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Memorial Chanoine Gilg

This plaque within the Église Saint-Louis commemorates the Chanoine (clergyman) Gilg (1868-1960). In August 1944, he saved the lives of 40 hostages and saved the village and castle for destruction by the Germans.

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Source

  • Text: Fedor de Vries
  • Photos: Fab5669

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