Monument aux Combattants et au Roi Albert - Thuin - Belgique
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N 50° 20.375 E 004° 17.200
31U E 591559 N 5577179
[FR] Hommage aux Soldats, sous-officiers et officiers Thudiniens décédés durant les deux guerres mondiales. [EN] Tribute to the Thudinian soldiers, non-commissioned officers and officers who died during the two world wars.
Waymark Code: WM11FZ4
Location: Hainaut, Belgium
Date Posted: 10/17/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
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FR

Le Monument aux Morts de la Ville de Thuin est situé à la Ville Haute, Il est ingénieusement encastré à la façade sud du beffroi. On aperçoit, à la façade, le drapeau belge et le drapeau européen .

Etant surmonté du buste du Roi Albert 1°, on peut donc supposer qu'il a été conçu, à l'origine, pour les Combattants de 14-18 pour être, comme beaucoup d'endroits, modifié après 1945.

Suivant une vieille image glanée sur internet ( https://www.zupimages.net/up/18/36/h7ey.jpg ), le dessous du monument n'est que pierres de taille .

Est gravé sur la stèle :

Guerre de 1914-1918

Officiers Sous Officiers Caporaux et Soldats Thudiniens y ont combattu //
pour défendre les Territoire et la Gloire de la Patrie.

Liste des morts

La ville de Thuin a été vaillamment défendue le 23 Aoùt 1914 par l'armée Française. //
Le 2 Aoùt 1914 l'armée allemande bombarda le beffroi au sommet duquel flottait le Drapeau Belge. Quoique. //
déchiré par la mitraille le Drapeau fut sauvé. //
Les Allemands occupèrent la Ville de Thuin depuis le 24 Aoùt 1914 jusqu'au 11 Novembre 1918 date à //
laquelle Thuin fut sauvé par les Armées Alliées.

Guerre de 1940 - 1945

Liste des morts

EN

The Thuin City War Memorial is located in the Upper City, it is ingeniously embedded on the south facade of the belfry. On the façade, we can see the Belgian and European flags.

Being surmounted by the bust of King Albert 1°, it can therefore be assumed that it was originally designed for the Combatants of 14-18 to be, like many places, modified after 1945.

According to an old image gleaned from the internet ( https://www.zupimages.net/up/18/36/h7ey.jpg), the underside of the monument is only cut stones.

Is engraved on the stele:

War of 1914-1918

Officers Sub-Officers Corporals and Thudinian Soldiers fought there //
to defend the Territory and the Glory of the Fatherland.

List of the dead

The city of Thuin was valiantly defended on 23 August 1914 by the French army. //
On August 2, 1914 the German army bombed the belfry on top of which the Belgian Flag was flying. Although. //
torn by machine-gun fire, the Flag was saved. //
The Germans occupied the City of Thuin from August 24, 1914 until November 11, 1918 at //
which Thuin was saved by the Allied Armies.

War of 1940 - 1945

List of the dead

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Private or Public Monument?: Government

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: town of Thuin

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe

Physical Address of Monument:
Quartier du Beffroi
Thuin, Wallonie Belgique
6530


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