"Field Depot" 2008 - Perwez (Belgium)

KW Line Museum - Chaumont-Gistoux (Belgium)

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On 16 and 17 August the "Compagnons du Souvenir" re-enactment group organized an event in Perwez (near Gembloux) in order to celebrate the American liberators who fought for the liberation of Belgium (and especially the soldiers in charge of supply depots which allowed the counter-attack during the Battle of the Bulge in January 1945).



The "Compagnons du Souvenir" re-enactment Group

The group is composed of people re-enacting Canadian and American soldiers.

This is the official website of this re-enactment group.

This is the path followed up during the military vehicles convoy of 16 August 2008:

In the morning:

Sainte-Marie
- Rue du Prieuré
- Rue d’Opprebais

Malèves
- Rue Simon
- Rue d’Orbais

Orbais
- Rue d’Odenge
- Rue Trémouroux
- Rue de la chalette
- Rue Tilleul Sambrée
- Rue Chapelle à la barre

Arrêt apéritif Fadeur
- Chaussée de Charleroi

Thorembais Saint Trond
- Rue de la Chapelle
- Rue de l’intérieur
- Chaussée des Romains

Perwez
- Rue du Mont
- Rue des Brasseurs
- Rue de la Cayenne
- Rue Saint Roch
- Rue Salmon
- Rue de Jausselette
- Avenue Wilmart
- Rue de la Station
- Chaussée de Wavre

Thorembais Saint Trond
- Rue du Culot
- Rues de campagne

Thorembais les Béguines
- Rue de Longpré
- Rue de la Petite Cense
- Rue du Béguinage
- Rue Emile Masset
- Chaussée de Namur
- Chaussée de Charleroi

Wastinnes
- Rue Du Chêne

Halte aux Bornes Barrière Cointet
- Rue de Glimes
- Rue de Thorembais

Sainte Marie
- Rue d’Opprebais
- Rue du prieuré

In the afternoon:

Sainte-Marie
- Rue du prieuré
- Rue d’Opprebais

Wastinnes
- Rue d’Opprebais

Opprebais
- Rue de Wastinnes
- Rue de la Sainte
- Rue du Moulin

Sart Risbart
- Rue A. Robert
- Rue de l’étang
- Rue de Longueville
- Rue A. Robert

Chaumont
- Rue Croisette
- Rue Floremond
- Rue Champtaine

Visit of the KW Line Museum in Chaumont-Gistoux
- Rue Goffinet
- Rue Florémond
- Chemin de Dieu Aimant
- Rues de campagne

Sainte-Marie
- Rue Notre Dame
- Rue d’Opprebais

Drink stop at Pierard's house
- Rue de la Stroulette
- Rue des jardins
- Rue Notre dame

Stop at the Lt Bigourdan Memorial

Malèves
- Rue du Parc
- Rue Simon
- Rue de la Garenne
- Rue d’Opprebais
- Rue du prieuré (camp location)


Contact persons for this event

The key contact person is The webmaster

Discover also the blog with photos of a photographer also member of the "Compagnons du Souvenir" at American Patrol.

Museum of the KW Line

An educative website about the KW line stands here.
The Koningshooikt-Waver fortification line was not comparable to the French Maginot line but it was supposed to slow down the advance of German forces in Belgium.
The museum has no official website, however its owner is responsible for militaria markets in the Region of Wavre.

Contact the Museum conservator, Mr Jean-Pierre Chantrain at the following phone numbers:
010/84-02-70
0477/26-58-29
11, rue des Frères Poels
1325 Dion Valmont

Museum address:
1 rue du Pré Delcourt
B-1325 Chaumont
Phone nr: 010/84-02-70

Open from May to September, on Sundays and festive days from 14.00 to 16.00.

Personal note

We were lucky with the weather, the day after the ballad (on August, 17) it was raining.
This is a funny experience that deserves to be renewed. It was an excellent idea to stop driving for a while in order to visit a WW2 museum (with a rich collection of collectibles) and then "on the road again".
The museum focuses on the Battle of Dyle in May 1940 and WW2 in general. It includes more than 80 models, especially paratroopers and commandos as well as "War in the Desert" represented by "Desert rats" and the Afrika Korps.