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Postcard, Fire of Louvain

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SubjectUnknown
TitlePostcard, Fire of Louvain
NotesSent within the UK acknowlegding an Easter card 12 April 1915.

Editor's Comment:
View of ruined city: 'The Great European War 1914: Fire of Louvain Belgium, Aug 22-34-24. Cathedral Church and Trippes Street'.
The Germans set fire to Louvain as punishment for Guerrilla activity.
Item Date12th April 1915
Creation placeLouvain, Belgium
File typeImage
Item sourcePostcard
Item mediumCard
ContentPostcard
CataloguerRichard Marshall
FilenameGWA_2647_Written_postcard_1915_Fire_of_Louvain__Belguim.jpg
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameJill Harwood
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/4200