Nearly two hundred deceased Belgian prisoners of war were commemorated on Monday at the military cemetery in Willemstad. On May 30, 1940, they were en route to Germany when the ship they were on, the Rhenus 127, struck a magnetic sea mine. "This event had a major impact on Willemstad."
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Nearly two hundred deceased Belgian prisoners of war were commemorated on Monday at the military cemetery in Willemstad. On May 30, 1940, they were en route to Germany when the ship they were on, the Rhenus 127, struck a magnetic sea mine. "This event had a major impact on Willemstad."