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Trench of Death
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October 19, 2023
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•July 30, 2024
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The "Totengang" (Dutch: "Dodengang" or French: "Boyau de la Mort") is the last remaining Belgian trench system from the First World War. Belgians and Germans fought here from October 1914 for control of the area on the IJzerdijk. Construction of the "Totengang" trench began in May 1915.
The warring parties clashed more than once, and the place soon received its bloody nickname...
Source: Information board at the site
•September 10, 2022
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If you visit this site you should be provided with boots. This is a trench complex with a high parapet, because …
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Distance 514 m
Uphill 10 m
Downhill 10 m
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