Ginkgo Biloba tree - Lommel, Belgium
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On the German cemetery in Lommel, you will find this Ginkgo tree as a remembrance of 50 years of peace, planted in may 1995.
Waymark Code: WM19JYE
Location: Limburg, Belgium
Date Posted: 03/11/2024
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The text on the plaque translates as follows:
"Symbol of hope and peace
Planted to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the war in May 1995"
The tree / plaque can be found on the cemetery grounds, after the first rows of graves on the left side in the middle.
About the cemetery;
"The German military cemetery (Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof Lommel) is a cemetery in Kattenbos in the Belgian municipality of Lommel. Mainly German soldiers who died during the Second World War rest here. In addition, a smaller number of soldiers who died during the First World War are buried there. It is, as far as the Second World War is concerned, the largest German military cemetery outside Germany in Western Europe. The official inauguration of the cemetery took place in 1959. According to the Geneva Convention, fallen soldiers, including those abroad, have the "Right to Eternal Rest."
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