BIACHES CHURCH AS THE WAR LEFT IT.
In the background: The Marshes of the Somme; On the right, behind the trees: The beginning of Péronne.
BIACHES. THE SUGAR REFINERY IN 1916.
The Fighting at Biaches
The fighting at Biaches, like that at La Maisonnette, gave rise to some of the most famous episodes in the Offensive south of the Somme.
The French advance had been so rapid that as early as July 8 General Fayolle's troops, having broken through the German front to a depth of 8 kilometres, occupied the outskirts of Biaches. The next day, after an intense bombardment, the system of trenches which protected the outskirts of the village was carried in a few minutes.
BIACHES. THE SUGAR REFINERY IN 1919.