French Monument Postbrug - Kapelle, The Netherlands
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barbatante
N 51° 29.846 E 004° 00.076
31U E 569503 N 5705618
A monument dedicated to the 84 French militairies who died here in May 1940.
Waymark Code: WMYBV9
Location: Zeeland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 05/27/2018
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Le 10 mai 1940 L’Allemagne nazie envahissait les Pays-Bas
Le 16 mai L’Armée Française défendait le ‘Kanaal door Zuid-Beveland’
84 Soldats sont tombés au champ d’honneur
Un grand nombre a été blessé durant les combats
271e Régiment d’Infanterie
68e Groupe de Reconnaissance de Division d’Infanterie
307e Régiment d’Artillerie (portes)
This is the French text that is on the monument telling us what happened here.. 84 died many got injured on the battle field here on May 16th 1940 while defending the Channel through Zuid-Beveland
We will remember
Lest we forget
Date of Dedication: 05/16/2011
Property Permission: Public
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
Postweg
Kapelle, The Netherlands
4675RB
Commemoration: To honor the French victims during world war 2
Access instructions: Not listed
Access times: Not listed
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