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Willem VS

October 7, 2024

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A remarkable anecdote about the kerosene tanks in Diksmuide dates back to the night of October 23-24, 1914, during the Battle of the Yser. The Germans crossed the Yser and …

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

May 3, 2024

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The site of the "burned petroleum tanks" was a strategically important point for many years during World War I on the front line near Diksmuide. It is now only indicated …

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Els Q

April 18, 2023

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Due to the flooding of the Yser plain at the end of October 1914, the Germans were forced to halt their advance and abandon many captured positions west of the Yser. However, the petroleum tanks remained in German hands throughout this period. The remains of these two oil tanks dominated the plain and served as a strategic vantage point and a fixed position for German machine guns targeting the Trench of Death. Today, 500 meters beyond the Trench of Death, we find two replicas (at a 50% scale).

Source: bezoekdiksmuide.be/petroleumtanks

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