Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 1914-1918-online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War |
Publisher | Freie Universität Berlin |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
At the start of the First World War, tens of thousands of Germans lived in Belgium, with noted communities in Antwerp and Brussels. How the Germans in Belgium experienced the war years, ranging from initial expulsion over partial return, to eventual expulsion at the end of the war, is a story that has been long overlooked.