The Trench of Death (Dodengang)

Near Diksmuide (red dot below) is a reconstructed WW1 trench (learn more about it at GoEurope, TraBel, etc).  This area saw some quite fierce fighting between the invading German army and the defending Belgian army - at one point the canal was purposely breached by the Belgians to flood the area and slow the German advance.


The view today - instead of sandbags the wall are concrete, but it still
gives a very realistic feel



We got a very realistic feel for the trenches when it
started snowing!
John and Lydia find a nice place to hide


Nearby in Ieper, we also visited a monument to the fallen WW1 soldiers

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