Belgian War Graves Bruges Municipal Cemetery

Brugs-Kerkhofstraat, 8310, Assebroek (Brugge)
West Flanders, Belgium

In this Belgian Cemetery rest approximately 520 Belgian soldiers. There are 86 from the Second World War. Most died during the Eight-Day Campaign in 1940. Among the tombs is one grave of a resistance fighter and one grave of the Commonwealth. A plot contains the graves of deported or executed political prisoners and resistance fighters. A statue with the inscription "Pro Patria" ("For Motherland") stands nearby.

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Text by: Jente de Roust

Photo(s): Jente de Roust (1,2,3,4), Luc van Waeyenberge (5)

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