Polar Bear Monument Wuustwezel

This monument commemorates the liberation of Wuustwezel on October 21, 1944 by the British Polar Bears. Here the German counterattack was stopped by The 49 West Riding Infantry Division. Every year around October 21, a ceremony is held to commemorate the victims.
The story of the heavy fighting during the Liberation of Wuustwezel is also told here. There are heavy losses on both sides and a two-year-old girl is also killed.
You can also read the story of 'The Hidden Children of Wuustwezel' here. Fragment: "In 1943, the situation was life-threatening for the Jews in Antwerp. However, the threat became too great and with the help of the Resistance, Goezu-Samuel's family ended up in Wuustwezel after a temporary stay in Ekeren...
Two family members were admitted to the Witgoorsebaan...Mother and brother were given shelter elsewhere. However, at the end of the occupation, their hiding place was betrayed and they also ended up with the Smeulders family. Ultimately, with the help of neighbors and friends of Sterbos, together with the mayor and municipal officials, they did everything possible to protect the Jewish people. Mrs. Goezu, her two children and their niece survived the German occupation."
Come read the full story here.

Thanks to them we cycle in freedom