War moments on the border | route Lommel

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The border region of Bergeijk and Lommel is bursting with stories that mark their shared history. The villages, farmlands, farms, churches and canals formed the backdrop of struggle, hiding, loss and liberation during WWI and WWII.
This cycle tour through Lommel and its surroundings takes you past places with stories from those times, where ordinary people unwittingly became part of great history. This way, these historical moments come to life again.

This is what you are going to see

Starting point:

The Sovereign
Playground Street 77

3920  Lommel
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Moment 10: Tombstone

Port area
3290  Lommel
Moment 10: Tombstone

Moment 9: Bunker

Port area
3920  lommel
Moment 9: Bunker

Moment 8: Bridge Operation Beecher

Gestelsedijk
3290  Lommel
Moment 8: Bridge Operation Beecher
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Moment 7: Bunker

3920  Lommel
Moment 7: Bunker
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Moment 16: Bank bunker

Vaartstraat 54
Lommel
Moment 16: Bank bunker
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Moment 17: Liberation Joe's Bridge

Vaartstraat 68
Lommel
Moment 17: Liberation Joe's Bridge

Moment 18: Polish war cemetery

Luikersteenweg 3
Lommel
Moment 18: Polish war cemetery
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Moment 19: German war cemetery

Dodenveldstraat
Lommel
Moment 19: German war cemetery
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Moment 20: Train track

Stationsstraat 264
3290  Lommel
Moment 20: Train track
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Moment 21: Church square

Kerkplein 1
3920  Lommel
Moment 21: Church square
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End point:

The Sovereign
Playground Street 77

3920  Lommel
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