Belgian ‘Martyr Cities’ will hold commemorations between August 16 and September 6 2014 to remember victims of atrocities at the start of the First World War.
Events will take place in Aarschot (August 16), Dinant (August 23), Leuven (August 24/25) and Dendermonde (September 5/6) to commemorate civilians massacred by the invading German Army in August 1914.
The events in Leuven include a performance of Mozart’s Requiem in Monseigneur Ladeuze Square. A light show on the facade of the historic University library, rebuilt after the Germans burnt it down in 1914, will send a message of peace.
Source: Belgian Tourist Office
Picture: Mur des Fusillés in Dinant, courtesy of Belgian Tourist Office – Brussels & Wallonia @Dany Noé
Posted by: Peter Alhadeff, Centenary News