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Louvain Burned and Slaughtered Eyewitnesses Report
A Dutch eyewitness recounts habeas of Louvain as German troops fire on civilians and burn the town. Bodies lie in the streets while families flee toward Antwerp and the city’s university and library are destroyed.
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Chicago
The
Tribune
Rotter
A 'W. Rutgers
Louvain
Germany
Ike
Hell
Dotch
London
Morning Post
Terneused
Holland
Svening
Belgium
Antwerp
War Bureau
British War Information Bureau
St. Pierre
Bii
Low Countries
Alexander Powell
Europe
He University
Martin
Privaty