Articles out of old newspapers / magazines
I’ve come in possession of a number of old articles. I didn’t know where to include them on this site, so I decided to give them this separate place. Every article can be enlarged…
Category: History
Internment camp
The most memorable thing in the Beverlo camp was the internment camp that the German occupier organized there during the Second World War under the name Kriegs Wehrmacht Gefängnis Beverlo. From the beginning of the occupation, that prison was set up in the complex of the equestrian camp. The existing…
The May 28, 1944 bombing of Leopoldsburg
This text and photos come from the website Balen Bevrijd, Het bombardement op Leopoldsburg van 28 mei 1944 , consulted on 02/04/2020, (www.balenbevrijd.com). Thank you for your permission to use the article and photos on this site! Translation by Patrick Marquenie In the night of 27 to 28 May 1944,…
Sailors Martin Gahbauer and Alois Wolf
This text and photos come from the website Balen Bevrijd, Matrozen Martin Gahbauer en Alois Wolf, consulted on 02/04/2020, (www.balenbevrijd.com). Thank you for your permission to use the article and photos on this site! Translation by Patrick Marquenie During World War II, Camp Beverlo was used by the Germans as a…
The Beverlo song
The Beverlo song is a Belgian protest song that was written in the aftermath of the First World War, when a revolutionary mood prevailed in Europe. The song describes the fate of the soldiers who in 1914 suddenly had to leave the Camp of Beverlo to fight the German invaders….
Evolution of the Cavalry camp
On a number of maps you can see the evolution of the Cavalry. I’ve received these maps from Jef GEBOERS. Click on a map to open and to start the slideshow. (Map of 2019 was made by Patrick Marquenie)
History
A Military Camp on the big heath Between 1830 and 1839 Belgium was living under a constant threat of the Netherlands. The ‘Tiendaagse Veldtocht’ (translated: ten-day campaign) of 1831 made this clear. And the refusal of Willem 1 to recognise Belgium confirmed it over eight years. The young Belgian nation…
