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Memorial Victims Allied Bombing Raid Beverlo

Monument in memory of the civilian victims of the Allied bombing raid of 12 May 1944.
On 12 May 1944, the Allies mistakenly bombed the Zuidstraat and the Tuinwijk in Beverlo, the target was actually the military blocks in Leopoldsburg. In addition to the German losses and the crews of some bombers, eighty civilians were killed.

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Source

  • Text: Luc Van Waeyenberge
  • Photos: Luc Van Waeyenberge

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