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Katrien
May 11, 2024
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Since the Belgians suffered the heaviest losses in the Velpen area, a military cemetery of 55 ares was constructed in 1915, during WWI. 181 Belgian fallen soldiers rest here, of which 109 lost their lives during the Battle and 31 remained unknown.
Next to the military cemetery is the memorial column of the 4th and 24th Line Regiments. The monument was unveiled in 1939.
Next to the military cemetery is the memorial column of the 4th and 24th Line Regiments. The monument was unveiled in 1939.
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•Oliver🌍
September 10, 2023
Cycling
The Belgian military cemetery of Halen is a military cemetery on the Liniestraat in the Belgian city of Halen.
This cemetery has an area of 55 ares containing 181 Belgian …
This cemetery has an area of 55 ares containing 181 Belgian …
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•JP
October 10, 2025
Hiking
Next to the military cemetery, as Katrien points out, there's a memorial column for the 4th and 24th Line Regiments (inscription: Haelen, 12 August 1914, 4th/24th). At the cemetery parking lot (the "ordinary" one) is another monument, "In memory of Messrs. Guillaume Michiels, Jules Severijns, and Antoine Volders," "the young husbands of Bertha De Coster, Theresia Stroobants, and Eugenie Pauwels." All fell "on August 12, 1914." At the back of the cemetery: a cross with the word "Pax" (peace). Note the graves of the unknown soldiers.
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