At the end of November 1914 Queen Elisabeth and Dr. Antoine Depage (a friend of the royal family and someone with experience as a surgeon in a war zone) wanted to open a military hospital in De Panne. At first, the army authorities thought that this was too near the front, but they were persuaded to change their minds. Depage's experience during the Balkan Wars had taught him that a casualty's chances of survival increased the closer he could be treated to the front. He would later open advanced surgical posts all along the front line.
The treatment offered by Depage's hospital was revolutionary; until then, soldiers wounded on the field of battle had largely been left to their fate. He chose as his site the Hotel L’Océan, which in addition to its main buildings had more than 100 hectares of land. In just a month the hotel was made ready for operation and by the end of December 1914 there were already 200 beds. New pavilions were quickly added, often as a result of gifts from Britain or America. In May 1917, arrangements were put in hand to transfer the entire hospital to Vinkem. Vinkem opened in September 1917, but a change in the military situation meant L'Océan in De Panne remained open as well.
The king and queen resided in De Panne for much of the war, before finally moving to a safer location at De Moeren.
Derechos de autor: Creative Commons
| | Pública | Alemán • Francés • Neerlandés
Dr. A. Depagelaan 13, De Panne
Descubre las rutas más bonitas y populares de la zona, cuidadosamente agrupadas y seleccionadas.
Descubre los lugares de interés más bonitos y populares de la zona, cuidadosamente agrupados y selecciondos.
Con RouteYou, es fácil crear tus propios mapas personalizados. Simplemente traza tu ruta, agrega puntos de ruta o nodos, agrega lugares de interés, lugares para comer y beber, y luego compártelo fácilmente con tu familia y amigos.
Planificador de rutas<iframe src="https://plugin.routeyou.com/poiviewer/free/?language=es&params.poi.id=7466754&params.language=en" width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Pruebe esta funcionalidad gratis con una suscripción de prueba RouteYou Plus.
Si ya dispone de dicha cuenta, conectarse ahora.
© 2006-2024 RouteYou - www.routeyou.com