Memorial Sohan Pepinster

This memorial commemorates the resistance fighters and civilians who were executed on 5 September 1944 by the German army.

René Lange
Judith Brabant
Joseph Compere
Chantal Compere
Henri Dechamps
Ferdinand Dohonge
Albert Seluse
Pascal Thise

Text on the monument:
"PASSERBY REMEMBER
THOSE WHO ON SEPTEMBER 5, 1944
IN SOHAN
FALL VICTIMS OF THE GERMAN
SOLDIER AND PRAY FOR THE REST OF THEIR SOUL

R.P. RENÉ LANGE S.J. CHAPTER OF THE SECRET
ARMY TORTURED IN HATE OF HIS PRIESTHOOD AND PATRIOTISM

FERDINAND DOHOGNE AND ALBERT SELUSE
SOLDIERS OF THE SECRET ARMY
DIED FOR THE FATHERLAND

JOSEPH COMPÉRE, HIS WIFE JUDITH BRABANT
AND THEIR DAUGHTER CHANTAL, 6 YEARS OLD
HENRI DECHAMPS GARDE CHASSE
PASCAL THISE 73 YEARS OLD
BRUTALLY SLAUGHTERED

MAY GOD BELGIUM
AND PROTECT HIS KING"

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Source

• Text: Joost Verheijden + TracesOfWar
• Photos: Joost Verheijden (1, 2), Ed Lewandowski (3, 4), Fedor de Vries (5)