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Memorial 1st Regiment Grenadiers Rumbeke

Monument in memory of the fallen Belgian soldiers of the 18 Days' Campaign in May 1940. A battalion of Grenadiers fought in this area with the German troops, but the Belgians had to surrender.

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Source

  • Text: Luc Van Waeyenberge
  • Photos: Luc van Waeyenberge

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