Belgium in May 1940, a view through the German camera

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Brugge Sint-Andries

Last for now. A colourized photo. Caption reads: Guard duty at chateau, Sint-Andries.

Picture in post #149 is located in Belgium, Brugge (Bruges) Sint-Andries, Zandstraat nr. 272, the area with its chateau is called "Koude keuken" ("cold kitchen")koude keuken.jpg
picture found at www.delcampe.net

[FreeRange]

Quite amazing. Thanks for posting those. We were in Bruges this past May...

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The same unit is crossing the Ghent Channel on the 24th of May 1940. In the 3 days before the 24th, they had to fight the Belgians who had dug in at the other side of the channel. Many Germans were killed while trying to cross the large channel by rubber boats. If you take a look to the previous photo; the first three guys in the foreground were killed at this spot the day before this photo was taken ...

When I was a boy, a belgian veteran told me that his unit resisted at the Schipdonk Kanaal (the river pictured in this photo) because the belgian machine gunners were hidden in the canal embankment were there was a or more (concrete?) pipes of brooks that came from the meadows on the other side which were an excellent hiding place for the belgian soldiers because they were in the month of may covered with gras and green

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Hi, the Schipdonkkanaal is not the 'Kanaal Gent-Terneuzen'. Below is a photo of the Schipdonkkanaal, it's much more narrow.

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Belgian soldiers building a barricade on the Belgian border

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another

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