Making a website is one thing, but without help I would never been able to find all information and put it on the site. So here i’ve created a page to give certain people, organisations a big thanks (‘nen dikke merci’ like we say here):

my dear wife Nevena: you are my support and refuge at all times!
the late Francis BENSCH: you were ALWAYS prepared to lend me a hand with gathering information and postcards!
Patrick “Trikke” : gave me the info about Father Clement
Nick PEETERS: global info of Leopoldsburg
Sylvain WEUTS (museum Kamp van Beverlo): more than once you came with valuable information about Camp Beverlo
Theo SLOOTMAKERS (Historical Society of Leopoldsburg): has given me so much information about the history of Leopoldsburg
Luc DAB (Kamp van Beverlo): got me the info about the Camp Commanders
Dominique VERSCHUERE (Kamp van Beverlo): got me the info about the Camp Commanders
Bart VAN TRICHT (NMBS stations): station of Heppen
Jan VERHAEVEN (Train World Heritage): station of Heppen
Ronny DELBOEUF (CC Infra NOORD LEOPOLDSBURG): detailed information about the water tower
Jef LEYNEN: too much to sum up
An VANDERLINDEN: Victor Lemmens: article and photo
Isabelle M: information about Augustinus & Jules THUES
Paul BONNYNS: Jozef Vanderstraeten: obituary
Jef GEBOERS: Sherman-tank + Coletteke rijstpap
Jean-Pierre CHANOINE: Cycling tracks + information about Louis & Joseph LECOCQ
Godelieve AERTS: a lot of information about Leopoldsburg
Jos WOUTERS: information about Leopoldsburg and Camp Beverlo
Andy CAERTS: information about Heppen
Etienne BIES: photos of the cycling tracvk and the Deutsche Haus
Bram DIERCKX (BalenBevrijd.com): information + photos of the bombardment of May ’44 and the presence of the Kriegsmarine
Gerd VANTYGHEM: explanation about the Waffen-SS-arm eagle
Martin BOGAERT: explanation about the history of Camp Beverlo, maps and 3D-renderings
Gert CLEUREN: Memorial card of Willem Hendrickx
& ANYONE I MIGHT HAVE FORGOTTEN!!!

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