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Briel strategic location WWI
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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën
February 9, 2022
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Info board explains the strategic importance of WW1. Belgian army had a temporary front line on this railway embankment during withdrawal (September days 1914)
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•🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën
February 23, 2022
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In 1914, the Briel is a strategically important place, along railway line 54, halfway between Dendermonde and Puurs. Railway 54 is vital for the transport of goods and troops from …
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•🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën
May 20, 2025
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Update: historical information board has unfortunately been removed - spring 2025
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