Esquelbecq Castle
This castle was established in 1918 as a Casualty clearing station for Canadians and Australian soldiers. On May 28, 1940, the castle was damaged by a high-caliber shell. Between 1940 and 1944 the castle was occupied by the German army:
On 28 May 1940: Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler. This regiment murdered several dozen British prisoners at "la plaine au bois" in Esquelbecq.
1940-1941: Otlazareth
Until 5 September 1944: A kommandantur.
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- Plaque 22 September 1915 / Lord Kitchener’s Walk - Esquelbecq
- War Memorial Esquelbecq - Esquelbecq
- Memorial Wormhoudt Massacre Esquelbecq - Esquelbecq
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- French War Graves Esquelbecq - Esquelbecq
- Commonwealth War Graves Esquelbecq - Esquelbecq
- Commonwealth War Cemetery Esquelbecq - Esquelbecq
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