Bapaume
Informations
| Code INSEE | 62080 |
| Code Postal | 62450 |
| Gentilé | Bapalmois |
![British officers with a captured German anti-tank gun in Bapaume, France, during World War I. This photograph of British officers with a German anti-tank gun is evidence of how quickly military technology had to evolve during World War I. The first tanks were introduced by Britain at the Somme in September 1916 and shortly thereafter Germany began developing anti-tank weaponry. One of the most celebrated examples was the 13mm Mauser Tank-Gewehr M1918 anti-tank rifle. The British advance on Bapaume, a highly successful offensive, provided official war photographers like Tom Aitken with opportunities to take photographs that would raise morale amongst the British public. This is one such opportunity. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. Our advance on BAPAUME. In a German trench. Two of our officers with a German anti-tank gun.'] http://digital.nls.uk/74549176](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Two_of_our_officers_with_a_German_anti-tank_gun_%284687973105%29.jpg/821px-Two_of_our_officers_with_a_German_anti-tank_gun_%284687973105%29.jpg)
British officers with a captured German anti-tank gun in Bapaume, France, during World War I. This photograph of British officers with a German anti-tank gun is evidence of how quickly military technology had to evolve during World War I. The first tanks were introduced by Britain at the Somme in September 1916 and shortly thereafter Germany began developing anti-tank weaponry. One of the most celebrated examples was the 13mm Mauser Tank-Gewehr M1918 anti-tank rifle. The British advance on Bapaume, a highly successful offensive, provided official war photographers like Tom Aitken with opportunities to take photographs that would raise morale amongst the British public. This is one such opportunity. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. Our advance on BAPAUME. In a German trench. Two of our officers with a German anti-tank gun.'] http://digital.nls.uk/74549176 par Ich (No restrictions)
![Abandoned German positions near Bapaume, France, during World War I. A British soldier walks among the ruins of former German positions and the upturned remains of German gun carriages. The guns once held by the carriages are not visible: where possible they would have been salvaged along with their ammunition by the retreating army, or else captured by the Allies. The Battle of Bapaume was a key phase in the British offensive of 1918, beginning on 21 August and resulting in the capture of a great many German prisoners and weapons. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. British Push towards Bapaume. Showing the damage our gun fire did in the German lines. The remains of gun carriages etc.'] http://digital.nls.uk/74549170](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Remains_of_gun_carriages_etc._%284687973943%29.jpg/800px-Remains_of_gun_carriages_etc._%284687973943%29.jpg)
Abandoned German positions near Bapaume, France, during World War I. A British soldier walks among the ruins of former German positions and the upturned remains of German gun carriages. The guns once held by the carriages are not visible: where possible they would have been salvaged along with their ammunition by the retreating army, or else captured by the Allies. The Battle of Bapaume was a key phase in the British offensive of 1918, beginning on 21 August and resulting in the capture of a great many German prisoners and weapons. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. British Push towards Bapaume. Showing the damage our gun fire did in the German lines. The remains of gun carriages etc.'] http://digital.nls.uk/74549170 par Ich (No restrictions)
![British soldiers firing captured German guns, near Bapaume, France, during World War I. This picture of a British officer firing a captured heavy gun was almost certainly posed for propaganda purposes, rather than being taken during any real fighting. The soldiers looking on appear relaxed and cheerful, and stand out in the open. They do not seem concerned about the possibility of returned fire. Many German weapons and men were captured in the successful British advance on Bapaume in August 1918. By this stage the opposing German forces were in full retreat. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. Our advance on Bapaume. A captured battery of German 4.2 guns. Our boys are firing the foremost ones into his lines.'] http://digital.nls.uk/74549174](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Captured_battery_of_German_4.2_guns_%284688607298%29.jpg/805px-Captured_battery_of_German_4.2_guns_%284688607298%29.jpg)
British soldiers firing captured German guns, near Bapaume, France, during World War I. This picture of a British officer firing a captured heavy gun was almost certainly posed for propaganda purposes, rather than being taken during any real fighting. The soldiers looking on appear relaxed and cheerful, and stand out in the open. They do not seem concerned about the possibility of returned fire. Many German weapons and men were captured in the successful British advance on Bapaume in August 1918. By this stage the opposing German forces were in full retreat. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. Our advance on Bapaume. A captured battery of German 4.2 guns. Our boys are firing the foremost ones into his lines.'] http://digital.nls.uk/74549174 par Ich (No restrictions)
Bapaume (France - département du Pas-de-Calais) — L'Hôtel de Ville avant la Première Guerre Mondiale . par Jpcuvelier (Public domain)
Bapaume (France - Pas-de-Calais department) — The Town Hall before the First World War par Jpcuvelier (Public domain)
- Addresse : 36 place Faidherbe
62452 Bapaume Cedex
- Email : mairie-de-bapaume@wanadoo.fr
- Téléphone : 03 21 50 58 80
- Fax :
- Horaires :
- Le Lundi : 10:30:00 - 12:30:00 et 14:00:00 - 17:00:00
- Du Mardi au Vendredi : 09:00:00 - 12:00:00 et 14:00:00 - 17:00:00
- Le Samedi : 09:00:00 - 12:00:00
![British officers with a captured German anti-tank gun in Bapaume, France, during World War I. This photograph of British officers with a German anti-tank gun is evidence of how quickly military technology had to evolve during World War I. The first tanks were introduced by Britain at the Somme in September 1916 and shortly thereafter Germany began developing anti-tank weaponry. One of the most celebrated examples was the 13mm Mauser Tank-Gewehr M1918 anti-tank rifle. The British advance on Bapaume, a highly successful offensive, provided official war photographers like Tom Aitken with opportunities to take photographs that would raise morale amongst the British public. This is one such opportunity. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. Our advance on BAPAUME. In a German trench. Two of our officers with a German anti-tank gun.'] http://digital.nls.uk/74549176](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Two_of_our_officers_with_a_German_anti-tank_gun_(4687973105).jpg){kind=link}
![Abandoned German positions near Bapaume, France, during World War I. A British soldier walks among the ruins of former German positions and the upturned remains of German gun carriages. The guns once held by the carriages are not visible: where possible they would have been salvaged along with their ammunition by the retreating army, or else captured by the Allies. The Battle of Bapaume was a key phase in the British offensive of 1918, beginning on 21 August and resulting in the capture of a great many German prisoners and weapons. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. British Push towards Bapaume. Showing the damage our gun fire did in the German lines. The remains of gun carriages etc.'] http://digital.nls.uk/74549170](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Remains_of_gun_carriages_etc._(4687973943).jpg){kind=link}
![British soldiers firing captured German guns, near Bapaume, France, during World War I. This picture of a British officer firing a captured heavy gun was almost certainly posed for propaganda purposes, rather than being taken during any real fighting. The soldiers looking on appear relaxed and cheerful, and stand out in the open. They do not seem concerned about the possibility of returned fire. Many German weapons and men were captured in the successful British advance on Bapaume in August 1918. By this stage the opposing German forces were in full retreat. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. Our advance on Bapaume. A captured battery of German 4.2 guns. Our boys are firing the foremost ones into his lines.'] http://digital.nls.uk/74549174](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Captured_battery_of_German_4.2_guns_(4688607298).jpg){kind=link}
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