The image is a black and white photograph of a destroyed village. The village appears to be in ruins, with broken buildings and debris scattered around. In the center of the image, there is a large plume of smoke rising from one of the buildings. The smoke is billowing up into the sky. The ground is covered in rubble and debris, and there are trees in the background. The photograph is captioned "Schweizer Granateinschlag im französischen Orte Oppy, um den 14 Tage heilig gekämpft wurde" which translates to "The destruction of the Orte Opry, in the 14th Tage of the German Army."