In het kader van de herdenking 100 jaar WOI, organiseert de Britse overheid, samen met de Belgisch overheid een groot spektakel rond de derde slag om Ieper, of zoals de Britten deze ook noemen: de Battle of Passchendaele. Afgelopen nacht meldde BBC World Service dit in het nieuws van 1.00 u.

De Britse regering is op zoek naar 4.000 nabestaanden van gesneuvelde Britten, die tijdens deze slag vielen.

Kortom een herdenking om vooral naar de verschrikkingen van WOI te kijken, maar vooral geen aandacht te besteden aan de oorzaak van deze oorlog…… WOI was een ordinaire handelsoorlog, die men van meet af aan, heeft verkocht als een strijd tegen het kwaad (bij alle strijdende partijen)……

Uiteraard wil de Britse regering niet spreken over het schandalig moedwillig de dood insturen van (jonge) mannen, waar speciale troepen achter de aanvallende soldaten aanliepen en hen executeerden als ze niet verder durfden op te trekken………

De brutaliteit en het gore lef van de Britse regering, mensen anno 2017 nog zo durven te besodemieteren, terwijl de Britse overheid en de top van het Britse leger zich schuldig maakten aan een enorme massamoord en dat voor een paar meter terreinwinst…….

Hier het persbericht van de Britse overheid:

Press
release They
called it Passchendaele: Government unveils plans to mark centenary
of The Third Battle of Ypres

4,000
tickets available to attend centenary commemorations.

Descendants
of those who fought at the Third Battle of Ypres will be invited to
the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Tyne Cot Cemetery in
Belgium to mark the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele, the
Culture Secretary Karen Bradley announced today.

Opening
the public ballot for tickets, she revealed the Government’s plans
to mark both the centenary of Passchendaele on 31 July 2017 and the
four years of war on the Ypres salient.

The
commemoration of the Third Battle of Ypres, commonly known as
Passchendaele, will start with a traditional Last Post Ceremony at
the CWGC Menin Gate in Ypres on the eve of the centenary, 30 July.
The ceremony will give thanks to those who have remembered the
British and Commonwealth involvement and sacrifices every evening in
peacetime since 1928.

It
will be followed by a series of live performances, open to thousands
in Ypres’ rebuilt Market Square, that tell the story of the Battle.
Images and film will also be projected onto the town’s famous Cloth
Hall.

On
the 31 July 2017, the first day of the Third Battle of Ypres, the
focus will shift to the 12,000 graves and 35,000 names on the
Memorial Wall to the Missing at the CWGC Tyne Cot cemetery, which
bears witness to the ferocious battle.

Secretary
of State for Culture, Media and Sport Karen Bradley said:

“As
we continue to commemorate the centenary of the First World War, it
is important that we remember the horrors of the battlefields of
Ypres and honour the many who lost their lives. Some of the First
World War’s most defining images of futility, mud, gas attacks and
trenches come from these very battlefields.

As
the War recedes into the distance, it is our responsibility to not
only mark the years that have gone past, but to keep alive the
memories of those who sacrificed so much. I encourage all of those
with family who fought at Passchendaele – The Third Battle of Ypres,
to apply for tickets to the commemorations this summer”.

Descendants
wanting to honour their relatives where they fought and died can:

• Attend
  the ceremony at Market Square Ypres on 30 July 2017 for the evening
  of live performance and music with image and film projected onto
  Cloth Hall, rebuilt from rubble.

• Apply
  for tickets to the commemoration at CWGC Tyne Cot on 31 July 2017.

• Enter
  a sub-ballot for a very limited number of places at the CWGC Menin
  Gate.

The
public ballot is for tickets to attend the commemorative event at
CWGC Tyne Cot Cemetery on 31 July 2017. The 4,000 tickets will be
allocated in pairs, free of charge. Descendants can apply online
at www.passchendaele100.org before
24 February 2017.

Those
wishing to be at Market Square on Sunday 30 July 2017 can also
register their interest in attending in order to receive regular
updates and further information about attending the events.

While
the Somme holds a powerful place in the national psyche today, during
the First World War, Passchendaele and Ypres were household names.
The battlefield is closely associated with terrible fighting
conditions, and was the first time poison gas was used in battle on
the Western Front. The story of Joey the War Horse, was set in this
part of the Western Front. And Harry Patch, who became known as the
Last Tommy, was conscripted and fought at Passchendaele.

The
event will also be shown live on large screens in the Market Square
at Ypres and at the Zonnebeke Chateau Grounds, so that those not able
to secure a ticket will still be able to attend the public event on
30th July, and watch the Tyne Cot event on 31 July.

The
Centenary of Passchendaele, the Third Battle of Ypres is a key part
of the UK Government’s four year programme to commemorate the First
World War. The Government will be working closely with with its
delivery partner, the Commonwealth
War Graves Commission, as well as local partners in Belgium, such
as the city of Ypres, the community of Zonnebeke, Passendale and the
Westtoer Province of West-Flanders to commemorate the centenary of
the First World War in the Flanders Fields region.

Fighting
commenced on the Ypres Salient between British and German forces in
1914, and continued throughout the war. The Battle was the first
major British offensive on the Ypres Salient. The ferocity and horror
of the battle is encapsulated in Siegfried Sassoon’s famous line “I
died in hell – They called it Passchendaele”

CWGC
Director General, Victoria Wallace added:

“The
Commonwealth War Graves Commission is honoured that two of our most
visited sites in Ypres will be hosting the UK Government events,
marking the final resting place and formal place of commemoration of
so many thousands of British and Commonwealth servicemen who died on
the Ypres salient during four years of fighting. We hope those
attending and watching will take the time to see more of our
cemeteries in Flanders Fields after the events are over”.

Belgian
General Commissioner for World War One Commemoration Paul Breyne
said:

“The
Belgian Government is deeply committed in bringing support for the
commemoration of this historical event of exceptional magnitude. It
is for the Belgian people and the Belgian Government of utmost
importance to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our
freedom and peace. We are looking forward to welcoming those British
citizens and visitors from other nations who will travel to Belgium
to pay tribute to those who fought with dedication and bravery, a
hundred years ago, in this devastating battle”.

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De eerste foto werd door de Britse overheid geplaatst……. De tweede foto (door mij toegevoegd) doet meer recht aan de werkelijkheid tijdens de slag (hoewel er foto’s zijn, die de verschrikkingen nog beter weergeven…)…… Zo’n 35.000 Britse soldaten zijn na de slag niet meer teruggevonden, ‘slechts’ 12.000 gesneuvelde Britten werden begraven……….. Opvallend dat men anno 2017 nog durft te zeggen, dat de arme donders destijds vrijwillig hun leven gaven………..

Voor meer berichten n.a.v. het bovenstaande, klik op één van de labels, die u onder dit bericht terug kan vinden, dit geldt (nu nog) niet voor de labels: Breyne, Passendale, slag om Ieper en V. Wallace.