Couillet Treaty
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couillet-treaty-233-16621187
title:
Couillet Treaty
text:
The Couillet Treaty details the heavy war reparations imposed by the Imperial German Army on the Belgian town of Charleroi and its surrounding communes, in retaliation for the action allegedly carried out by francs-tireurs against its soldiers as they entered Charleroi. On 22 August 1914, during the Battle of Charleroi at the start of World War I, German General Max von Bahrfeldt, commander of the 19th Reserve Division, set himself the objective of taking the bridges over the Sambre located at C
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description:
Payment imposed in 1914 on Charleroi, Belgium
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couillet_Treaty
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2024-04-23T18:33:13Z
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