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Was this voluntary?
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No, they confiscated them for the copper and tin despite the Hague convention of 1907 where it was decided to not do this during war. Needless to say they didn’t care.
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It would be neat to collect scrap metal from battlefields to make a symbol of peace and complete the circle.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry_Cross_of_Nails