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Katrien
December 15, 2024
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The expressive sculpture stands out as the final piece of the double row of plane trees on the Heldenlaan. The Heroes Monument by sculptor Jules Vits was inaugurated in grand style on 25 September 1921. A procession formed in which the coffin of each fallen soldier was symbolically carried from the market to the cemetery, where they were laid to rest in the burial vaults of the communal plot of honour.
Even today, the fallen soldiers are commemorated annually at the monument.
Even today, the fallen soldiers are commemorated annually at the monument.
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March 8, 2025
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The war memorial in Zottegem honors the fallen and deported soldiers of the First World War and civilian victims, including Désiré Van Den Bossche and Leonce Roels. Van Den Bossche and Roels were members of a railway espionage network during the wars and were executed. On both sides of the monument you can find the images of Leonce Roels and Désiré Van Den Bossche. And on the back of the monument are the names of 34 fallen soldiers and 6 deportees. The monument, designed by Jules Vits, stands as a lasting reminder of their courage and sacrifice.
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