Burning of Leuven

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:commemoratedBy memorials in Leuven
gptkbp:condemnedBy international community
gptkbp:date August 25–28, 1914
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:Leuven_University_Library
thousands of books and manuscripts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Burning of Leuven
gptkbp:location gptkb:Leuven,_Belgium
gptkbp:notableFor war crime
destruction of cultural heritage
use of collective punishment
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:German_occupation_of_Belgium
gptkb:Rape_of_Belgium
gptkbp:resultedIn international outrage
destruction of Leuven University Library
death of over 200 civilians
expulsion of thousands of residents
gptkbp:victim civilians of Leuven
gptkbp:witnessedBy Allied journalists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rape_of_Belgium
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7