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Strong summer for the Passchendaele Museum

The Passchendaele Museum in Zonnebeke looks back with satisfaction on the summer of 2025. In July, 12,533 visitors came by, and in August, 7,562. Together, this amounts to 20,095 visitors, an increase of 8.2% compared to the summer of 2024. Chair Joachim Jonckheere is pleased with the results: ‘Many visitors found their way to our renovated museum during the summer holidays. No ...

Passchendaele Museum looks back on a successful spring and ahead to an engaging summer

With 49,700 visitors since February 2025, the Passchendaele Museum looks back on a successful spring. The reopening on 5 April, following an extensive renewal, marked the start of a new chapter for the museum. Throughout the summer, the museum remains open daily, offering visitors an interactive introduction to the history of the First World War and the Battle of Passchendaele. An ...

Wijtschate: Funeral for unknown South African soldier / Begrafenis onbekende soldaat Zuid-Afrika (Frank Mahieu) - 16/09

Paying tribute today to an unknown South African soldier at his solemn funeral at Wytschate Military Cemetery. The service was conducted by Revd. Army Chaplain John Storey and the military ...

Passendale: Commemoration New Zealand - 22/10

On Sunday 22 October 2025, New Zealand remembered the battle of 12 October 1917.  The ceremony started at the memorial plaque for 4 Australian soldiers of the 49th Bn. and who have no known grave. They are commemorated with a plaque near the spot where they disappeared on Oct 12th 917 in Zonnebeke: Sgt Artur James Cpl Artur Siddle Pte William Hayes Pte Arthur ...  

Poelkapelle: Burial service for two soldiers - 16/10

On Thursday 16 Ocotber 2025 a burial service took place at Poelcapelle British Cemetery for an unknown British soldier and an unknown German soldier killed during the Great War. The remains of this unknown British and this unknown German soldier were found together during the renovation of the Vrijbosroute cycle path. They appeared to have been lying in a bomb crater. The location ...  

Sint-Juliaan: Commemoration The Black Watch of Canada - 14/09

On Sunday, 14 September 2025, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada held a commemoration at The Brooding Soldier in Sint-Juliaan. They commemorated the victims of their regiment ...

Ploegsteert: Last Post - 03/10

Ploegsteert - Please find below some pictures of the Last Post ceremony at the Ploegsteert Memorial on Friday 3 October 2025. The Last Post at Ploegsteert takes place every first Friday of the month at 19.00hrs.  

A delegation of the Last Post Association (Ieper-Belgium) travels to Canada

On Friday, June 20th 2025, the Ypres’ Last Post Association travels to Halifax, Canada.  The delegation consists of director Patrick Donck and buglers Rik Vandekerckhove and Bavo Ketels. They travel to Canada for the unveiling of the restored Last Steps Memorial Arch in Halifax Harbor.   In August 2016, the Last Steps Memorial Arch was unveiled on a pier behind the Maritime ...

Passchendaele Museum reopens in full glory from 5 April 2025

The Passchendaele Museum in Zonnebeke will reopen in full glory from Saturday, 5 April 2025, following extensive renovations. The renewed Passchendaele Museum offers deeper insight into the history of the Battle of Passchendaele. With a revised storyline enriched by personal stories and authentic objects, the First World War truly comes to life within the castle. Since its opening in ...

Passendale: Commemoration final offensive 1918 - 28/09

On Sunday, September 28, 2025, the ceremony "Commemorating the 107th Anniversary of the Liberation of Passchendaele" took place on the market square in Passchendaele, commemorating the efforts of the Belgian Carabiniers-Grenadiers. The municipality of Zonnebeke and the Passchendaele Museum consider it their duty to keep this heritage alive and to pass on the stories of the past to ...

Passendale: Herdenking Eindoffensief Passendale 1918 (Frank Mahieu) - 28/09

Passendale 28 september 2025 Jaarlijkse herdenking van de inzet van de Belgische Grenadiers en Carabiniers in de Slag bij Passendale van 28 Sept. 1918 en de bevrijding van de gemeente in het eindoffensief van de 1e Wereldoorlog. (Hier namen ook onze grootooms Alberic en Achiel aan deel.) We blijven hen gedenken. Diverse oudstrijdersverenigingen verzorgden de vlaggenparade. De Militaire ...

Passchendaele Museum partly open

Still looking for an exciting day out during the crocus holiday? At the Passchendaele Museum you will experience the history of World War I in an interactive way. While the museum is being renovated, the underground halls and trenches remain accessible to visitors.  Descend into a reconstructed underground shelter together, discover more about the Battle of Passchendaele in the ...

Nieuwpoort: 90th National commemoration - 03/08

On Sunday 3 August 2025, the 90th National Tribute to His Majesty King Albert I and the Heroes of the Yser took place in Nieuwpoort. The ceremony at the imposing King Albert I monument was ...

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    The website Greatwar.be introduces you in the theme of the Great War in the In Flanders Fields region. The database contains an overview of all monuments, sites, locations, cemeteries, ... in Flanders Fields.

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