La désignation des otages dans le bureau du maire de Lille, 13 octobre 1914, dessin de G.Ducastel, conseiller municipal et otage, AdN - 15 Fi 948

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Liste des otages à la citadelle de Lille (décembre 1914), AdN - 9 R 662

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Otages lillois, rue Nationale, se rendant à la citadelle, dessin de G.Ducastel, AdN - 15 Fi 946

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Dortoir des otages dans la chapelle de la citadelle de Lille, AdN - 30 Fi guerre 14-18/489

Hostages

During the German occupation, hostages were designated as a guarantee of the cooperation and submission of local populations. They were chosen from among the town’s dignitaries. In Lille, 60 hostages were designated by the Mayor and the Prefect. They were required, in turns, to spend the night at the Citadel. Such hostages included socialist deputies such as Gustave Delory, the Bishop of Lille, the Mayor Édouard Delesalle, industrialists and others.