Zeebrugge Raid (St. George's Day) 1918 Gedenken

Dover Town Council will remember the 104th Anniversary of the Dover Patrol’s heroic and historic raid on Zeebrugge on St George’s Day 1918 on Saturday 23rd April 2022.

Es wird einen Dienst geben, inklusive 2 Schweigeminuten und Kranzniederlegung, gehalten werden 12 Mittag am People of Dover’s War Memorial, Biggin Street, Dover. The Town Mayor of Dover, Cllr Gordon Cowan will begin the commemorations by sounding 8 rings on the Zeebrugge Bell, which is located at the nearby Dover Town Hall. The Bell was a gift of thanks from the King of Belgium in recognition of the sacrifice of British servicemen, many of whom are buried in St James Cemetery.

die St. George's Day Raid auf den Maulwurf von Zeebrugge war eine sehr inspirierende Episode der jüngsten britischen und belgischen Geschichte. Trotz des schrecklichen Todes, die Zeebrugge Raid half dem Ende des Ersten Weltkrieges zu beschleunigen.

As in previous years, residents of Dover and other members of the public are very welcome to attend.