The Menen German war cemetery is a military cemetery in the Belgian town of Menen territory and partly in Wevelgem. There were nearly 48,000 German soldiers...
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also look after the three other German war cemeteries in Belgium: Langemark, Menen and Hooglede. The cemetery also contains a pair of statues – The Grieving...
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space for live music. 't Schippershof [nl] in Menen. German World War I military cemetery in Menen. Menen casemates Statue of General Jean-André van der...
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World War I Vladslo German war cemetery (Total burials: 25,644) Langemark German war cemetery (Total Burials: over 44,000) Menen German war cemetery (Total...
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The Hooglede German war cemetery (Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof Hooglede in German) is a military cemetery in the Belgian town of Hooglede, six kilometer...
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war cemetery Bruges war cemetery Hooglede German war cemetery Langemark German war cemetery Lommel German war cemetery Menen German war cemetery Recogne...
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Military cemetery, which is also partly situated in Menen. There are 47,864 soldiers buried there, who all died during WW1. This makes the cemetery the biggest...
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RE Grave, Railway Wood (redirect from RE Grave Railway Wood Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery)
an area at Hooge where the old Ypres-Roeselare railway crossed the Ypres-Menen road. Aerial photographs clearly show the proliferation of mine warfare...
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Gerhard von Scharnhorst (category German commanders of the Napoleonic Wars)
he took part in the defence of Menen and commemorated the escape of the garrison in his Defence of the Town of Menen (Verteidigung der Stadt Menin, Hanover...
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records of the 1914–1918 war. Germany-German Website, details of German cemeteries Arthur, M. "Forgotten Voices of the Great War" ISBN 978-0-09-188209-9...
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Menin Gate (category Cemeteries and memorials in West Flanders)
the small town of Menen. Ypres occupied a strategic position during the First World War because it stood in the path of Germany's planned sweep across...
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Ypres (category World War I memorials in Belgium)
"Menin Gate" because it is situated on the road to the Flemish city of Menen. [1] Archived 15 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine "CWGC – Homepage". Cwgc...
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Railway Wood and Menin Road. There are four Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) war cemeteries in this area and several museums and memorials. Hill...
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Championships. Hooglede houses one of the 4 German War Cemeteries in Belgium, the Hooglede German War Cemetery. The Deceuninck company is based in Hooglede...
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Clement W. Payton (category Royal Air Force personnel of World War I)
first success came on 20 May, when he drove down a German Albatros D.V fighter out of control over Menen, Belgium. The next day, with squadron mates Solomon...
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John McGavock Grider (category British World War I pilots)
last seen with his plane, an S.E.5A in combat with enemy aircraft over Menen. He was shot down between Houplines and Armentières, France. His name is...
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house the Ark of the Covenant. Emperor Haile Selassie's consort, Empress Menen Asfaw, paid for its construction from her private funds. Admittance to the...
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Waregem (category Articles with German-language sources (de))
Official website (in Dutch, English, French, and German) "World War I Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial". American Battle Monuments Commission...
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line. The cemetery is located at Kerkstraat 69 in De Panne, 1 km south of the church. Besides Belgian soldiers who died in the First World War there are...
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Heuvelland (section World War I)
course of the war. Spanbroekmolen was an important German stronghold, and on 30 April and 17 June 1916, the area was the site of two German gas attacks...
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Military Cemetery holds the graves of 127 Britons and 57 Germans, most of whom died on 21–25 October 1918 in the area during the First World War. Zwevegem...
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Hill 62 Memorial (category Canadian military memorials and cemeteries)
Lane) which runs south from the N8/Meenseweg road running from Ypres to Menen. The memorial park is made up of a beautiful series of three terraced gardens...
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Blankenberge (section World War II)
formed part of the Atlantic Wall defences constructed by the German occupiers. Part of the pre war coastal tourist development were demolished to accommodate...
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William Edward Green (category Burials at White House Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery)
Flanders in a fighting retreat following the German advances in the Low Countries. He is buried at White House Cemetery near Ypres in Belgium. His uniform, medals...
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from Mesen Sint-Niklaaskerk Messines Ridge British Cemetery Tower, Irish Peace Park in Mesen German Order for Mesen 7 April 1918 "Bevolking per gemeente...
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Carlos Saúl Menem (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos ˈmenen] ; 2 July 1930 – 14 February 2021) was an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as the president...
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Walter M. Carlaw (category British World War I flying aces)
1918; he was one of four pilots credited with destroying a German observation balloon over Menen, Belgium. He shared the win with Frank Granger Quigley,...
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World War I. The Belgian Military Cemetery [nl], containing the graves of almost 1800 Belgian soldiers killed during World War I. The cemetery also contains...
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Diksmuide (section World War I)
military cemeteries are located around Diksmuide, including the Vladslo German war cemetery, which is now the resting place for more than 25,000 German soldiers...
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Belgian forces from the War Ministry. It had its headquarters in Roeselare and branches in Vlamertinge, Veurne, Sint-Idesbald and Menen. It operated from 9...
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