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Viviane
April 4, 2025
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During the Allied air raid of 12 July 1943
on the textile factory Gernay-Delbecque
7 people were killed here
Georges GERNAY 60 years
Jules DECALUWÉ 63 years
Gentiel DESMET 53 …
on the textile factory Gernay-Delbecque
7 people were killed here
Georges GERNAY 60 years
Jules DECALUWÉ 63 years
Gentiel DESMET 53 …
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•Katrien
April 6, 2025
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On 12 July 1943, an allied air raid on the Gernay-Delbecque textile factory in Olmstraat left seven dead and several wounded. Exactly 75 years later, on 12 July 2018, this memorial for the victims was erected. It is the result of research by several Waregem residents and the city.
In Waregem, on the corner of Olmstraat and Nieuwe Olm.
Source: waregem.be/visitwaregem/andere-herdenkingsmonumenten
In Waregem, on the corner of Olmstraat and Nieuwe Olm.
Source: waregem.be/visitwaregem/andere-herdenkingsmonumenten
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