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How Missing Soldiers Regain Their Identity
22 April 2022
The bodies of almost a hundred thousand soldiers who died in Belgium’s Westhoek region during the First World War have never been found. Their mortal remains still lie hidden in the Flemish clay. The exhibition Missing at the Front. Unearthing Names in the In Flanders Fields Museum shows how some
King Albert’s Heroes. How 400 Young Belgians Fought in Russia and Conquered the US
30 October 2020
In the First World War, a Belgian armoured battalion was sent abroad against the Germans and Austrians. It was called ACM and its members became engaged in a worldwide adventure. This is the story of 400 young Belgians who fought in Russia, escaped from Siberia and conquered the USA.
Asians on the Western Front: The Forgotten Soldiers of World War I
5 November 2019
About a quarter of a million Asians were present on and near the front in Belgium and Northern France during the First World War. What they saw, and how they experienced the war not only bolstered their self-esteem but also jeopardised the idea that western civilisation was the leading light to foll