A Belgian Church service under German Guard WWI
Belgian priest reading Cardinal Mercier's protest against deportations to his congregation, whilst a German soldier stands guard at the bottom of his pulpit, 1916. At that time German forces in Belgium were deporting large numbers of unemployed civilians to Germany to work for German industry
Picture No
10220118
Media ID
45997396
Size
3823px x 5632px
(5.0MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by Lucien Jonas in The Illustrated London News', 30 December 1916, page 797
Date
1916
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