The rebuilding of downtown was not complete from already being heavily hit during the First World War, the city was again stricken by many bombings during the Second World War, in 1940, particularly during the Battle of Amiens in early June
काही आठवड्यांतच प्रमुख सत्ता युद्धात उतरल्या, आणि जुलै १९१४ मध्ये बाल्कन भागात सुरू झालेले हे युद्ध झपाट्याने पूर्ण युरोपभर पसरले.