Leopard I Tank
This (post-war) Leopard I tank commemorates the heavy fights on 22 and 23 May 1940 between the Belgian "2nd Guide Regiment" and the German army. The regiment was able to stop the German advance but suffered heavy losses.
Near the tank are also three one man shelters.
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Source
- Text: Philippe van Wassenhove
- Photos: Arjan Vrieze
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- Reconstruction Den Draad Assenede - Assenede
- Reconstruction Den Draad Boekhoute - Boekhoute (Assenede)
- Stained Glass Window Sint-Eligius Church Zeveneken - Zeveneken (Lochristi)
Monument
- Memorial Fallen 2nd Regiment Guides - Zelzate
- War Memorial Zelzate - Zelzate
- Memorial Saint Laurentius Church Zelzate - Zelzate
Cemetery
- Belgian Graves Veterans Zelzate - Zelzate
- Belgian War Graves Zelzate - Zelzate
- Dutch War Grave Westdorpe - Westdorpe (Terneuzen)
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