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This WWI bomber was missing its propeller for decades. A Facebook post from southern France solved that.

u/WarHeritageInstitute — 1 day ago
▲ 58 r/belgium

In de Commandobunker in Kemmel is het alsof de Koude Oorlog nooit is gestopt

This bunker was built in secrecy in the 1950s as the Belgian army's last fallback base in case of a Soviet invasion. It's still almost entirely intact.

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u/WarHeritageInstitute — 3 days ago
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The eclips through the telescope of the Royal Observatory, atop of the Triumphal Arch in Cinquantenaire Parc.

Solar flare top left!

u/WarHeritageInstitute — 8 days ago
▲ 356 r/ww1

The remains of the L30 Zeppelin, one of Germany's most successful WWI airships, preserved in Belgium

On this day in 1914, Germany invaded Belgium, beginning the Battle of Liège. During the night of 5–6 August, a German Zeppelin (not the L30) carried out the first air attack on a European city, bombing Liège.

u/WarHeritageInstitute — 15 days ago
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Belgium's first flag was stitched together in a rush after someone spotted a French flag flying over Brussels in 1830

This painting by Émile Vermeersch shows Marie Abts sewing the very first Belgian flag on 26 August 1830.

u/WarHeritageInstitute — 30 days ago
▲ 170 r/belgium

On this day in 1914, Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. Here he is on the Belgian coast the year before.

On this day, 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo, an event that helped set Europe on the path to the First World War

u/WarHeritageInstitute — 2 months ago
▲ 137 r/belgium

TIL the first Belgian woman to earn a pilot's licence was also a two-time cycling world champion.

On this day in 1961, Belgian aviation pioneer Hélène Dutrieu passed away (full story in comments).

u/WarHeritageInstitute — 2 months ago
▲ 166 r/belgium

211 years ago today, Napoleon fought his last battle a few kilometers from Brussels. Here's a 19th century lithograph of the monument built to commemorate it.

This lithograph shows the Lion's Mound shortly after it was built on the battlefield, where it still stands today as a memorial to the battle. (More info in comments)

u/WarHeritageInstitute — 2 months ago
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Sherman M4A3E2 "Jumbo" (painted as the Cobra King) leaving Belgium for TANKFEST and a second UK event this summer

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u/WarHeritageInstitute — 2 months ago
▲ 216 r/belgium

We're freshening up our Aviation Hall and we need extra hands!

You might have seen it in the news: we're freshening up our Aviation Hall (yes, that ultra cool hall with the planes, in the heart of Brussels) and we need extra hands!

The Régie des Bâtiments / Regie der Gebouwen renovation works are finally finished, but there's still plenty left to do!

So, do you have manual and/or technical skills and are you ready to roll up your sleeves to help spruce up this piece of history? We want you! 👉 Send an email to com@warheritage.be and join the team

u/WarHeritageInstitute — 3 months ago
▲ 57 r/belgium

"Het zal maanden duren om alle graven te herstellen": War Heritage Institute reageert op beschadigde soldatengraven in Houthulst  | VRT NWS Nieuws

An update.

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u/WarHeritageInstitute — 3 months ago
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Meer dan 100 soldatengraven beschadigd op militaire begraafplaats van Houthulst: "Totaal respectloos"

We (the War Heritage Institute) are responsible for all Belgian military graves, in Belgium and abroad. We're deeply saddened by this brutal act of vandalism.

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u/WarHeritageInstitute — 3 months ago