à laquelle la 34e Division d'infanterie fut chassée par les troupes allemandes après de durs combats. Références : https://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/19201/pont-de-nieppe-communal-cemetery/. Le pont avait été préalablement miné par la troisième Compagnie Australiennes des Tunneliers (février 1918). Réf : NIEPPE (France) —Members of the 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company in action at the Pont de Nieppe. Vue donnant sur la rive gauche dans le quartier du Pont de Nieppe. A l'arrière les ruines d'un bâtiment de l'Établissement textile Charles Jeanson ; plus visible dans le fichier→ thumb|ARMENTIÈRES & PONT-DE-NIEPPE - La Lys et les usines bonbardéesn-The river Lys and the bombarded manufactories (2)

Deutsch: Schlacht von Armentières, Wiederaufbau (oder Bau einer provisorischen Brücke) durch die Deutschen einer Brücke über die "Leie", zwischen Nieppe und Armentières. Diese Brücke wurde am 9. April 1918 von den Briten zerstört. Britische Streitkräfte waren in der Tat vom 16. Oktober 1914 bis zum 11. April 1918 in diesem Sektor präsent, als die 34. Infanteriedivision nach schweren Kämpfen von deutschen Truppen vertrieben wurde. Die Brücke wurde von April bis Oktober 1918 von deutschen Ingenieuren wiederhergestellt und im Oktober während des alliierten Gegenangriffs erneut zerstört.Die Brücke war vermint worden von der dritten australischen Tunnelbaugesellschaft (.(Februar 1918)

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1917 – 1918

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