Along the Meuse in Geneuth near Maasmechelen is another piece of the notorious Dodendraad from the First World War. One hundred years after the Germans sealed the Belgian-Dutch border with an electrical barrier, the Wire of Death was inaugurated again, this time without electricity.

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Georg A.

July 4, 2023

a completely (to me) unknown piece of German/Belgian/Dutch history

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Willy

August 3, 2023

A reminder of a dark history

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Location: Maasmechelen, Tongeren, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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