Butte du Froidmont
Het bos van butte du Froidmont verbergt een schatkamer aan mooie Duitse bunkers. Butte du Froidmont is de oude Duitse militaire zone waar na de …
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The construction of American cemeteries and repatriation of American soldiers after the First World War.
Approximately 116,000 American soldiers died in WWI; another 204,002 were wounded. The debate over what to do with America’s fallen soldiers began during the war …
Tranchée de Saint-Baussant
Tranchee de Saint Baussant, north of the village of Flirey, Saint-Baussant is a place of fighting during the 1st World War, mainly in the years …
The American cemetery Romagne sous Montfaucon ‘The faces behind the crosses’
The American cemetery near the village of Romagne sous Montfaucon looks like a beautiful parkland with a size of 52 hectares. At the entrance and …
The Khaki Road of Yesterday. The “little story” for my ten year old daughter.
I was approached through my website by Gus and LaWanda Zimmerman, about a book written by his grandfather, who describes his soldiers live during the …
The death of the last German Emperor
On March 1, 1941, ex-Emperor Wilhelm suffered a pulmonary embolus while working in the sawmill. He has never fully recovered from this. On June …
Vauquois
De heuvel van Vauquois (Butte de Vauquois), ongeveer 25 kilometer ten Noordwesten van Verdun, is 295 meter hoog en was door zijn ligging een uitstekend …
De zielskracht van ons volk in het neutraliteitsbeginsel
‘Tekst: Richard Heijster:’ Van Leeuwen en de plaatsvervangende trots Nadat augustus 1914 de vlam in Europa’s plan sloeg zou Nederland angstvallig vast houden aan een …
Montsec American Monument
The World War I Montsec American Monument is located on the isolated hill of Montsec (Thiaucourt), France. This majestic monument, commemorating the achievements of the …