Antwerp Remembers – 167 days of bombing terror
A month after the liberation, in October 1944, the terror of the V-bombs began. The German military command launched a months-long bombing campaign using so-called “flying bombs.” The anti-aircraft defenses of “Antwerp X” attempted to protect the city and its population. But the toll was high. An estimated 3,000 civilians and 600 Allied soldiers were killed. More than 5,000 people were injured. Large parts of Antwerp lay in ruins.
Use this app to walk past the affected sites and listen to the stories of the people who experienced the bombings. Before you start, you can watch the video at the top.
This walking tour was commissioned by the City of Antwerp as part of Antwerp Remembers.
Concept and text: Geheugen Collectief
Multimedia: MediaMixer
The images used in the video material shown are from the collections of: City Archives, Antwerp, Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library, Antwerp, CegeSoma Collection – State Archives (OD4), Brussels, Amsab Institute for Social History, Ghent, Bundesarchiv, Berlin, Mittelbau-Dora Concentration Camp Memorial, Nordhausen, Ullstein Bild, Berlin, bpk Bildagentur/Hanns Hubmann, Berlin, Bildarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin, “After The Battle” Photo Archive, Essex, Imperial War Museum, London, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C., National Archives, Washington, D.C., VRT Archive, Brussels, Frans Claes Photo Archive – The Phoebus Foundation, Jersey, Virginia Museum of Transportation, Roanoke, Private Collection of Olivier Vilain, Private Collection of Raymond De Mulder, Private Collection of Theresa Anderson Sallach, Private Collection of Orlando Claessens, V2rocket.com Collection
Despite all efforts to trace the origin of certain photos, we have been unable to do so. If the copyright holders of these photos recognize them in this publication, they may contact the City of Antwerp.
With thanks to:
Pieter Serrien, historian and author of ‘Elke dag angst’
Olivier Vilain, secretary of VZW Bunker en Vliegtuig Archeo Antwerpen
Raymond De Mulder
Theresa Anderson Sallach
Orlando Claessens
📏 5 km
🕑 2 hours
