19th August
The German Army has executed 150 Belgians by firing squad. A German fleet has begun trying to shell the English coast.
In the months and years to follow while Belgium was occupied by Germany, the civilians would witness such mass killings on a weekly and sometimes even daily basis. When Belgium was liberated, the true extent of damage became clear. The people of Belgium were taught by the German's that if they saw a German soldier, they were to put the hands above their heads to prove they weren't carrying anything dangerous and pled with the soldier that they were of no harm. Failure to do this resulted in being shot. However, many stories came out through the years after the war about how even if you did as you were taught, if the soldier wanted to they might still shoot you thus creating wide-spread fear throughout Belgium.
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