question regarding Europe/Brussels in 1914
TZ zone Europe/Brussels has a transition from WET to CET on 8 November 1914: 0:00 - WET 1914 Nov 8 1:00 - CET 1916 May 1 0:00 What is the source for this information? Shanks, Henri le Corre "Regime horaires pour l'Europe et l'Afrique' and Gabriel "Trait de l'heute dans le monde' have all 4 August 1914, which was the begin of the German invasion. It seems unlikely that the whole country switched to German time at the begin of the invasion, and therefore I do not trust these three sources. Brussels was occupied by the Germans on 20 August 1914.
Alois Treindl wrote:
Brussels was occupied by the Germans on 20 August 1914.
Sorry, I don't recall the source for that transition. But here's a quote that may explain the situation better: 'In early November 1914, the Germans imposed the time zone used in central Europe and forced the inhabitants to set their watches and public clocks sixty minutes ahead. Many were reluctant to accept “German time” and continued to use “Belgian time” among themselves. Reflecting the spirit of resistance that arose in the population, a song made fun of this change:' The song itself is a bit long to send in this email. My source: Pluvinage G. Brussels on German time. Cahiers Bruxellois – Brusselse Cahiers. 2014;XLVI(1E):15–38. https://www.cairn.info/revue-cahiers-bruxellois-2014-1E-page-15.htm which gives the following as the source for the song, the original version of which was presumably in French: Rainer Hiltermann Collection, Revue Hebdomadaire de la Presse Française (an underground weekly review of the French press), 1916.
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