St. Josef College & Former War Cemetery Turnhout
The St. Josef College was turned into a field hospital for Allied soldiers in 1944. A number of them died of their wounds. The war casualties were temporarily buried in the college garden.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Jhonny Bastiaensen
Nearby
Point of interest
- Former Barracks Major Blairon Turnhout - Turnhout
- Information board Observation post Kempisch Legion - Gierle (Lille)
- Former Headquarters Kempish Legion - Gierle (Lille)
Monument
- War Memorial Turnhout - Turnhout
- Info board 75 Years Liberation WWII Turnhout - Turnhout
- Memorial Pro Patria & Political Prisoners Turnhout - Turnhout
Cemetery
- Belgian War Graves Municipal Cemetery Turnhout - Turnhout
- Municipal Cemetery Turnhout - Turnhout
- Grave Honorary Lieutenant Colonel Mesmaekers - Turnhout
Remembrance Stone
- Stumbling stone resistance fighter Jos Van Tichelen - Turnhout
- Stumbling stone resistance fighter Arthur Van Roy Turnhout - Turnhout
- Stumbling stone for resistance fighter Leopold Bax - Turnhout
Fortification
- German Bunkers Stellung Antwerp-Turnhout Wieltjes Turnhout - Turnhout
- Belgian Bunker Bels Lijntje - Turnhout
- German bunker 129 Stellung Antwerp-Turnhout WWI Oud-Turnhout - Oud-Turnhout
Crash site
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