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Remembrance Cross former German War Cemetery Halen

Here, after the Battle of the Silver Helmets on 12 August 1914, 111 German soldiers were buried. They were transferred to the German war cemeteries in Vladslo and Langemark in 1956. The original column with the iron cross is still there.

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Source

  • Text: Luc Van Waeyenberge
  • Photos: Wim Hilderson (1, 2, 4), Luc van Waeyenberge (3)
  • https://www.halen.be/groote-oorlog