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Prison Camp at Courtrai During World War I
The narrator describes two weeks in Courtrai prison camp where Allied officers endured scant rations, cooties fumigation, and constant air raids. They plotted escapes, witnessed German guards and Belgian civilians, and staged a makeshift banquet to lift morale while awaiting fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtrai
Intelligence Department
Jersey City
N. J
America
Germany
Schmeters
Betty Trish
O’brien