Hendrik Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Hello Gents,This one came in the mail the other day ... not an official Belgian medal but one "awarded" by the village of Halen (formerly written as Haelen).I'm not usually into those but this one has a nice historical background :it commemorates an early WWI battle (12 August 1914) in which the Belgians, using an unmounted cavalry unit as infantry, caused a fair number of casualties on the repeatedly charging German cavalry.Details on the battle itself can be found at http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/haelen.htmCheers,Hendrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 Put on the map by Alex and Eddie from Halen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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