Belgian War Grave Resteigne

Adelin LAMOTTE, died for the fatherland, belonged to the 3rd Ardennes hunters 2nd Battalion 5th Company. He was killed at Temploux on May 12, 1940. On May 12, his regiment was to withdraw from the Ardennes, stopping west of Namur for a much-needed rest and reorganization. The regiments were housed along the Steenweg op Nijvel to later take a position on the Wavre-Gembloux - Namur line. In the afternoon, the German Luftwaffe discovered the columns of the Ardennes Fighters and launched a heavy air raid in which dozens of soldiers lost their lives. The center of gravity of the bombardment was in Temploux, where the 3rd company in particular had to take serious blows and would regret 56 dead. Source : Bunker Belt Bridge Head Ghent