my 1941 Photo album of Luftwaffe bombing

in the background some barrachs that were spared by the LW and probably used by occupation forces. You can clearly see a new alert tower with siren, and 3 intact garages that make me think of the temporary firemen station.






there is a small statue piedestal near this shop. Is this the Jeanne Hachette monument place?




More casernes or a school ?





A burnt out chapel but check out the house behind which was miracumouly spared and seems completely intact with flowers in the garden still there

 

very nice photo, i work at Beauvais airport, have you others photos that we can see ? evry fantastic
thanks

 

I will post more over the weekend, allow me some time to scan a few more. Thank you for reviving this fine thread.

 

As requested her eis another detailled picture from Beauvais.



the bombings destroyed the cente rof the twon but left the suburbs intact.



But even in the middle some shops were spared. The Citroën garage is open and has baril with petrol and a pump. There is even a car filling its tank. Next to it (on the left) is an intact cloth shop.



details are fascinating: by enlarging it it's the first time Isee two Germans strolling in the streets (lower right side)

 

Great detailed pics, Skipper! Interesting details in them.

 

Hello, Very nice
I live in Beauvais, have you others pictures of the town ?
also i work at Beauvais Airport
Jean paul

 

Hello Jean Paul, yes I have a few more pictures. This is my lunch break so I don't have them with me now, but tonight I will scan more pictures for you.

 

Fantastic, thanks for all
Jean Paul

 

Sorry for the delay , I have busy work hours. Here is another picture with details.










The barber shop and parfumerie re-opened in one of the temporary barracks.



Detail from the leather shop which also sold suitcases and baby care.

 

Thanks, Skipper - excellent work.
Thanks, jp, for bringing this thread back up.

 

These pictures were takne from the roof of the cathedral in 1941 by a famous photograph. This is why they are all from the center of the town. The reason why not many buildings are shown is because they were all bombed in 1940.

 

My name is Leendert de Bree, I live in Terneuzen in the South-West of The Netherlands, near by Belgium.
I have som Question aboud the city of Beauvais in France.
My dad was required in the spring of 1943 have to work for the German (enemy) in Germany or France.
From that time he works on the airport of Beauvais near by Paris.
is here somebody who can help me find out more information or pictures of Beauvais airport from 1943 -aug 1944 he works for the German, from sept.1944 untill june1945 he works for the Amerikans.

Regarts, Leendert

 

Hello Leendert, from what I heard the Dutch worked at the Beauvais Tillé airfield and they were required to fix the bombed runways and recover wrecks etc.. The locals called them "les noirs" (the blacks) because they apparently wore black or grey jackets.

There might be more here.

https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC2TM8J_laerodrome-de-beauvais-tille-1940-1945?guid=44009216-0ffe-4d0d-8f2d-127a7b51bba7

 

Thanks Skipper for that infomation that i did not know.
My Dad had differend jobs on the airfield, one of the jobs was whit a horse and carriage go to the farm in the neighbourhood to pick up milk and vegetable for the German, he most also shave the grass of the airfield.
i have pictures of a burial from dutch workers who were killed by a allied (Englisch) attack at 9 and 18 september 1943 the employer dit make a momorial plate, is he still exist thear?
I also have a picture he stays by the cathedral of Beauvais.
My question is: has somebody pictures of the airfield, or is there in the neighbourhood a museum of memorial of thad time ware ik get more information from him.

regarts, Leendert

 

Yes, there is a nice museum at Warlouis, south of Beauvais. The burial place is most likely next to Tillé, rather than in the center. The farmers often paid for burial places for their workers, regardless nationality. However it is possible that the worker you mention was reburied in Holland after 1945. If you have a chance to scan the pictures, I'd love to see those.

Here is a link to the museum :

http://musee.aviation.free.fr/main_en.html



More:
http://histomil.com/viewtopic.php?t=9571&start=40

 

Merci, Skipper, these are remarkable photographs, a testament to the physical destruction of war. The resolution is fantastic.

Your post , May 7, 2010, , 10:46 AM clearly shot from the Cathedral shows considerable damage to what appears to be a transept wing, the arm of the church cross plan. Clearly shown are two steel tie rods that are keeping the walls aligned. They could have been installed just after the bombing which seems unlikely but possible or anytime after the Industrial revolution to stabilize the building.

Going to Beauvais on Google Earth and clicking on the photo images around the Cathedral, St. Etienne, shows it remarcably restored in such a way it is hard to tell it was badly damaged. It is a most interesting building, it's beginning shows Romanesque elements, geometry, round headed windows, a solid feeling but buy the time it was finished it was clearly Gothic with flying buttresses, and pointed windows. . At nearby Rheims the stained glass was removed and buried to be reinstalled post war...St. entienne seems to be missing much of it's original glass.

I mention this for that building, st. etienne began construction in the 11-12 centuries and finished probably 150 years later and in a year hours was badly damaged and could be destroyed. Human life is the worst casulty of war but the products of humans, art, architecture, towns, cities are cultural looses as well.

Your find shows that extremely well.

Merci beaucoup,

Gaines

 

You are welcome Gaines. Actually I have other pictures from Beauvais. These were taken by a professionnal photographer in 1941 (hence the rods) and were printed on press size photo paper in a large file at a very resolution. This is why I can find so many details when I scan them . I found the file with pictures at a local flea market some years ago.

 

I think this picture is for the cathedral in Beauvais, the guy in the middle is my dad.

Leendert

 

This is the only picture of the monument, but i dont know it still exist.

Leendert.