ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

The Rape of Belgium

Once upon a time, a long time ago, there was a country called Belgium. It was a peaceful country with kind people living in it. Another country called Germany, who was not so kind, wanted to take over Belgium. They did this by using soldiers to invade Belgium, which means they came in and took over the country by force.

The soldiers were very mean and did a lot of bad things. They hurt the people who lived in Belgium very badly, especially the women. They did something really terrible called rape, which means they forced themselves on the women in a very hurtful way. The soldiers wanted to hurt the people of Belgium and make them scared.

This made a lot of people very sad and angry. The people in other countries found out what was happening in Belgium and decided to help. They sent their soldiers to fight against the German soldiers and stop them from hurting the people in Belgium. Eventually, they were successful and the German soldiers had to leave Belgium alone.

In the end, the people in Belgium were able to live in peace once again, but they would never forget what had happened to them. It was a very sad and terrible time, but it also showed how important it is to help others and stand up against bullies who want to hurt innocent people.