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speech in the Reichstag (August 4, 1914). Never perhaps, has any other statesman at the head of a great and civilized people (...) pronounced (...) a more terrible speech. Before the whole world—before his country, this spokesman of the German Government—not of the Belgian!—not of the French!—declared that, in invading Belgium we did wrong, but that necessity knows no law (...) I was aware, with this one categorical statement, we had forfeited, at a blow, the imponderabilia; that this unbelievably stupid oration would set the whole world against Germany. And on the very evening after he made it this Chancellor of the German Empire, in a talk with Sir Edward Goschen, the British Ambassador, referred to the international obligations on which Belgium relied for her neutrality as "un chiffon de papier", "a scrap of paper"...
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The Germans were responsible for the deaths of 23,700 Belgian civilians, (6,000 Belgians murdered, 17,700 died during expulsion, deportation, in prison or sentenced to death by court) and caused further non-fatalities of 10,400 permanent and 22,700 temporary victims, with 18,296 children becoming war
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Agreeing with the analysis of historian Susan Kingsley Kent, historian Nicoletta Gullace writes that "the invasion of Belgium, with its very real suffering, was nevertheless represented in a highly stylized way that dwelt on perverse sexual acts, lurid mutilations, and graphic accounts of child abuse
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described the German army as "one vast gang of Jack-the-Rippers", and described in graphic detail events such as a governess hanged naked and mutilated, the bayoneting of a small baby, or the "screams of dying women", raped and "horribly mutilated" by German soldiers, accusing them of mutilating the
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There is no doubt that our invasion of Belgium, with violation it entailed of that country's sovereign neutrality, and of treaties we ourselves had signed, and the world had respected for a century, was an act of the gravest political significance. Bad was made worse than ever by Bethmans Hollweg's
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alike, showed less interest in the "endless inventory of stolen property and requisitioned goods" that constituted the bulk of the official Belgian Reports. Instead, accounts of rape and bizarre mutilations flooded the British press. The intellectual discourse on the "scrap of paper" was then mixed
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In the 1920s, the war crimes of August 1914 were often dismissed as British propaganda. Later, numerous scholars have examined the original documents and concluded that large-scale atrocities did occur, while acknowledging that other stories were fabrications. There is a debate between those who
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The commission's investigative efforts were, however, limited to previously recorded testimonies. Gullace argues that "the commission was in essence called upon to conduct a mock inquiry that would substitute the good name of Lord Bryce for the thousands of missing names of the anonymous victims
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Keller's claims have led to an argument among historians which led to a conference being held in 2017. The conference was jointly organized by Sönke Neitzel, Oliver Janz, and Peter Hoeres and focused on the German behaviour in Belgium during the opening stages of the First World War. During the
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America. As you probably know even the most skeptical declare themselves converted, just because it is signed by you!" Translated in ten languages by June, the report was the basis for much subsequent wartime propaganda and was used as a sourcebook for many other publications, ensuring that the
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Recent studies conducted by Ulrich Keller have put the reasoning of Horne and Kramer into question. Keller claims that the reason for the brutal German behavior in the first few months of the invasion was due to the existence of a substantial Belgian partisan movement. He claims the organized
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In sum, the conference demonstrated the need for additional research, particularly on the Belgian role in 1914 and the key question how widespread the irregular resistance had been. The evidence provided by Keller hints at a more than merely sporadic resistance by irregular Belgian fighters.
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drive of 1918 employed a "Remember Belgium" poster depicting the silhouette of a young Belgian girl being dragged by a German soldier on the background of a burning village; historian Kimberly Jensen interprets this imagery as "They are alone in the night, and rape seems imminent. The poster
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resistance was led by the Garde Civique. As evidence he provides German medical records which show a substantial number of German soldiers wounded by shotguns which were neither in use by the Germans nor by French nor Belgian rearguard units as well as records by the Belgian government.
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believe the German army acted primarily out of paranoia, in retaliation for real or believed incidents involving resistance actions by Belgian civilians, and those (including Lipkes) who emphasize additional causes, suggesting an association with German actions in the Nazi era.
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The source of the collective fantasy of the People's War and of the harsh reprisals with which the German army (up to its highest level) responded are to be found in the memory of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1, when the German armies faced irregular Republican soldiers (or
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According to Larry Zuckerman, the German occupation far exceeded the constraints international law imposed on an occupying power. A heavy-handed German military administration sought to regulate every detail of daily life, both on a personal level with travel restraints and
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As raw material usually imported from abroad dried up, more firms laid off workers. Unemployment became a major problem and increased reliance on charity distributed by civil institutions and organizations. As many as 650,000 people were unemployed between 1915 and 1918.
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Although the infamous German phrase "scrap of paper" (referring to the 1839 Treaty of London) galvanized a large segment of British intellectuals in support of the war, in more proletarian circles this imagery had less impact. For example, Labour politician
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upon hearing about it, declared that "Never did we arm our people and ask them to give up their lives for a less good cause than this". British army recruiters reported problems in explaining the origins of the war in legalistic terms.
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asserted: "In 1916 the Allies were putting forth every possible atrocity story to win neutral sympathy and American support. We were fed every day stories of Belgian children whose hands were cut off, the
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We have to recognize the injustices that were committed, and ask forgiveness. That is what I am doing with a deep conviction today. I apologise to you all for the injustice the Germans committed in this
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The German authorities used the unemployment crisis to loot industrial machinery from Belgian factories, which was either sent to Germany intact or melted down. The German policies enacted by the
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was eventually appointed in December 1914 to investigate. Bryce was considered highly suitable to lead the effort because of his prewar pro-German attitudes and his good reputation in the
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required that German armed forces advance through Belgium (thus violating its neutrality) in order to outflank the French Army, concentrated in eastern France. The German Chancellor,
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a Belgian despatch-rider saw the body of a woman pinned to the door of a house by a sword driven through her chest. The body was naked and the breasts had been cut off."
