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Bütgenbach

Path of Remembrance - Information Board 15

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Path of Remembrance - Information Board 15

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Path of Remembrance - Information Board 15

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    Location: Bütgenbach, Verviers, Liège, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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    3. View of Lake Bütgenbach – Holzwarche Boardwalks loop from Elsenborn

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    December 18, 2021

    Information board no.15 provides information about why the dam wall survived the turmoil of World War II without major damage or even being blown up.

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      March 17, 2022

      On the way in the German-Belgian border area of the "Hohe Fens / Eifel Nature Park", the hiker not only encounters the beautiful nature, but also time and again signposts and information boards of the "Sentier du souvenir" ("Path of Remembrance"). This is a joint project that connects the borders, which - over a total length of 94 kilometers essentially along the former West Wall - reminds of the horrors of war and tyranny and reminds each generation anew to preserve peace (still a very important and, if we look at Eastern Europe, highly topical issue).
      Particularly striking (or better: noteworthy) stations on this "path of remembrance" are marked with an information board - an invitation to pause on one's own (life) path.

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        July 10, 2022

        Again and again you come across the markings of the cross-border hiking trail "Path of Remembrance". The entire course of the path is marked with the dove of peace, it leads to prominent scenes of the war in the German-Belgian border area.

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          January 18, 2022

          In war, dams are important targets for attacks. Therefore, the Bütgenbach dam was given special protection by the Belgian army. Table 15 reports on this.

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            December 31, 2021

            In the case of military conflicts, dams are important targets. That is why the Bütgenbach dam was also guarded by the Belgian army. This commando group had the task of blowing up the Berlin Wall if necessary before it fell into the hands of the Germans.
            In the early morning of May 10, 1940, the Belgian sentry was overpowered by the Germans and arrested before they could carry out the blast. Even during the German occupation, the dam was constantly monitored by anti-aircraft defenses, so that it survived the Second World War unscathed. Source: information board on site.

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              April 16, 2024

              From here you have a good view of the dam

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