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Opendoor Trench of death - Kaaskerke - 22/08/2015
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Opendoor Trench of death - Kaaskerke - 22/08/2015
22/08/2015 - Kaaskerke
Please find below some pictures of our visit to the Dodengang /
Trench of death
. It is a Belgian site from the Great War at Kaaskere, part of Diksmuide. At the site, you can visit the Belgian trenches alongside the river Yser. On 22th and 23rd August 2015, an opendoor was organized at the site.
The visitor centre at the entrance.
The field kitchen.
Entering the trenches.
Poppies on top.
Guided tours were organized.
The end of the Belgian trenches.
The demarcation stone shows the spot where the German invasion had been stopped.
The German bunker which has been recently integrated in the site.
The start of the next guided tour.
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