These photos show the destruction of the Belgian city of Leuven in the aftermath of the German Army reprisal, 1914

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On August 25, 1914, the German army ravaged the Belgian city of Leuven (Louvain). Virtually the entire city center was systematically destroyed by the German occupying forces. The fire destroyed more than two thousand buildings and 248 citizens were killed. The German First Army had occupied Louvain without a fight on 19 August 1914 as […]