During the liberation of Leopoldsburg on the 11th and 12th of September 1944 five Belgian Soldiers were killed. A memorial plaque mentions their names on the monument that exists of the turet of an American Staghound. The monument was revealed as closing of the liberation festivities in 2004. An article about the liberation can be found here and one from an eye witness here. |
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BENOOT Marcel°Stene 25/04/1923
† Heppen 11/09/1944
† Heppen 11/09/1944

SIMOEN Lucien° Oostende 16/12/1920
† Heppen 11/09/1944
† Heppen 11/09/1944

VANOPPENS Jozef° Sint Niklaas 07/09/1921
† Heppen 10/09/1944
† Heppen 10/09/1944

GOETZ Louis° La Louvière 04/05/1921
† Heppen 12/09/1944
† Heppen 12/09/1944

MARTIN Carlos° Sint Niklaas 07/09/1921
† Heppen 10/09/1944
† Heppen 10/09/1944
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