The Belgian Deportations
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64 THE BELGIAN DEPORTATIONS.
camp at Senne (Westphalia), they received only an inadequate supply of food and drink. They spent the night in the cellars of Cologne Railway Station, packed in so tightly that they could not lie down to sleep.
" On arrival at the camp, all the workmen were marked by the letter Z sewn on their clothes.
"Workmen in class (b) were subjected to the same treatment as ordinary criminals — ^notably their heads were shaved.
" The tasks the prisoners were set to do were ext...remely hard, especially for men accustomed to the hammer, file and graver. They consisted of clearing the wood or digging trenches for draining the water, and placing pipes in position. The distance from the camp to their place of viork varied from 5 to 10 kilometres (3 to 6J miles), that is, 10 to 20 kilometres for the double journey, so that the fatigue of a long tramp was added to that of severe labour.
" Though the land to be cleared and drained consisted of moving sand, the Germans stopped any of the elementary precautions necessary in such circumstances, such as shoring up.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
64 THE BELGIAN DEPORTATIONS.
camp at Senne (Westphalia), they received only an inadequate supply of food and drink. They spent the night in the cellars of Cologne Railway Station, packed in so tightly that they could not lie down to sleep.
" On arrival at the camp, all the workmen were marked by the letter Z sewn on their clothes.
"Workmen in class (b) were subjected to the same treatment as ordinary criminals — ^notably their heads were shaved.
" The tasks the prisoners were set to do were ext...remely hard, especially for men accustomed to the hammer, file and graver. They consisted of clearing the wood or digging trenches for draining the water, and placing pipes in position. The distance from the camp to their place of viork varied from 5 to 10 kilometres (3 to 6J miles), that is, 10 to 20 kilometres for the double journey, so that the fatigue of a long tramp was added to that of severe labour.
" Though the land to be cleared and drained consisted of moving sand, the Germans stopped any of the elementary precautions necessary in such circumstances, such as shoring up.
What to read after The Belgian Deportations?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Toynbee Arnold Joseph to read onlineMoreLess
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