Around the War in 80 Postcards

Under the German Occupation

Belgian merchants still had to make a living under the occupation.

Many postcards were produced for sale to German soldiers on leave in Belgium.

These were usually printed with captions in German and French.

Three postcards of German soldiers in Brussels

Three postcards of German soldiers in Antwerp

Two post-war postcards of the 'Wire of Death' built on the Belgian-Dutch border

*see 'The Wire of Death'

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