Official documents left behind in Brussels by the routed enemy brought to light the existence of two German Organizations: the "Abbau Konzern" and the "Wumba Waffen und Munitions-Beschaffungs Anstalt." The mission of the former was to cripple France industrially, by methodically destroying her factories and mills, while the latter's agreeable and profitable task was to sell stolen French machinery and tools to competitive German industrial concerns.
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VISIT TO THE TOWN
To enable tourists to visit the town quickly and thoroughly, we have drawn up 4 itineraries, each of which starts from and returns to the Grande Place.
1st Itinerary (pp. [25] to [35]).—The Centre of the Town. The Ruins in 1914.
2nd Itinerary (pp. [36] to [48]).—From the Grande Place to the "Dix-huit Ponts." The Ruins in 1916.
3rd Itinerary (pp. [49] to [54]).—From the Grande Place to the Citadelle.