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Monument á la Mur Tschoffen

Tschoffen Wall Monument

Frans Huygelen
Fond. Nat. des Bronzes anc. Firme A. Petermann (St. Gilles)
1927

Description

Bronze relief of an body placed on a bier, surrounded by a mourning wife and child, a woman with a laurel wreath and an angel.

Dinant - Monument á la Mur Tschoffen

Inscription(s)

Pieux Hommage du Souvenir Dinantais
Aux 674 Victimes Innocentes de la Furie Teutonne
Dont 116 Trouvèrent la Mort Ici, le 23 août 1914

Signature

Frans Huygelen
fonderie nat^le des bronzes | anc^ne firme j. petermann | s^t gilles - bruxelles

Annotation

At this spot, the grenadiers of the 100th unit of the Saxon Guards murdered over 100 civilians, who were accused of being irregular combatants there.

Sculptor

Frans Huygelen (Antwerpen 1878 - 1940), Belgian sculptor and painter (Wikipedia).

Locatie (N 50°15'13" - E 4°55'2") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: bena047; Photograph: 5 May 2015
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