Execution site Rieme-Oostakker, War memorial and mass grave in Oostakker, Belgium.
The site contains memorial crosses, plaques, and a train carriage that mark the location where German forces carried out executions during World War II.
Between February 1943 and August 1944, German occupiers executed 66 resistance fighters at this location, with many victims initially buried anonymously.
The memorial preserves the memory of Belgian resistance members who fought against occupation, including 15 West-Flemish political prisoners relocated there in 1952.
Visitors can find the execution site at coordinates 51°05′45.72″N and 3°47′35.91″E, within the Ghent district of Oostakker in East Flanders.
An authentic railway carriage stands at the site, representing the transportation of hundreds of Belgian citizens to concentration camps in Germany and Poland.
Location: Ghent
GPS coordinates: 51.09603,3.79331
Latest update: June 3, 2025 03:32
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