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3 unusual facts about Albert Canal


Joseph Moutschen

He is most remembered for the Albert I Memorial on the Albert Canal at Liège, built in the form of a lighthouse.

Merksem

Another suburb's main axis is a canal called: Albert Canal, which connects the Port of Antwerp to the river Maas.

No. 12 Squadron RAF

On 12 May 1940, over the Albert Canal, Belgium, one bridge in particular was being used by the invading German army, with protection from fighter aircraft, anti-aircraft and machine-guns.


Tessenderlo

It is on the Albert Canal and the European route E313, the highway between Antwerp and Liège, one of the reasons why it was the place for the first Belgian "Industrial Zone of National Importance" in the 1960s.


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