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Resistance Memorial Han-sur-Lesse

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Resistance Memorial Han-sur-Lesse

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Resistance Memorial Han-sur-Lesse

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Location: Rochefort, Dinant, Namur, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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1. Lesse River – Belvaux village loop from Han-sur-Lesse

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2. Badger Trail – Grottes de Han loop from Han-sur-Lesse

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3. Le Belvédère Viewpoint – View of the Lesse Valley loop from Han-sur-Lesse

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Willem VS

November 12, 2025

The Interallied Monument in Han-sur-Lesse commemorates American pilots and Russian and Belgian resistance fighters who died in this region during World War II.
A modest memorial has stood along a hiking trail near Han-sur-Lesse, in the province of Namur, since 1970. It was erected at the initiative of local residents on the spot where resistance fighters—including two Soviet citizens—were executed by the occupying forces.
The monument bears no names, but it does bear two poignant inscriptions in French. The first reads: “Those piers which sank us into the trenches. O heroic, obscure Venus here, we will give our life to preserve ours”—a poetic ode to the unknown heroes who gave their lives to save ours. The second text explicitly commemorates the American pilots and the Russian and Belgian resistance fighters who died in this area between 1940 and 1945.
Above the inscriptions are the flags of the United States, Russia, and Belgium—a symbolic recognition of international solidarity and the shared resistance against oppression. Although modest in size, the monument carries a powerful message of remembrance and gratitude. Commemoration ceremonies are held annually, bringing together the local community and representatives of the countries involved to honor the fallen heroes.

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DensieBee

August 17, 2021

In 1970, at the initiative of the residents of Han-sur-Lesse, this memorial was erected along a walking path, at the place where a number of resistance fighters were murdered.
Next to the memorial stone is a bomb, found in the region. The bomb was defused on August 20, 2004 in Han-sur-Lesse by the mine clearance service (SEDEE).

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June 28, 2022

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Location: Rochefort, Dinant, Namur, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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Resistance Memorial Han-sur-Lesse

1. Lesse River – Belvaux village loop from Han-sur-Lesse

2. Badger Trail – Grottes de Han loop from Han-sur-Lesse

3. Le Belvédère Viewpoint – View of the Lesse Valley loop from Han-sur-Lesse

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