The tiny hamlet of Latour had 90-odd adult males living in it in 1914. That August, 71 were rounded up and shot by the invading Germans. A walk around the tiny cemetery there shows nigh on every family impacted by these events. Wallonia Steve Marsdin Istoria Travel

One last 1914 tale from a martyr town - Gomery. Here a building used as a field ambulance was emptied by German soldiers. The wounded, stretcher bearers and some medical personnel were dragged to the site of this monument and killed. Certain officers were given a reprieve.

Ian T. Wallonia Steve Marsdin Istoria Travel The locals were clearing the battlefield of dead wearing red cross armbands on the request of one German unit two days after the battle. A new unit came in and accused them of looting the bodies

This morning we were inside the Maginot Line looking at the effects of 1940 on this corner of Europe… Steve Marsdin Istoria Travel This weekends substack will be a deep dive into La Ferté

This afternoon has been all about 1870 and the effects of the Franco-Prussian War… We’ve been inside an ossuary holding thousands of casualties from around Bazeilles… Steve Marsdin Istoria Travel

And we’ve also seen where French marines made a heroic stand during the disastrous Battle of Sedan… Steve Marsdin Istoria Travel

Lastly today, back to 1940. The solution to the unfinished Maginot Line. Reinforced houses north of Sedan. Imagine being one of the 5 men manning this one when the Panzers arrived. BOULENGER, COLLETTE, GUILBERT BELLENOU and LE GLEUT. None survived Istoria Travel Steve Marsdin

Today it’s the Battle of the Bulge and 1944-45. A bad day for Bomber command at Houffalize, but an even worse one for the civilians on the ground 🕯️ #Wallonia #Belgium #WW2 Steve Marsdin Istoria Travel Wallonia

We did make a detour… In honour of the first Frenchman killed on Belgian soil in #WW1. Part of General Sordet’s Magical Mystery Tour, died 111 years ago today. This French cavalry corps ambled round Belgium exhausting men & horses alike for no real gain in the first weeks of war

This afternoon we’ve been on the Band of Brothers trail… -#Wallonia #Belgium Wallonia Steve Marsdin Istoria Travel

Because this trip is being run by two Belgophiles in self and Steve Marsdin we have found time today to pay tribute to the Chasseurs Ardennais #Wallonia #Belgium 🇧🇪 🧗‍♀️ Wallonia Istoria Travel

And of course… A must see couple of stops for the Battle of the Bulge Istoria Travel Dr Peter Caddick-Adams #StandwithUkraine Steve Marsdin Wallonia #Wallonia #Belgium

Here’s one of my lovely regular travellers, Bertie, talking about one of his most memorable days in #Wallonia… Wallonia Istoria Travel Steve Marsdin 🇧🇪

Wallonia Istoria Travel Steve Marsdin Chris has been to #Wallonia with me twice now, and he loves it here, as well as the access to even more history nearby

On our way back towards Brussels this morning, but not without a stop to look at the British during the Battle of the Bulge… Istoria Travel Steve Marsdin Wallonia

The Great War Group WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk It's been a truly wonderful trip to Wallonia with Istoria Travel , big thanks to Alexandra Churchill ✌🏼⭐️⭐️ and Steve Marsdin 👌#Wallonia #Belguim

Trevor Pateman Alexandra Churchill ✌🏼⭐️⭐️ Istoria Travel Dr Peter Caddick-Adams #StandwithUkraine Steve Marsdin Wallonia We went there with Istoria Travel last year doing Belgium 1914, this trip was 3 Wars in the Ardennes, Franco Prussian, Great War and WW2, absolutely superb guiding by Steve and Alex and breathtaking scenery.

Dr Helen Fry | WWII Historian Yale University Press London 📖 Last week I was on an Ardennes trip with Istoria Travel led fantastically by Alexandra Churchill ✌🏼⭐️⭐️ and Steve Marsdin we saw the town memorial to the Martyrs of Tintigny which included the brothers Louis and Antony Collard who I believe were part of the White Lady Network.

So @pikegrey1418 & I were overwhelmed by the warm welcome given to us & The Great War Group by National WWI Museum last night to share our book with everyone this side of the atlantic. Massive thanks to CPKC & of course our host Bart Parish

Brizzol 2025 The Great War Group conference, the gathering place for all the South Western type war bores! - it was all Pork pies, Everards 🍻 & ‘aye up me duck’ last year! You get to meet Alexandra Churchill ✌🏼⭐️⭐️ & Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) & grab a signed copy of their award winning book 📗 bonus!