egbert Posted 19 October , 2006 Share Posted 19 October , 2006 These are the official German War Grave commission services for Volkstrauertag in Belgium: 19. November 2006 Lommel Deutsche Kriegsgräberstätte / Belgien (Volkstrauertag) 11.45 Uhr Ökumenischer Gottesdienst in der Jugendbegegnungsstätte / 13.00 Uhr Gedenkveranstaltung mit Kranzniederlegung auf dem Friedhof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmond7 Posted 19 October , 2006 Share Posted 19 October , 2006 Not being smart when I ask this one Eg ... but do such events attract many spectators/visitors from Germany. In short has the family history bug which brings so many people to WW1 'bitten' in Germany? Des Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 20 October , 2006 Author Share Posted 20 October , 2006 Des, I fear Lommel is too far away from mainland Germany for a 30 minute ceremony; especially when everybody can remember at their local ceremony in Germany. On Volkstrauertag, allover, in each little town there are ceremonies with wreath laying at the local memorials -they are countless... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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