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26/10/2024

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The Hell of Breendonk: N**i-Occupied Belgium's SS Concentration Camp

In World War II, Belgium did not have any official concentration camps during its N**i occupation. But the unofficial concentration camp of Breendonk run by ...

11/10/2024

New Video on our UNESCO World Heritage Beguinages:

Learn more about the Beguinages of Flanders in Belgium, unique UNESCO World Heritage sites, and their inhabitants the Beguines, a very intriguing women’s mov...

19/06/2024

Can't find a guide in Brussels, Ghent, Bruges, Antwerp, Leuven or Mechelen? I now got you covered with audio-tours (with maps and GPS location). Get one of my private tours (or all of them with an Around Pass for Belgium) for a small fraction of an in-person tour.

Explore Belgium in a flexible and affordable way with our audio-tours: Bruges, Ghent, Brussels, Antwerp, Leuven, Mechelen, World War 1

20/03/2024

Spring part 2:

16/03/2024

Spring time!

25/02/2024

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Once again Belgium became the battlefield of Europe during the Great War or World War I. In particular one area of Belgium, the western corner of Flanders, better known now as 'Flanders Fields', was scarred by craters and trenches, poisoned by gas, shells, ammunition and human remains.

What is there still to visit on the former World War 1 battlefields in
Flanders Fields? Plenty, the First World War is everywhere in the area around Ypres; many cemeteries and memorials but also remnants of the actual battles and battlefields. In the Ypres Salient, one of the most dangerous and deadliest parts of the Great War frontline, you can easily spend a few days and visit trenches, craters, bunkers etc.

One of these battlefield sites in the Ypres Salient is Hill 60. It's a unique site because it’s one of the few sites where they left the scars of the war, the moon landscape as it was and didn't restore the land as a memorial for the many that died here. It was also a hotspot for the underground war, an important aspect of World War 1 that is often forgotten.

Once again Belgium became the battlefield of Europe during the Great War or World War I. In particular one area of Belgium, the western corner of Flanders, b...

25/01/2024

Check out the new video on Battle of the Bulge sites! Hope you like it (and feel free to subscribe to stay updated…

Visiting Battle of the Bulge Sites: the Malmédy Massacre, Ligneuville Massacre and La Gleize

The Battle of the Bulge or Ardennes Offensive was the largest and deadliest single battle fought by the United States in World War II and the third-deadliest...

23/01/2024

Bruxelles Ma Belle.

19/01/2024

Are we still n Belgium? We haven’t had that much snow since I was a little girl. At least this boy is happy with it!

04/01/2024

I’ve missed you, blue sky and sun! Colder but sunnier weather coming next week. Finally!

30/12/2023

Lest we forget… Last tour of the year to the WWI battlefields. First time at this Commonwealth cemetery in Ploegsteert. Anyone else has been here?

22/12/2023

Just wow!

21/12/2023

Winter scenes in Ghent historical city

07/12/2023

In the mood for some history? Check out our new video! World War 2 in Belgium

Just as during World War 1, Belgium again played a major role in World War 2. In this video, I want to give the viewer a concise but comprehensive overview o...

11/11/2023

Lest we forget… #111111 🌹

08/11/2023

Join us for a walk around Hougoumont Farm! Check out the full video through link in bio.

07/11/2023

The building in the back was the Gestapo HQ during the N**i occupation of Brussels. The Belgian RAF pilot in front flew his plane towards the building shooting at it during a solo attack. Afterwards, he flew back to England. Check the link in bio for the full video of World War II sites in Brussels (and more!)
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06/11/2023

During most of World War II, Brussels was the capital of N**i Occupied Belgium and Northern France. While there was not a lot of active battle during World War II in Brussels, more than four years of occupation left a big mark on the city. The German military, N**is, Gestapo, and SS were all present in Brussels, headquartered in one of the many requisitioned public and private buildings. But, as in other occupied countries during World War II, there was also a strong Belgian resistance movement and, unfortunately, an equally strong collaboration with the N**is.

Nowadays, there are still many reminders and traces of these dark years in Brussels, but you really have to know where to look. This video will take you to five of these World War II sites right in the center of Brussels. You might have walked right by them without knowing their dark World War II past.

Subscribe to the Alternative Belgium channel for more videos on World War II in Belgium, but also on World War I, Waterloo and much more videos on the history of Belgium.

During most of World War II, Brussels was the capital of N**i Occupied Belgium and Northern France. While there was not a lot of active battle during World W...