the Siege of Antwerp

as seen by

'Die Woche - Kriegsalbum'

from a Special War-Time Edition

left : during the siege, Belgian authorities seized German merchant vessels in the Antwerp harbor

One of these, the 'Gneisenau' was used as a floating hospital before being scuttled. German authorities later raised the wreck.

right : Clearing the docks and sluices - a parade down one of the main boulevards

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