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Caporal Geury Memorial – First Belgian Soldier Killed in World War II

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Caporal Geury Memorial – First Belgian Soldier Killed in World War II

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Caporal Geury Memorial – First Belgian Soldier Killed in World War II

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  • Location: Voeren, Tongeren, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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    June 13, 2025

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    A memorial was erected at this site to commemorate May 10, 1940.
    This is the day on which Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg were attacked by the German Wehrmacht.
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    March 19, 2023

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    Corporal Geury was the first Belgian soldier to die. He belonged to the unit 1st regiment border - cyclists. On the morning of May 10, 1940, he died of his machine gun fire on the railway viaduct as he covered the withdrawal of his men. Geury is buried in the cemetery of Saint-Walburge in Liège. Source: tracesofwar.nl/sights/138140/Gedenksteen-Korporaal-Geury.htm
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    May 14, 2026

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    Bounder, 3791 Voeren, Belgien
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    Location: Voeren, Tongeren, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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