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In addition, Germany siphoned off foodstuffs and fertiliser to the German market throughout the occupation. While some amount of Belgian needs were fulfilled by the
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Ulrich Keller, Schuldfragen. Belgischer Untergrundkrieg und deutsche Vergeltung im August 1914. Mit einem Vorwort von Gerd Krumeich, Schöningh: Paderborn 2017,
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by Serbian nationalists to the morally unambiguous question of the invasion of neutral Belgium". In support of her thesis, she quotes from two letters of
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Spraul, Gunter: Der Franktireurkrieg 1914. Untersuchungen zum Verfall einer Wissenschaft und zum Umgang mit nationalen Mythen. Frank & Timme 2016,
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Report of the Committee on Alleged German Outrages appointed by His Britannic Majesty's Government and Presided over by the Right Hon. Viscount Bryce
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demonstrates that leaders drew on the American public's knowledge of and assumptions about the use of rape in the German invasion of Belgium."
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Horne, J. (John N.); Kramer, A. (1994). "German 'Atrocities' and Franco-German Opinion, 1914: The Evidence of German Soldiers' Diaries".
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Gullace argues that "British propagandists were eager to move as quickly as possible from an explanation of the war that focused on the
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Horne and Kramer describe some of the motivations for German tactics, chiefly (but not only), the collective fear of a "People's War":
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The Rape of Belgium was used in the United States in propaganda to build popular support for American intervention in the European war.
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As the German advance in Belgium progressed, British newspapers started to publish stories on German atrocities. The British press, "
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of often dubious veracity." In Britain, many patriotic publicists propagated these stories on their own. For example, popular writer
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Cynthia Wachtell (2007). "Representations of German Soldiers in American World War I Literature". In Thomas F. Schneider (ed.).
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Cynthia Wachtell (2007). "Representations of German Soldiers in American World War I Literature". In Thomas F. Schneider (ed.).
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Hersch, L., La mortalitĂ© causĂ©e par la guerre mondiale, Metron- The International Review of Statistics, 1927, Vol 7. pp. 59–62
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Gullace, Nicoletta F. "Allied Propaganda and World War I: Interwar Legacies, Media Studies, and the Politics of War Guilt"
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orphans. Military losses were 26,338 killed, died from injuries or accidents, 14,029 died from disease, or went missing.
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Nelson, Robert L. (2004). "Ordinary Men in the First World War? German Soldiers as Victims and Participants".
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Much of the wartime publishing in Britain was in fact aimed at attracting American support. A 1929 article in
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a proclamation endorsed by 93 prominent German intellectuals in 1914 in support of German military actions.
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Wilson, Trevor (1979). "Lord Bryce's Investigation into Alleged German Atrocities in Belgium, 1914–1915".
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Jones, Heather (2014). "The Great War: How 1914–18 Changed the Relationship between War and Civilians".
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with the more graphic imagery depicting Belgium as a brutalized woman, exemplified by the cartoons of
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whose stories appeared in the pages of the report". The commission published its report in May 1915.
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The Blood of Our Sons: Men, Women, and the Renegotiation of British Citizenship during the Great War
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Mr Kolbow placed a wreath and bowed before a monument to the victims bearing the inscription:
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German habit of distilling glycerine and fat from their dead in order to obtain lubricants
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Green, Leanne (2014). "Advertising war: Picturing Belgium in First World War publicity".
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Annuaire statistique de la Belgique et du Congo Belge 1915–1919. Bruxelles. 1922 p.100
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rage at Belgian resistance at all, not seen as a people entitled to defend themselves
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prevailing animosity towards Roman Catholicism among elements of the German army
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Schuldfragen: Belgischer Untergrundkrieg und deutsche Vergeltung im August 1914
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A scrap of paper: breaking and making international law during the Great War
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ambiguous or inadequate German field service regulations regarding civilians
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was nearly as ubiquitous as murder, arson and looting, if never as visible.
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frequent collisions with Belgian and French rearguards leading to confusion
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conference the following historians were able to present their arguments:
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rage at the stubborn and at first successful defense of LiĂšge during the
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The Agony of Belgium The Invasion of Belgium in WWI August-December 1914
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atrocities became a leitmotif of the war's propaganda up to the final "
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would greatly slow Belgian economic recovery after the end of the war.
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Recent in-depth historical studies of German acts in Belgium include:
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At a commemoration ceremony on May 6, 2001, in the Belgian town of
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incidents between groups of German soldiers during the confusion.)
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To the 674 Dinantais martyrs, innocent victims of German barbarism
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inexperience leading to lack of discipline amongst German soldiers
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Systematic war crimes against Belgian civilians during World War I
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failure of German logistics later leading to uncontrolled looting
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The same authors identify a number of contributory factors:
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to a barn door, the nurses whose breasts were cut off, the
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On 25 August 1914, the German army ravaged the city of
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In some places atrocities were premeditated first at
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The neutrality of Belgium had been guaranteed by the
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Index

The Rape of Belgium
Rape in Belgium
German occupation of Belgium during World War I

Blégny
Évariste Carpentier
Belgium
Belgian civilians
War crime
mass murder
forced labour
Imperial German Army
war crimes
mass murder
deportation
Belgian civilians
the invasion
occupation of Belgium during World War I
Treaty of London of 1839
German Confederation
Prussia
Schlieffen Plan
Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg
Wire of Death

Sack of Dinant
Dinant
LiĂšge
Andenne
Leuven

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