Notices on the outlasting war sitesBelgium. Ministère de la défense nationale
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Notices on the outlasting war sites
Belgium. Ministère de la défense nationale
War memorials -- Belgium; World War, 1914-1918 -- Belgium
BELGIAN ARMY
NOTICES
ON
THE OUTLASTING WAR SITES
[Illustration: [Logo]]
Illustrated by a map scale 1/100.000, four sketches and thirteen
photographs made by the Army Photographic Service.
[Illustration: [Logo]]
1923
Imprimerie du Ministère de la Défense Nationale Bruxelles.
[Illustration:
H. M. THE KING ALBERT OF BELGIUM.
]
OFFICIAL LIST
OF THE OUTLASTING WAR SITES.
The figures of the list are connected with those printed on the
1/100.000 map included with this booklet, as well as with those of the
following notices.
Pages.
1. German battery “Wilhelm II” at Knocke on sea 7
2. German guns on the pier of Zeebrugge 10
3. German battery “Deutschland” at Breedene 14
4. German battery “Tirpitz” at Ostend 15
5. German admiralty Headquarters at Middelkerke 19
6. The Great Redan at Nieuport 19
7. “Karnak” battery at Oost-dunkerke 23
8. Levelcrossing guard shelter at Ramscappelle with machine-gun
pit 24
9. Machine-gun pit in front of the Pervyse railway station 26
10. Observation-post of the Pervyse railway station 26
11. Battalion commander’s Headquarters at Km. 4.400 of the
Dixmude-Nieuport railway 30
12. Foot of the Oud-Stuyvekenskerke tower with neighbouring
shelter 30
13. The trench called “Boyau de la mort” (Death Trench) and the
breastwork called “Ouvrage du cavalier”. German saphead on
the left bank of the Yser river and concrete dug-out on
the righthand river bank (km. 16) 34
14. Company commander’s post near the Yserdam, at Dixmude in
front of the canal of Handzaeme (lefthand bank) 42
15. Mill of Dixmude and series of German pillboxes on the
righthand Yser-bank, up to the railway line 44
16. Concrete dug-out south of the railway bridge at Dixmude
(lefthand bank) 42
17. Albert and Elisabeth redoubts between kilom. 19 and 20 of
the Yser river (lefthand bank) 53
18. The “Joconde’s” dwelling, kilom. 19.500 of the Yser river
(left bank) 53
19. Battalion commander’s Headquarters at kilom. 19.500 of Yser
river (lefthand bank) 53
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