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The Wire of Death
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October 26, 2021
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Death Wire, silent witness to German means of destruction
This is a 200-metre-long reconstruction of the Death Wire that was constructed by the Germans in the summer of 1916 to prevent ‘unwanted border traffic’ between neutral Netherlands and occupied Belgium. Unwanted traffic includes: deserting soldiers, even young patriots who wanted to volunteer for the Belgian army, spies, letter and other smugglers, ordinary citizens who could no longer cope with the occupation mentally and physically.
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