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Battlefield Marker Freux

Stone along the road between the trees:

"Here the intruder was stopped
Winter 1944-45 "

An initiative of "Touring-club de Belgique"

The battlefield of the Ardennes is delimited by the 26 poles of the Touring Club of Belgium with the inscription "Ici fut arrêté l’envahisseur" (here the intruder was stopped). The first pole was unveiled in Stoumont on May 8, 1949.

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Source

  • Text: Marie-Christine Vinck
  • Photos: Marie-Christine Vinck (1, 2), Randy Brandt (3)

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