Antwerp Remembers - V-bomb terror
A month after liberation, in October 1944, the terror of the V-bombs begins. The German army command starts a months-long bombardment with so-called "flying bombs. The anti-aircraft units of "Antwerp X" try to protect the city and its population. But the toll is high. An estimated 3,000 civilians and 600 Allied soldiers are killed. More than 5,000 people are wounded. Large parts of Antwerp lie in ruins.
With this app, walk past the affected places and listen to the stories of the people who experienced the bombing. Before you start, you can watch the video at the top.
This walk was commissioned by the City of Antwerp, as part of Antwerpen Herdenkt.
Concept and text: Memory Collective
Multimedia: MediaMixer
The images used in the video material shown are from the collections of: City Archives, Antwerp, Heritage Library Hendrik Conscience, Antwerp, CegeSoma Collection - State Archives (OD4), Brussels, Amsab-Institute for Social History, Ghent, Bundesarchiv, Berlin, KZ-Gedenkstätte Mittelbau-Dora, Nordhausen, Ullstein Bild, Berlin, bpk Bildagentur/Hanns Hubmann, Berlin, Bildarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin, Photo Archive "After The Battle," Essex, Imperial War Museum, London, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington DC, National Archives, Washington DC, VRT Archives, Brussels, Photo Archive Frans Claes - The Phoebus Foundation, Jersey, Virginia Museum of Transportation, Roanoke, Private Collection Olivier Vilain, Private Collection Raymond De Mulder, Private Collection Theresa Anderson Sallach, Private Collection Orlando Claessens, Collection V2rocket.com
Despite all attempts to trace the provenance of certain photographs, we have been unsuccessful. Should the rightful owners of these photos recognize themselves in this publication, they may contact the City of Antwerp.
With thanks to:
Pieter Serrien, historian and author of 'Every day fear'
Olivier Vilain, secretary VZW Bunker en Vliegtuig Archeo Antwerpen
Raymond De Mulder
Theresa Anderson Sallach
Orlando Claessens
📏 5km
🕑 2h
