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    Koningshooikt is a village that since 1977 forms a municipality with Lier in the Belgian province of Antwerp. In the local dialect Koningshooikt is often...
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    The Koningshooikt–Wavre Line, abbreviated to KW Line (French: Ligne KW; Dutch: KW-stelling) and often known as the Dyle Line after the Dijle (Dyle) river...
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    Antwerp. It is composed of the city of Lier proper and the village of Koningshooikt. The city centre is surrounded by the river Nete, around which it grew...
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    roads, the heavy fences were used in the Belgian "Iron Wall" of the Koningshooikt–Wavre Line (also known as "Dyle Line") and were re-used as beach obstacles...
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    bi-articulated bus produced by Van Hool NV at their Belgian facility in Koningshooikt. In the 1990s two prototypes were built, one of these vehicles still...
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    Championship, Hoogstraten 2nd, Paal-Beringen, Cyclo-cross 1997–1998 2nd, Koningshooikt, Cyclo-cross 3rd, Fond-de-Gras, Cyclo-cross 3rd, Paal-Beringen, Cyclo-cross...
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    The company was founded in 1947 by Bernard van Hool (1902–1974) in Koningshooikt, near Lier, Belgium. In the early years, the company introduced serial...
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    with a number of forts Fort Eben-Emael the K-W line: a "canal" from Koningshooikt to Wavre, to defend against tank incursions another anti-tank canal...
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    (Battle of Liège), Namur (Fortified Position of Namur) and Antwerp (Forts Koningshooikt, Kessel and Broechem). The 305mm was used with great success at Namur...
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    mayor of Wavre from 2006 to 2018. K-W Line, a defense line between Koningshooikt and Wavre during World War II Basse-Wavre railway station [fr] is located...
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    Printing, packaging Van Hool Industrials Commercial vehicles and trucks Koningshooikt 1947 Buses Vanbreda International Financials Life insurance Antwerp...
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    Sint-Katelijne-Waver and then an exploitation northwards in the area of Forts Koningshooikt, Lier, Kessel, four intermediate works, the river Nete and an inundation...
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    severely damaged, Fort Lier had been hit by a 16 in (410 mm) shell, Fort Koningshooikt and the Tallabert and Bosbeek redoubts were mostly intact and the intervening...
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    by a 42 cm shell. KMK Battery 2 then shifted its fire to the Fort de Koningshooikt [nl], which surrendered on 2 October. Beginning on 7 October and lasting...
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    Organisation. Leicester: Silverdale Books. pp. 48–50. ISBN 1-85605-603-1. "Koningshooikt Wavre Line (KW line)". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 27 February 2013...
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  • Recording sessions took place at BSB Studio in Brussels and Motormusic in Koningshooikt. Production was helmed by Guus Fluit and Koen Buyse. The album reached...
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    severely damaged and Fort Lier was hit by 16 in (410 mm) shells but Fort Koningshooikt, the Tallabert and Bosbeek redoubts were mostly intact; the intervening...
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    brigade then occupied for a fortnight the sector from Lier Fort to Koningshooikt Fort, then was transferred to the Liezele Fort – Puurs Redoubt sector...
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    Henri Luyten (1 August 1873, Koningshooikt, Belgium – 28 September 1954, Boechout, Belgium) was a Belgian champion racing cyclist who was a professional...
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  • the K-W Line as well. By the 15th the division was in position around Koningshooikt fortress. Apart from some skirmishes by patrols and armored vehicles...
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  • Parlophone/EMI Belgium. Recording sessions took place at Motormusic in Koningshooikt with additional recording at Z-Rooms in Zonhoven. Production was handled...
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