Brothers-in-Arms Memorial (Zonnebeke)
The Brothers-in-Arms Memorial is a new World War I memorial that was officially inaugurated on September 25, 2022. Located in a...
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1914-1918 World War I
Discover unique sites from the 1914-1918 era on the French Opal Coast, French Flanders, Belgium, and Zeelandic Flanders.
Belgian military cemetery and Vrijbos (Houthulst, Belgium)
This large military cemetery with 1,722 Belgian graves from World War I is embedded in a 352-hectare forest. It...
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Ploegsteert Memorial (Ploegsteert, Comines-Warneton, Belgium)
The Ploegsteert Memorial is a memorial in memory of those who died in World War I. Although it is located very close to...
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Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Poperinge, Belgium)
Lijssenthoek is a popular military cemetery with 10,124 graves that was protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023. It is located just...
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Essex Farm Cemetery (Boezinge, Ypres, Belgium)
The "Essex farmstead" cemetery is located in the John McCrae Memorial Site. This site was recognized in September 2023 as a UNESCO...
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Sint-Juliaan Memorial – The Brooding Soldier (Langemark-Poelkapelle, Belgium)
The St. Julian Memorial, also called "The Brooding Soldier," is an impressive monument commemorating fallen Canadians from World War...
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WestFront - Ganzenpoot lock complex (Nieuwpoort, Belgium)
During World War I, this Goosefoot lock complex played a particularly large role. It is there one thing and another became...
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Chartreuse Notre-Dame-des-Prés (Neuville-sous-Montreuil, France)
Beautiful and and very old abbey. The monastery was founded in 1325 by the Order of the Carthusians ("Chartreux"...
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Dodengang (Diksmuide, Belgium)
The Dodengang is one of the memory sites of World War I: beautifully preserved trenches on the Ijzer. There is a visitor center...
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Nécropole national de Notre-Dame de Lorette (Ablain-Saint-Nazerre, France)
The Nécropole national de Notre-Dame de Lorette is a World War I Memorial, thus of national importance. Is kept open by a...
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