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Square Joseph Genard
The man who saved Vitrival from the fires.
Seeing the Germans setting fire to the homes close to his house, Joseph Genard couldn’t accept it:...
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A regiment of French soldiers at rest
Here’s an interesting photo, likely one of M. Pochet’s, which depicts for us a regiment of French soldiers resting in Rue de la Station...
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The requisition of carts
This photo, likely taken from the window of a house by the level crossing, from the top of the Rue de la Station or the Rue de la Gare at the time,...
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Germans brandishing their rifles close to the station
In spite of the hostilities, the photographer Emile Pochet took several photos of troops during the war. Here we can see 5 German soldiers, rifles...
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German office in Rue de la Gare
Attractive middle-class house whose main frontage is embellished with pretty, stylised motifs.
We can see that the street was already adorned with...
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Women coming to Fosses for food supplies
Who are these women loaded with baskets? Who are the men with sticks accompanying them?
On the reverse a handwritten note can be read saying that...
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The Germans requisition farmers' horses
This took place in December 1915: the German army needed horses and carts for carrying goods and moving from one place to another. The photo was...
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Cimetière Américain n°1
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Place du Marché
On Thursday 20th August 1914, the town of Fosses saw the French troops march by, returning to the Sambre river to halt the Germans there. We can...
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Mimi of the Woods
Lieutenant Rouyer, of the 48th Breton Infantry Regiment, who fought notably in Ham-sur-Sambre woods, took part in the Memorial Ceremonies and, in...
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