A WWI Scottish Piper plays outside the church of the Basilica Notre Daue de Brebieres in Albert town square and the Somme countryside

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The church of the Basilica of Notre Daue de Brebieres in Albert with the famous spire of the Golden Virgin overlooking Albert and the Somme countryside. The church was totally destroyed during the war when it was said whenever the Golden Virgin falls the war will end. She fell in April 1918 during the German Spring Offensive that signalled the end of the war.

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Size: 3807px × 5800px
Location: Albert, The Somme, France
Photo credit: © Allan Hartley / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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