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The majority of the fallen buried at Henri-Chapelle were killed during the Allied push in Germany during late 1944 and early 1945. The fallen from two key military engagements fill the cemetery; the First United States Army's drive through northern France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg into Germany in September 1944; and the Battle of the Bulge (including the Battle of Hurtgen Forest ...
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial Saint Georges church. Henri-Chapelle (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi ʃapɛl]; Walloon: Hinri-Tchapele, Dutch: Hendrik-Kapelle, German: Heinrichskapelle, Limburgish: Kapäl) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Welkenraedt, located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial is a Second World War American military war grave cemetery, located in the village of Neuville-en-Condroz, near the southeast edge of Neupré, some 20 km (12 mi) south-west of Liège in Belgium. The cemetery, dedicated in 1960, contains 5,329 American war dead and covers 90.5 acres (36.6 ha).
The British Commonwealth Tyne Cot cemetery. Cemeteries in Belgium both civil and military. Civil cemeteries. Arlon Cemetery; Brussels Cemetery ...
Welkenraedt (French pronunciation: [wɛlkənʁat]; Ripuarian: Wälekete; Walloon: Welkenrote) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2018, Welkenraedt had a total population of 9,920. The total area is 24.47 km 2 which gives a population density of 405 inhabitants per km 2.
A Belgian committee chaired by Princess Jeanne de Merode (1874–1955), a person well known for her charitable works, was chosen to erect the monument. The committee searched for a suitable site for the monument and finally combined the project with that of a local association that wanted to build a church to commemorate the victims of the war.
Gravestone of Doctor Jean-Pierre Paul Bovy, in the cemetery of Diguette (nl) (fr) Liège 50°36′34″N 5°36′13″E / 50.609313°N 5.603703°E / 50.609313; 5.
On 19 December 1944, as scout, he led a squad assigned to the mission of mining a vital crossroads near Rocherath, Belgium. At the first attempt to reach the objective, he discovered it was occupied by an enemy tank and at least 20 infantrymen. Driven back by withering fire, Technician 4th Grade Kimbro made 2 more attempts to lead his squad to ...