User blog comment:Octivian Marius/Entente vs Centeral/@comment-32656-20131119160904/@comment-32656-20131121112541

Any ship of that size carried arms and ammo. Just how things worked. The flag alone means it should not have been touched, no matter the cargo. They had no right to seize it, whatsoever. Blowing it up was even worse.

Historical studies have actually shown, Guns, that most of the allegations, while exaggerated, were true. The baby part was the only bit that was actually false, and no government actually said that one.

German forces executed thousands of Belgians in 1914, and forced thousands more to do forced labor in Germany and Northern France. They also dismantled much of Belgium's industry and moved it to Germany.

German government has even acknowledged this.

Don't buy that for a moment, OM.