Death Trench Diksmuide
The Death Trench (Dodengang or Boyau de la Mort) is a restored Belgian trench from World War I. The German line was just 100 meters away and many Belgian soldiers were killed here.
The large complex is now a open air museum en is completely open to the public. There is also a visitors centre.
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Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Lennard Bolijn
Nearby
Museum
- IJzertower - Museum at the IJzer - Kaaskerke (Diksmuide)
- Klein Engeland the Secret War Museum - Houthulst
- Westfront Nieuwpoort - Nieuwpoort
Point of interest
- Oud-Stuivekens, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwhoekje - Stuivekenskerke (Diksmuide)
- Mill of Peace Klerken - Klerken (Houthulst)
- Belgian Machine Gun Posts Boyau Hillebrand - Ramskapelle (Nieuwpoort)
Monument
- Memorial Dodengang - Kaaskerke (Diksmuide)
- Demarcation Pole 12 Kaaskerke - Kaaskerke (Diksmuide)
- Name Stone 9 - "Petroleumtanks 1914-1918" - Kaaskerke (Diksmuide)
Cemetery
- Belgian Graves Veterans Kaaskerke - Kaaskerke (Diksmuide)
- Commonwealth War Graves Kaaskerke - Kaaskerke (Diksmuide)
- Commonwealth War Graves Diksmuide - Diksmuide
Fortification
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