Friday 2 May 2014

The Belgian flag and Buchenwald

Just found this by accident 

Memorial trip to Buchenwald


Date: February 29, 2012
The Institute of National Institute Veterans War Invalids, Veterans and War Victims (IV-INIG) is organizing a memorial trip to accompany the return to concentration camp Buchenwald a Belgian flag secretly crafted by political prisoners during their detention. 175 young students Ciney will participate from 1 to 4 March 2012.
This trip will allow students to discover the reality of the concentration camp Buchenwald and Dora Kommando (a subcamp of Buchenwald).
Visit Buchenwald will be punctuated by the rising national colors back to Buchenwald 67 years after release. This flag was crafted by Henri Glineur illegally deported for acts of resistance, with bits of stolen fabrics. He and his acolytes could be executed if the flag had been found in their possession. Yet it is this flag Henri Glineur raised to accommodate the U.S. Army liberated the camp. This flag is then passed carefully from hand to hand to celebrate democracy today back to Buchenwald.

I am Louis' daughter and have my own blog called Buchenwald's Belgian Daughter at laurafynaut.blogspot.ca

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