Elektrische omheining aan de Belgische grens

De Electrische Draad liep helemaal langs de grens tussen België en het neutrale Nederland

Neutrality, Occupation and the Belgian-Dutch Border

The image of the electric wire along the Belgian-Dutch border highlights one of the most severe border-control systems of the Great War. It connects the occupied Belgian territory with neutral Netherlands and shows how civilians, refugees and escape routes were shaped by military surveillance.