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4 days ago · Antwerp was liberated on 4 September 1944 but the war was far from over. Of all the Belgian cities, Antwerp was the hardest hit during the German bombardment with flying bombs and rockets. Historians estimate that some 3,000 civilians were killed in Greater-Antwerp during six months.
22 hours ago · Victims of 2016 terrorist attack disappointed by final hearing. The judgment on the compensation of the victims of the 22 March 2016 terrorist attacks in Brussels and Zaventem came to a close in a five-minute hearing yesterday. “A complete lack of empathy,” said a lawyer who lost his sister in the attacks. The hearing yesterday to deliver ...
6 days ago · In a raid on the Erla Motor Works in the town of Mortsel (near Antwerp) on 5 April 1943, just two bombs dropped by the B-17 Flying Fortresses of the U.S. 8th Air Force fell on the intended target. [39]
Oct 23, 2024 · The Airport’s social media channels will be updated as and when the situation changes." Several flights have been delayed or diverted because of the incident.
2 days ago · Fears of Allied reinforcements reaching Antwerp forced the Luftwaffe to cover the Scheldt estuary. KG 30 bombed and sank two Dutch gunboats and three Dutch destroyers, as well as badly damaging two Royal Navy destroyers. But overall the bombing had a limited effect. [77]
- 10-28 May 1940(2 weeks and 4 days)
- Belgium and Luxembourg
Oct 8, 2024 · The Fall of Antwerp on August 17, 1585, was the result of a siege begun by Spanish forces in July 1584 during the Eighty Years’ War.
Oct 15, 2024 · The explosion of the old WW2 bomb at Japan's Miyazaki Airport shows not all bombs at airports need to be sinister in nature. But what do airports and airlines to when they receive notice of a bomb threat? Here are five steps airport and airlines may consider (although note their bomb threat procedures are not open to the public).
