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Flushing (Vlissingen) is strategically located in the south west of the Netherlands at the border between the North sea and scheldt estuary along the important shiping lane towards Antwerp. In 1903 plans were made by the Dutch government to bolster the coastal defences and these included...

Some sience about modern and WW1 era helmets. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-02-wwi-helmets-modern.html Regards, Edwin

In 1916, the Germans constructed a defensive line, the Hollandstellung, running parallel to the Dutch border between Knokke and Antwerp. It's purpose was to repulse an allied attack from neutral Holland but this never ocurred. Read more on my #blog...

Dear all, Recently, we have visited battery Aachen, the only German WW1 coastal battery left in Belgium. Check out my site to read more about this! https://www.edwinvanbloois.com/photoblog/western-front-today/battery-aachen/ Regards, Edwin

My kids showing off my Bavarian :D IMG_3567 by edwinvanbloois, on Flickr IMG_3565 by edwinvanbloois, on Flickr IMG_3563 by edwinvanbloois, on Flickr Regards, Edwin

I have watched a few episodes of this Belgian WW1 series on Netflix and its highly recommended. However, its in Flemish. https://www.netflix.com/nl-en/title/81033374 Regards, Edwin

Dear all, I recently visited some local graves of downed RAF bomber crews and I noticed that a few were awarded the DFM. To learn more about this, I was wondering if there is a publicly accessible database to search for these records? Regards, Edwin

Dear all, Below are some pics of a helmet that belongs to colleague. It was apparently obtained at a local fleamarket in the '50s in the north of the Netherlands and was used by the Dutch, British and Germans during WW2. I am no expert but it does not look like a Dutch or German helmet to me...

Despite the controversy on this subject in Germany, the site below gives an overview of different WW1 and 2 memorials in Germany. http://vova.pomortzeff.com/german?fbclid=IwAR37dwG82RIKYZIDK-SjGUmSLlh0VUNL-9AH4x827HOGyA0v-vz2oWyI2MU Regards, Edwin

Dear all, I have updated my photoblog with a page concerning my recent visit to the St George's day memorial in Zeebrugge as well as a small German/British WW1 cemetery. https://www.edwinvanbloois.com/photoblog/western-front-today/zeebrugge-raid/ Please let me know what you think of it! Best...

Dear Belgian friends, Do you have any tips about WW1 sites near the coast between Knokke and Oostende? For years I have been waiting to visit the Aachen coastal batterie at Oostende. It was subjected to a major reconstruction, which took nearly 3 years (I am sure that the Germans completed it...

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Its not WW1, but I have updated my site with some pics of my recent visits to local WW2 allied crashsites. https://www.edwinvanbloois.com/photoblog/ww2-in-the-northern-netherlands/friesland/ Regards, Edwin

Dear all, Recently, I revamped and extended my photo blog. In addtion to ww1, it now also covers the ww2 airwar in my home region. https://www.edwinvanbloois.com/photoblog/ Regards, Edwin

Dear all, Previously, I obtained a little photo album from WW1 as outlined in the following post: http://www.pickelhaubes.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=10739&p=74437&hilit=album#p74437" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Please let me know if you are interested. Any serious offers...

Nice article about the battle of Cambrai of which the centenary is tomorrow (November 20). http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/battles/battles-of-the-western-front-in-france-and-flanders/the-cambrai-operations-1917-battle-of-cambrai/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Regards, Edwin

Dear all, I have updated my photo blog with a section concering traces of WW1 in Neutral Holland. Despite being neutral during WW1, there are still a lot of silent witnesses of WW1 present in the Netherlands. https://www.edwinvanbloois.com/photoblog/western-front-today/neutral-holland/"...

Dear all, Recently, I visited the Hollandstellung for a second time. The Hollandstellung is a defensive line built by the Germans in 1916 and is located between Knokke and Antwerpen along the Dutch border. Last year I explored it for the first time and based on this interesting visit I decided...

Dear all, Here is my collection through the eyes of my oldest (7) daughter :D 20170722_194833 by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/59144271@N02/] Regards, Edwin

Another great writer has passed :( https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/30/books/alistair-horne-dead-british-war-historian.html?_r=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The price of glory is one of my favorite books and one of the best on the topic of Verdun. Best regards, Edwin