bruxellois

Updated: June 10, 2025

On July 21st, 1915, the Bruxellois kept the shutters of their houses and shops closed and went out in the streets dressed in their best clothes, most of them in mourning. The next year, as the closing of shops was this time foreseen by the administration, they remained open.

Emile Cammaerts - Through the Iron Bars : Two Years of German Occupation in Belgium