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- 1 2 Lancken Wakenitz, Oscar H. von der, and Michaël Amara. Gouverner en Belgique occupée: Oscar von der Lancken-Wakenitz - rapports d'activité 1915 - 1918 . Bruxelles [u.a.]: Lang, 2004. pp. 280-281
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- ↑ Leroy, Marie. La presse belge en Belgique libre et à l'étranger en 1918 . Louvain: Nauwelaerts, 1971. p. 15
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