In 1914, German soldiers burned down the university library of Louvain, as a punishment for a shooting in the city destroying over 300.000 books, 800 incunables and 1000 manuscripts | I hope to be remembered for my atrocities!

In 1914, German soldiers burned down the university library of Louvain, as a punishment for a shooting in the city destroying over 300.000 books, 800 incunables and 1000 manuscripts

The Germans leveled almost the entire city of Leuven (Louvain in French) just to punish the Belgians for their resistance….

This entry was posted on January 30, 2014 by Miep. It was filed under History, Nightmares of World War II, Photography, Pursuit of Happiness, The Drama Of It All, The Politics of Cultural Destruction, World War Two and was tagged with Adolf Hitler, Death, entire city, Europe, German, German empire, German soldiers, Germany, Government, History, Hitler, library, library of Louvain, Louvain, Military, Nazi, Photo, Politics, Power, War, Warfare, Weird, World War One, WW1.

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