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Malou Memorial Cross
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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën
March 9, 2025
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Historical interpretation of the Malou Memorial Cross.
Let's go back in time:
On September 11, 1944, 10 residents of Schoorheide were shot. Two of them escaped this atrocity, albeit seriously injured. They were taken by handcart through the Balen fields during the night to the Gasthuis van Balen, where they were secretly cared for by local doctors. Ferdinand Ruymaekers (+1978) and Victor Gypen (+1989) carried the drama with them for many years and were able to tell the next generations about this atrocity.
Let's go back in time:
On September 11, 1944, 10 residents of Schoorheide were shot. Two of them escaped this atrocity, albeit seriously injured. They were taken by handcart through the Balen fields during the night to the Gasthuis van Balen, where they were secretly cared for by local doctors. Ferdinand Ruymaekers (+1978) and Victor Gypen (+1989) carried the drama with them for many years and were able to tell the next generations about this atrocity.
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lilian2260
June 11, 2023
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Along the Antverpialaan is the War Cross of the Malou, also known as the 'Calvary Hill'. It is a memorial to the Balen civilian victims in the aftermath of the …
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PinionRadlerJan
May 24, 2024
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Small memorial commemorating the atrocities of the war.
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