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Collective Grave Civilian Casualties Breskens

(Netherlands, the - Zeeland - Breskens)

On Breskens General Cemetery is a mass grave with 225 casualties from the population of Breskens, who died during the battle of the Westerschelde from 11/09/1944 on.

There are also four Commonwealth war graves and a Dutch war grave in several places among the cemetery.

Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Fedor de Vries (2) & Paul Moerenhout (1,3)