1914-1918
OKOPY ŚMIERCI
OKOPY ŚMIERCI
In Diksmuide, a small town located in northwestern Belgium, you can visit the last part of the Belgian fortification system from the First World War. The city, like Ypres, was almost completely destroyed during the war, when it was on the front line.
The trenches of death were located along the Ijzer River, only 100 meters from the enemy trenches. Today, these several hundred meters of fortifications remind us of the horrors of war, hardened hundred-year-old sacks of sand, securing narrow trenches, marking the place in which Belgian soldiers lived and died for four years.
The trenches of death were located along the Ijzer River, only 100 meters from the enemy trenches. Today, these several hundred meters of fortifications remind us of the horrors of war, hardened hundred-year-old sacks of sand, securing narrow trenches, marking the place in which Belgian soldiers lived and died for four years.
