Dinant (voor WWO I ). La Citadelle, l'Eglise et le Pont  

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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
4527517
Area
Postcards
Title
Dinant (voor WWO I ). La Citadelle, l'Eglise et le Pont
City
Dinant
Street
Province / region
Namen
Country
Belgium
Theme
Bridges, Churches (Cathedral; Chapel; Basilica), Cityscapes, Heuvellandschappen
Year
1906
Collection / set
33
Number on postcard
3
Designer
Publisher as on card
Nels (in logo), Nels Bruxelles
General name of the publisher
Dimensions
9.0 x 14.0 cm
Printing technique
Details

Postmark 1906 Belgian map Sent to Spiegel frames factory Keizersgracht, Amsterdam From France with French stamp 2x 5 centimes Yvert N ° 111, Year of issue stamp 1900 Dinant WWO I; From 15 to 22 August 1914, the German army advancing south at Dinant was stopped by French troops. The fighting was fierce, and after eliminating the French resistance, the Germans executed a total of 674 inhabitants of Dinant on 23 August 1914. Including 26 men between the ages of 65 and 75, 76 women, and 37 children - such as three-week-old Félix Fivet. Dinant was 80% destroyed.

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