Canadian troops with horse carts march in West Flanders area of Belgium. Also the...HD Stock Footage
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Canadian troops with horse carts march in West Flanders area of Belgium. Also the heavily damaged Albert Basilica, World War I.
Canadian troops in West Flanders, Belgium near Ypres and Albert during World War I. An animated map shows the region and the Somme River. Canadian troops march with rifles in hands. A General shakes hands with an officer (likely either Field Marshal Haig, 1st Earl Haig, or Field Marshal John French, 1st Earl of Ypres). The troops with horse carts on a street. A damaged building. Views of side and steeple of the Albert Basilica, heavily damaged from World War 1 bombardment. The Golden Virgin statue on top of the Albert Basilica is seen leaning precariously to the side. (It became the source of British superstitition that said the war would end when the statue fell. But the British were compelled to destroy it further with artillery in 1918 to prevent its use by the Germans as an observation point during the 1918 Spring offensive) Location: West Flanders Belgium. Date: 1917.
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