Commonwealth War Cemetery Kasterlee, Belgium - World War II Memorials / Monuments on Waymarking.com

NL

Het Britse Expeditie Leger dat betrokken was bij de verdediging van België tijdens de Duitse invasie in mei 1940 leed gevoelige verliezen tijdens de terugtocht naar Duinkerken. Ondanks het feit dat de strijdkrachten van het Gemenebest pas in september 1944 weer voet op Belgische grond zetten vond toch heel wat luchtmachtpersoneel de dood tijdens aanvallen op strategische doelen in België of tijdens de terugtocht van missie's in Duitsland.

De oorlogsbegraafplaats van Kasterlee herbergt de graven van mannen die sneuvelden tijdens de oversteek van het Meuse-Escaut kanaal in de eerste drie weken van september 1944. De Regimenten die hier in grote getale voorkomen zijn The Royal Scots, The King's Own Scottish Borderers en The Royal Scots Fusiliers. Deze begraafplaats telt 100 Gemenebest graven met betrekking tot de Tweede Wereldoorlog.

EN

The British Expeditionary Force was involved in the later stages of the defence of Belgium following the German invasion in May 1940 and suffered many casualties in covering the withdrawal to Dunkirk. Commonwealth forces did not return until September 1944, but in the intervening years, many airmen were shot down or crashed in raids on strategic objectives in Belgium, or while returning from missions over Germany. Kasterlee War Cemetery contains the graves of men killed in the fierce fighting associated with the crossing of the Meuse-Escaut Canal during the first three weeks of September 1944. The regiments represented by the largest numbers are The Royal Scots, The King's Own Scottish Borderers and The Royal Scots Fusiliers. The cemetery contains 100 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.

Property Permission: Public Website for Waymark: [Web Link] Location of waymark: Venheide Kasterlee, Antwerpen Belgium 2460 Commemoration: Commonwealth victims second WW Date of Dedication: Not listed Access instructions: Not listed Access times: Not listed

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