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Exhibition on the First World War in the Middle East in the IFFM

In Flanders Fields Museum opens unique exhibition on the First World War in the Middle East and thus transcends the borders of the Western Front   Besides in Europe, war also broke out in the Middle East in 1914. This region was largely dominated by the Ottoman Empire, which sided with Germany and therefore belonged to the losing side in 1918. The Ottoman Empire fell apart and the ...

Ypres Peace Classes  launches brand new programme for primary schools

Ypres Peace Classes is a brand new multi-day programme tailored to primary school classes (10-12 years old). Pupils are accompanied for two or more days by an educational guide on the theme of peace.   The programme offers a good mix of museum visits and active exploration of the landscape. In the evening the Last Post can be attended and the pupils can stay overnight in a quality group ...

Passendale: Begrafenis onbekende Australische soldaat / Funeral unknown Australian soldier (Frank Mahieu) - 15/07

On Friday 15 July 2022 a funeral service took place at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passendale, for an unknown Australian soldier. This ceremony was organised by the Australian Defence Forces (ADF). ...

Nieuwpoort: National tribute to King Albert I and the Heroes of the IJzer - 08/08

On Sunday 7 August 2022 the 87th National Tribute to His Majesty King Albert I and the Heroes of the IJzer took place at ...  

Nieuwpoort: Tribute at the monument for the French Zouaves - 07/08

On Sunday 7 August 2022 the 87th National Tribute to His Majesty King Albert I and the Heroes of the IJzer took place at Nieuwpoort. Please find below some photos of the flower tribute at the French monument which took place before the main remembrance at the monument for King Albert I.    

Passendale: Burial service for an unknown Australian soldier - 15/07

A burial service was held on Friday 15 July for an unknown Australian soldier at 2:30 pm (local time) at Tyne Cot Cemetery (Passendale). The service was organised by the Australian Defence ...

Ploegsteert: Last Post - 05/08

Ploegsteert - Please find below some pictures of the Last Post ceremony at the Ploegsteert Memorial on Friday 5 August 2022. The Last Post at Ploegsteert takes place every first Friday of the month at ...

In Flanders Fields Museum Ieper: Programme 2022

On Friday 11 February 2022, the In Flanders Fields Museum Ieper presented its annual programme 2022 to the press. Special attention went to the opening of the exhibition 'Missing at the Front. Unearthing Names'.       This exhibition illustrates how archaeology gives missing soldiers back their identity. Furthermore, the large, thematic exhibition 'For ...

Passchendaele Museum doors open again from 1 February

The Passchendaele Museum in Zonnebeke will open its doors again from 1 February after the annual closing period. New this year is the temporary exhibition 'Here dead we lie' by the University of Kent and the exhibition around a unique loan. Temporary photography exhibition in combination with poetry and objects In cooperation with the University of Kent, the museum will ...

Waasten: Commemoration Charles Rangiwawahia Sciascia - 31/07

Please find below some pictures of the commemoration for Sgt. Charles Rangiwawahia Sciascia on Sunday 31 July 2022 at Waasten/Warneton.  

Waasten: Commemoration Lance Corporal Leslie Wilton Andrew - 31/07

Please find below some pictures of the commemoration of Lance Corporal Leslie Wilton Andrew VC, and all other soldiers from New Zealand who fougt here in The Great War. The ceremony took place on Sunday 31 July 2022 at Wareton/Waasten.   

Facebook livestream special Last Post op ANZAC Day

Traditionally on 25th April, the day of the landing in Gallipoli, the Australian and New Zealand communities remember the fallen of their countries during the Great War. The special Last Post for ANZAC Day will again be organised on Sunday 25 April 2021 at 11 a.m. at the Menin Gate Memorial in Ieper, Belgium. The Australian and New Zealand Ambassadors will lay a wreath together with the ...

Ieper: Rededication service for Second Lieutenants Boswell and Gundill - 29/06

On Wednesday 29 June 2022 a rededication service took place for Second Lieutenant Alan Thompson Boswell RAF and Second Lieutenant Robert Percy Gundill RAF. The service took place on ...

  • Experience war and peace in Flanders Fields

    The website Greatwar.be introduces you in the theme of the Great War in the In Flanders Fields region. The database contains an overview of all monuments, sites, locations, cemeteries, ... in Flanders Fields.

    Further on you will find the important events that remember the First World War, a list op publications, the musea, interesting websites and extensive historical information.

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