{"id":2671,"date":"2022-11-07T10:21:26","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T09:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commissionroyalehistoire.s303.be\/?p=2671"},"modified":"2023-09-21T11:16:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T09:16:38","slug":"paul-j-timbal-why-the-belgian-diamonds-never-fell-into-enemy-hands-may-10-1940-june-23-1940-kcg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/commissionroyalehistoire.be\/en\/monographs\/paul-j-timbal-why-the-belgian-diamonds-never-fell-into-enemy-hands-may-10-1940-june-23-1940-kcg\/","title":{"rendered":"PAUL J. TIMBAL, \u201cWHY THE BELGIAN DIAMONDS NEVER FELL INTO ENEMY HANDS. MAY 10, 1940 \u2013 JUNE 23, 1940\u201d (kcg)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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