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Practical information
On 16 and 17 August
the "Compagnons du Souvenir" re-enactment group organized an event
in Perwez (near Gembloux) in order to celebrate
the American liberators who fought for the liberation of Belgium (and
especially the soldiers in charge of supply depots which allowed the
counter-attack during the Battle of the Bulge in January 1945).
The "Amicale des Forces Alliées" reenactment
Group
The group is composed of people reenacting American soldiers.
This
is the official
website of this reenactment group.
This is the path followed up during the military vehicles convoy of 16
August 2008:
In the morning:
Sainte-Marie
-
Rue du Prieuré
-
Rue d’Opprebais
Malèves
- Rue Simon
-
Rue d’Orbais
Orbais
-
Rue d’Odenge
-
Rue Trémouroux
- Rue de la chalette
-
Rue Tilleul Sambrée
-
Rue Chapelle à la
barre
Arrêt apéritif
Fadeur
-
Chaussée de Charleroi
Thorembais Saint Trond
- Rue de la Chapelle
-
Rue de l’intérieur
-
Chaussée des Romains
Perwez
- Rue du Mont
- Rue des Brasseurs
- Rue de la Cayenne
- Rue Saint Roch
- Rue Salmon
- Rue de Jausselette
- Avenue Wilmart
- Rue de la Station
-
Chaussée de Wavre
Thorembais Saint Trond
- Rue du Culot
- Rues de campagne
Thorembais les
Béguines
-
Rue de Longpré
- Rue de la Petite Cense
-
Rue du Béguinage
- Rue Emile Masset
-
Chaussée de Namur
-
Chaussée de Charleroi
Wastinnes
-
Rue Du Chêne
Halte aux Bornes
Barrière
Cointet
- Rue de Glimes
- Rue de Thorembais
Sainte Marie
-
Rue d’Opprebais
-
Rue du prieuré
In the afternoon:
Sainte-Marie
-
Rue du prieuré
-
Rue d’Opprebais
Wastinnes
-
Rue d’Opprebais
Opprebais
- Rue de Wastinnes
- Rue de la Sainte
- Rue du Moulin
Sart Risbart
- Rue A. Robert
-
Rue de l’étang
- Rue de Longueville
- Rue A. Robert
Chaumont
- Rue Croisette
- Rue Floremond
- Rue Champtaine
Visit of the KW Line
Museum in Chaumont-Gistoux
- Rue Goffinet
-
Rue Florémond
- Chemin de Dieu Aimant
- Rues de campagne
Sainte-Marie
- Rue Notre Dame
-
Rue d’Opprebais
Drink stop at
Pierard's house
- Rue de la Stroulette
- Rue des jardins
- Rue Notre dame
Stop at the Lt Bigourdan Memorial
Malèves
- Rue du Parc
- Rue Simon
- Rue de la Garenne
-
Rue d’Opprebais
- Rue
du prieuré (camp location)
Contact persons for this event
The key contact person is The webmaster
Discover also the
blog with photos of a photographer also member of the "Amicale des Forces Alliées" at American
Patrol.
Museum of the KW Line
An educative website about the KW line stands here.
The
Koningshooikt-Waver fortification line was not comparable to the French
Maginot line but it was supposed to slow down the advance of German
forces in Belgium.
The museum has no official website, however its owner is responsible
for militaria markets in the Region of Wavre.
Contact the Museum conservator, Mr Jean-Pierre Chantrain at the following
phone numbers:
010/84-02-70
0477/26-58-29
11, rue des Frères Poels
1325 Dion Valmont
Museum address:
1 rue du Pré Delcourt
B-1325 Chaumont
Phone nr: 010/84-02-70
Open from May to September, on Sundays and festive days from 14.00 to 16.00.
Personal note
We were lucky with
the weather, the day after the ballad (on August, 17) it was raining.
This
is a funny experience that deserves to be renewed. It
was an excellent idea to stop driving for a while in order to visit a
WW2 museum (with a rich collection of collectibles) and then
"on the road again".
The museum focuses on the Battle of Dyle in May 1940 and WW2 in general.
It includes more than 80 models, especially paratroopers and commandos
as well as "War in the Desert" represented by "Desert rats" and the Afrika
Korps.