Cinderella Cemetery… after the school ball, off to the battlefield of Europe!

Adegem Cemetery is a moving cemetery.

It is striking how many young soldiers were laid to rest here. …

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

May 12, 2025

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In the last week of September 1944, the Allies occupied Antwerp, but the Germans occupied both banks of the Scheldt estuary, making the port of Antwerp inoperable. The task of …

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

May 15, 2025

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The Adegem Canadian War Cemetery contains approximately 1,155 graves of fallen soldiers from the Second World War. Almost half of them have an adoption godmother or godfather. All Polish, Australian New Zealand, and French soldiers have been adopted. There are still many Canadian graves available. "Many soldiers have a story in the cemetery. People from the air force or army, or who were cooks on a ship. Several graves are anonymous, but they can also be adopted.
Interested? Click through to belgiumcanada.net/adoptionplechtigheid

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1. Schipdonk Canal Car-Free Path – Towpath Along the Lieve loop from Sleidinge

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05:53

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2. Railway bridge over the Schipdonk Canal – Langedreef loop from Adegem

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03:05

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3. Schipdonk Canal Car-Free Path – Schipdonk Canal Cycle Path loop from Adegem

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02:35

80m

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Elevation 50 m

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Location: Maldegem, Eeklo, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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Adegem Canadian War Cemetery

1. Schipdonk Canal Car-Free Path – Towpath Along the Lieve loop from Sleidinge

2. Railway bridge over the Schipdonk Canal – Langedreef loop from Adegem

3. Schipdonk Canal Car-Free Path – Schipdonk Canal Cycle Path loop from Adegem

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