On Sunday, September 28, 2025, the ceremony "Commemorating the 107th Anniversary of the Liberation of Passchendaele" took place on the market square in Passchendaele, commemorating the efforts of the Belgian Carabiniers-Grenadiers. The municipality of Zonnebeke and the Passchendaele Museum consider it their duty to keep this heritage alive and to pass on the stories of the past to future generations.

The program was as follows:

• 3:45 PM: Reception
• 4:00 PM: Welcome by Mayor Koen Meersseman
• 4:05 PM: Story of a Belgian soldier, by Alderman Joachim Jonckheere
• 4:10 PM: Royal Fanfare Band Saint Cecilia from Passendale performs the march of the carabiniers and grenadiers
• 4:15 PM: Floral tribute at memorial plaques
• 4:30 PM: Last Post followed by a minute's silence
• 4:32 PM: Royal Fanfare Band Saint Cecilia from Passendale performs the Belgian national anthem
• 4:35 PM: Address by Corps Commander 1C/1Gr Werner Roels
• 4:40 PM: Floral tribute at the war memorial
• 5:00 PM: End of ceremony

Historical background

On September 28, 1918, the major Allied offensive broke out, ending World War I. That day, the Belgians, under the command of King Albert I, along with the British and French, attacked the Germans on the ridge near Ypres. After heavy fighting, the Belgian Carabiniers and Grenadiers captured the ruins of the village of Passchendaele.



























































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