The Wire of Death
The Wire of Death
The border region between occupied Belgium and the neutral Netherlands soon became a smuggler's paradise. Traffic in letters, military information and foodstuffs was rife. Young men who wanted to join the Belgian army also crossed the border. In the spring of 1915, the Germans decided to call a halt to the smuggling through the construction of an electrified border fence.
Blog: 'The Frontier Electrified: the Border Fence between Belgium and the Netherland'.
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De grote oorlog
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