Duitse vernielingen, afbraak, versterkingen in Den Haag.

Duitse vernielingen, afbraak, versterkingen in Den Haag. Further details of the ruthless destruction of private and public buildings at The Hague, in the Nazi's endeavour to make Holland invasion-proof. The demolition work necessitated the evacuation of between 90,000 and 100,000 people and included according to the best estimates, one fifth of The Hague's buildings. Behind a first line of defence consisting of a concrete wall along the beach, a belt - 600 foot wide, 1,5 miles inland - has been laid bare to form the real defence zone. Everything that stood in the way of the execution of this plan has been demolished, including five churches, the great Red Cross Hospital and thousands of public and private buildings. One of the model High Schools (Lyceums) of which Holland erected a number between the two world wars. Since the photograph was taken, demolition has been completed. Nothing remains.