Memorial Chanoine Gilg
This plaque within the Église Saint-Louis commemorates the Chanoine (clergyman) Gilg (1868-1960). In August 1944, he saved the lives of 40 hostages and saved the village and castle for destruction by the Germans.
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- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Fab5669
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