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The Ministry of Defence at WW1 Meeting
On 5 May the Prince Philip Fund organized a World War One meeting for schools and teachers in the BELvue Museum in Brussels.
A Small Army in the Great War
Besides the many commemorations of the war of ’14-’18, the Ministry of Defence has dedicated a book and a film to the Belgian soldiers, entitled ‘A Small Army in the Great War’.
Hundreds of projectiles dug up at Moorslede
In a field at Moorslede the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service has cleared 771 chemical explosive devices of World War One. This operation started on 25 February 2014 and is now coming to an end.
Touring Exhibition on the Great War
On Thursday 13 March the Institute for Veterans-National Institute for War Invalids, War Veterans and War Victims presented its new exhibition: “The Great War in broad strokes”.
2014 – FROM LIÈGE TO THE YSER
In order to commemorate the role of the Belgian armed forces during the First World War in an appropriate manner, a specific theme will be highlighted each year, respecting the main chronology of the historical events.
14-18, it’s our history!
On 26 February, the major exhibition ‘14-18, it’s our history!’ opened in the Royal Army Museum.
Radiology marches up to the front lines
As part of the commemorations of the Great War the Queen Astrid Military Hospital hosts an exhibition of the Belgian Museum of Radiology that tells the story of a century of armed conflict.
