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Zonnebeke Gemeente ten oosten van Ieper. Gekend voor de slagvelden tijdens WW1 (Zonnebeke & Passendale) De heropbouw van de stad na WW1 werd geleid door 2 architecten: Huib Hoste en Antoon Dujardijn. 5 deelgemeenten: Zonnebeke, Passendale, Geluveld, Zandvoorde, Beselare In december 2013 werd Zonnebeke en de hele regio opgeschrikt door een gigantische kettingbotsing op de A19 in de dichte mist.

Zonnebeke Town near Ypres (eastside) Known for the battlefields of WW1 (Zonnebeke & Passendale) The villagers have rebuild the town after WW1. Two architects were designed the new plans: Huib Hoste & Antoon Dujardijn Zonnebeke has 5 districts (Zonnebeke, Passendale, Geluveld, Zandvoorde, Beselare) In december 2013 a very big multiple collision happened on the A19 speedway in the fog. It was a shock for Zonnebeke and the whole region.

Tyne Cot Cemetery Tyne Cot Cemetery is de grootste Britse militaire begraafplaats TER WERELD. DE Begraafplaats telt bijna 12.000 grafstenen.. Jaarlijks komen er bijna meer dan 180.000 bezoekers naar Tyne Cot Cemetery. De achterzijde van Tyne Cot bestaat uit een muur met 35.000 namen van vermiste soldaten en is het vervolg van de Menenpoort.

Tyne Cot Cemetery TYNE COT CEMETERY is the biggest british military cemetery in the world with more than 12000 tombs. This Site yearly welcomes more than 180000 visitors. The backside of Tyne cot cemetery has a wall with more than 35000 names of missing soldiers. It is an extension of the menin gate.

COMMON WEALTH of nations Tyne Cot Cemetery is a legendary place for the British Commonwealth. The Commonwealth is an organisation of 53 member states. Soldiers from these member states fought on the battlefields during WW1. Many nationalities appear on the tombs of Tyne Cot Cemetery (Australia, Canada, South- Africa, Great-Britain, …)

Herdenking : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPYHepjC4fQ

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Paschendale is a famous song on WW1 by the British hardrock band Iron Maiden. It is also the title of a famous movie on WW1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAsUlCGUoWg

Enda Kenny & David Cameron visiting Tyne Cot Cemetery Queen Elizabeth II and the former Belgian queen Paola visiting Tyne Cot Cemetery

Memorial Museum http://www.passchendaele.be/ Zonnebeke and Passendale are two little villages, at a stone's throw from Ypres. During the British attack of 1917, there were 500.000 casulaties in 100 days for a gain territory of only 5 miles. Passchendaele became an international symbol of senseless military violence in its most cruel form. In the Memorial Museum the memory of the battle is kept alive through images and movies, a large collection of historical artefacts and several life- like-diorama's. Eye-cathcher is an underground dugout tunnel with communication- and dressing post, headquarters, workplaces and dormitories. A breathtaking experience of how the British had to live underground like moles... just because there was nothing left above. The museum is set up in the historical castle of Zonnebeke, on the road to Tyne Cot Cemetery. Tyne Cot is the biggest military cemetery of the Commonwealth with 12.000 graves and an impressive Missing Memorial. You can also pay a visit to a recently discovered underground dressing post, the German trenches in Bayernwald and strategic points like the Menin Road, 's Graventafel and Polygon Wood with a professional guide. The Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 is an ideal starting point for a visit to the old battlefields, an absolute must for tourists ands specialists.

Memorial Museum Zonnebeke - Passendale