Memorial Belgian Refugees
On the night of 23to 24 May 1940, many Belgian refugees entered Gravelines via the Pont Vauban.
French, Belgian and British fought together for the defense of Gravelines against the German invasion.
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Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Bertrand Nollet
Nearby
Monument
- War Memorial Gravelines - Gravelines
- Memorial Commando-raid 24-25 September 1943 - Gravelines
- War Memorial Saint-Folquin - Saint-Folquin
Cemetery
- French & Belgian War Graves Gravelines - Gravelines
- Belgian War Graves Oye Plage - Oye Plage
- Commonwealth War Graves Oye-Plage - Oye-Plage
Fortification
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