THE WALL OF GUNFIRE

In August 1914, 674 Dinant residents were executed in several parts of the town by the invading Germans. In particular, near the prison, along the wall of a private property (Tschoffen property). Similarly, near the banks of the Meuse, over a hundred Dinant residents were shot. A real hecatomb for the town, which has kept this scar ever since. Since the end of the war, the wall has been the object of intense pilgrimage. In August 1927, a large bronze plaque by sculptor Franz Huygelen was affixed to the wall.