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War memorial to Polish and British airmen at the Church of Saints Peter and Paul

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War memorial to Polish and British airmen at the Church of Saints Peter and Paul

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War memorial to Polish and British airmen at the Church of Saints Peter and Paul

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  • Location: Geetbets, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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    January 10, 2023

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    Since the end of 1945 there has been a stone cross at the church of Geetbets, for Polish and British airmen as well as for fallen soldiers and resistance fighters.

    The memorial commemorates the crash of the Wellington IC X9764 NZ- of the 304 “Silesian” Squadron on April 6, 1942. The Wellington fell down near the Hulsbeekstraat. All six Polish crew members were killed.

    A few months later, another Polish Wellington crashed in the borough of Rummen. On the night of 28/29 August 1942, Wellington IV Z1491 GR-Z of 301 Squadron was shot down.
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    June 18, 2023

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    Memorial stone next to the entrance of the church...
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    May 4, 2025

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    War memorial in honor of the fallen pilots.
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    Location: Geetbets, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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