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Oxford students recount perilous war zone journey
Two Oxford undergraduates tell of crossing German lines and fleeing Brussels to safety through a string of war‑torn towns including Louvain and Liege. They describe fires, looting by German troops, scarce food, and near misses with guards, ending after crossing into the Netherlands from Aachen to Simpelveld and Flushing.
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London
Oxford University
Brussels
Ais-la-Chappelle
Louvain
Liege
A. J. Dawe
Oxford
Ostend
Antwerp
Red Cross
Inetty
Pays
Malines
Laventhem
Ing
Steenecken
Carter Irg
Sta Ion
Weltham
Mm Friend
Hotel de Ville
Meuse
Aachen
Hans Linde
Simpelveld
Flushing
Maastricht