Wormhoudt Massacre, Esquelbecq

Name: Wormhoudt Massacre
Address: Esquelbecq, France

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The Wormhoudt massacre was the mass murder of 80 British and French POWs by Waffen-SS soldiers from the 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler during the Battle of France in May 1940. ()

Local name: Massacre de Wormhout Coordinates: 50°52'47"N, 2°26'38"E

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Esquelbecq France

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Wormhoudt Massacre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Musée Jeanne Devos, Moulin de la Roome, Jardin botanique du Val d'Yser, St. Martin's Church.

1 miE
Museum
Musée Jeanne Devos, Wormhout
25 min walk • The Jeanne-Devos Museum is located in Wormhout, a commune of Flanders in the Hauts-de-France region. It is managed by the Flemish Committee of France. It is a typical regional museum that houses the furniture and collections of its last owner, the...
6.8 miSE
50°48'19"N • 2°32'42"E
Moulin de la Roome, Terdeghem
173 min walk • Windmill
4.8 miE
Botanical garden
Jardin botanique du Val d'Yser, Bambecque
123 min walk • The Jardin botanique du Val d'Yser is a non-profit botanical garden located at 1, rue du Perroquet Vert, Bambecque, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. It is open on the first weekend of June and by appointment; an admission fee is charged.
1.1 miE
Church
St. Martin's Church, Wormhout
28 min walk • The Saint-Martin church is a Catholic church located in Wormhout, in France.
5.7 miS
50°48'6"N • 2°29'3"E
Mont Cassel, Cassel
145 min walk • Mountain
5.2 miW
Locality
Bollezeele
132 min walk • Bollezeele is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is 17 km south of Dunkirk and also 20 km west of the Belgian border. The river Yser runs through Bollezeele.
3.9 miN
Church
Église Saint-Omer, Quaëdypre
100 min walk • The Saint-Omer church is a Catholic church located in Quaëdyprus, France.
5.9 miS
Neighbourhood
Houtland, Cassel
150 min walk • The Houtland is a region in French Flanders which is a part of the French Westhoek, in the Nord department of France. In the region, like the rest of French Flanders, French Flemish is historically spoken but in decline.
1.1 miE
Memorial
War Memorial, Wormhout
28 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.
4.1 miN
Locality
Socx
104 min walk • Socx is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The population in 2019 was 923.
7.1 miSW
Locality
Buysscheure
182 min walk • Buysscheure is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The source of the river Yser is located here.