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Ruins Manor Saint Pol Roux

In the night of 23/24 June 1940, a German soldier broke into this manor nad shot the housekeeper in the leg, before running away from the estate. He was cought and sentenced to death.

The manor was destroyed during an Allied aerial bombardment in August 1944.

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Source

  • Text: Kaj Metz
  • Photos: Johan Tjallingii (1, 2, 3, 4), Panoramio.com (5)

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