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The Martyrdom of Belgium
by des lois et des coutumes de la guerre Belgium. Commission d'enquête sur la violation des règles du droit des gens, Gerard Cooreman
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The Martyrdom of Belgium Official Report of Massacres of Peaceable Citizens, Women and Children by The German Army
Language
en
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Project Gutenberg
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Produced by Cindy Horton, Brian Coe, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2016-11-30
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the authors
des lois et des coutumes de la guerre Belgium. Commission d'enquête sur la violation des règles du droit des gens
Written in the early years of World War I, this official Belgian report gathers testimony and documents about alleged violations of international law during the German invasion of Belgium. It is tied to a government commission chaired by Gérard Cooreman, a prominent Belgian statesman of the period.
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Gerard Cooreman
1852–1926
A lawyer, banker, and industrialist who rose to become Belgium’s prime minister during the First World War, he moved between business and politics at a pivotal moment in European history. His career reflects the close ties between finance, industry, and government in early 20th-century Belgium.
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