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Remembrance Battle of the Bulge

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From 16 December 1944 till 25 January 1945, the battle of the Bulge took place in the Ardennes in Belgium. Source picture: Wikipedia On the morning of 16 December 1944, the Germans achieved a surprise attack due to the combination of an Allied overconfidence and poor aerial reconnaissance due to the bad weather. Bastogne Memorial screenshot - Eén Nowadays the remembrance ceremony is attended by delegations of the countries who had participated in the battle. Battle of the Bulge screenshot Eén Behind Queen Mathilde is Nancy Pelosi. She is a democratic politician and the Speaker  of the  House of Representatives of the USA.  I wonder why President Trump or one of his family members isn't at the remembrance of the Battle of the Bulge?  Present at the memorial: - King Philippe of the Belgians; - Queen Mathilde of the Belgians; - Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg; - Prime Minister of Belgium; - President of Poland; -...

OTD 22 March 2016 Brussels Bombings

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In the morning of 22 March 2016, 2 suicide bombings took place in Belgium, at the airport of Zaventem and one at the Maalbeek Metro Station in  Brussels. 32 people were killed and more than 300 people were injured. Monument Brussels Bombings in Belgium The perpetrators came from the same cell of the November 2015 Paris Attacks. In a television speech addressed to the nation, King Philippe of Belgium expressed his and Queen Mathildes sorrows about the events. One year later, after a competition a monument to the victims was unveiled at the rue de la Loi, between Schuman and the Parc du Cinquantenaire. The monument made by Jean-Henri Compere is called: 'wounded but still standing in front of the inconceivable'. It is constructed from 20 metres (66 feet) long horizontal surfaces rising skywards. Monument Brussels Bombings Belgium I took the pictures of the monument for the victims of 22 March 2016 in Augus...