"The German Fury in Belgium" by L. Mokveld (translated by Carel Thieme). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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L. Mokveld. The German Fury in Belgium
The German Fury in Belgium
Table of Contents
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I. ON THE WAY TO LIÈGE
CHAPTER II. IN LIÈGE AND BACK TO MAASTRICHT
CHAPTER III. ROUND ABOUT LIÈGE
CHAPTER IV. VISÉ DESTROYED: A PREMEDITATED CRIME
CHAPTER V. FRANCS-TIREURS?
CHAPTER VI. WITH THE FLEMINGS
CHAPTER VII. LIÈGE AFTER THE OCCUPATION
CHAPTER VIII. LOUVAIN DESTROYED
CHAPTER IX. LOUVAIN UNDER THE MAILED FIST
CHAPTER X. ALONG THE MEUSE TO HUY, ANDENNE, AND NAMUR
CHAPTER XI. FROM MAASTRICHT TO THE FRENCH FRONTIER
The Destruction of Dinant
CHAPTER XII. ON THE BATTLE-FIELDS
CHAPTER XIII. ROUND ABOUT BILSEN
CHAPTER XIV. DURING THE SIEGE OF ANTWERP
CHAPTER XV. THE ILL-TREATMENT OF BRITISH WOUNDED
CHAPTER XVI. ON THE YSER
Footnote
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L. Mokveld
Experiences of a Netherland Journalist during four months with the German Army in Belgium
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The inhabitants had already had a variety of experiences. On Tuesday, August 4th, the first German troops arrived before the little town. The gendarmes stationed there offered resistance to the invading enemy, but, being hopelessly outnumbered, they were all shot down. As they were lying on the ground, badly wounded, Dr. Frits Goffin, head of St. Hadelin College, came in great haste as soon as he heard the shooting.
All the wounded were Roman Catholics, and as they saw the approaching priest, they implored him in a loud voice to give them absolution of sins, some making an act of contrition. The priest was unable to come near each of them, and therefore called out in a loud voice: "My Jesus, be merciful!" He then gave them all absolution of sins. But as he kneeled down to perform this sacred task, a hostile bullet whizzed past his ear, and several soldiers who ran by aimed at him, so that he had to seek safety behind a tree. I saw with my own eyes five bullet-holes in the tree that was pointed out to me.
