| Memorials | : | 0 |
| Location | : | Willemstad, Moerdijk Municipality, Netherlands |
| Coordinate | : | 51.6958300, 4.4413000 |
| Description | : | On the 30th of May 1940 the "Rhenus 127", packed with 1200 German prisoners of war, sailed over a German magnetic mine, on the 'Hollands Diep, near Willemstad. The ship broke in two and sank. Most of the prisoners managed to save themselves, but many Belgian soldiers drowned. (The estimates of the number who drowned vary from 132 to nearly 200.) The Belgian tribute cemetery in Willemstad (Moerdijk) contains the graves of 159 Belgian soldiers. There is a concrete memorial which is 1 meter high, 3 meter wide and 3 meter deep with the names of 159 Belgian... Read More |
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Belgian War Cemetery 1940 is located at Willemstad, Moerdijk Municipality ,Noord-Brabant ,Netherlands.
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Latitude: 51.6958300
Longitude: 4.4413000
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