Belgian Patriots Shot
LONDON, March 13. The Germans shot 40 hostages in Brussels after a series of attacks and acts of sabotage, says the Belgian news agency. The first 20 were shot following an attempt to blow up a German guardhouse, in which two German soldiers were killed. Ten other Belgians who had appealed alter being sentenced to death ter Communist, activities were declared by the Germans to be hostages, and shot. Another 10 were shot as a reprisal for a raid against a German recruiting office.
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Northern Advocate, 14 March 1944, Page 3
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