#belgium '18

[carbone14]

Char B1 bis Var n°323 de la 2e Compagnie du 37e Bataillon de chars de combat de la 1ère Division cuirassée abandonné le 14 mai 1940 à Ermeton-sur-Biert – Bataille de Flavion – Bataille de Belgique – Belgique – Mai 1940

Photographe : Heinz Fremke

©Bundesarchiv - Bild 101I-127-0369-21

Lors du redéploiement de la 1ère DCR de Gembloux (bataille de Gembloux) vers Flavion pour arrêter la progression des forces blindées allemandes, le char B1 bis VAR tombe en panne près d'Ermeton-sur-Biert le 14 mai 1940 à hauteur du pont de chemin de fer, à la sortie du village et est abandonné par son équipage. Des soldats allemands ont essayé de le faire repartir, mais sans système de direction, au premier virage venu, le char s'est encastré dans une maison d'Ermeton.

Equipage du char B1 bis VAR perçu par la 2e Compagnie du 37e BCC à Mourmelon le 17 décembre 1939.

Chef de char : Sous-lieutenant de Laromignière

Pilote : Caporal-chef Henouille

Radio : Chasseur Soudain

Aide-pilotes : Caporal Hec et chasseur Sturbeaux

Source : chars-français.net

[oediex]

I was washing the dishes when my housemate knocked on my door.

"Hey, what's up?"

"Your election card arrived."

Elections are happening in nineteen days. They are obligatory. I never registered anywhere. I got signed up automatically the day I turned eighteen.

"Neat. I was wondering when it would come."

"Yeah, my colleagues and I were discussing the same today."

They don't try to suppress your vote. There are no protests at the polling place. It's always on a Sunday. All you have to bring is your election card and your ID.

"Better not lose it."

"Yeah, I'm putting ours on the fridge for sure!"

[findlesbians]

Hi, looking for Dutch lesbians to befriend (or more) within the age range of 18-22.

I might consider Belgians and Germans too.

I myself am an 18-year old femme. you can like the post and I'll message you ☆

🎀

[faribahi]

Mercator, Ostende, Belgium, 2021.

[6ghassan]

Pont des trous (Tournai) by Thierry Musette

[catullansparrowlet]

If I had a nickel for every time the person I'm carding to check I can legally serve them alcohol flips the script on me and accuses me of being too young to serve alcohol, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't much, but it's weird it's happened twice.

[deetherusalka]

I'm so not ready for living in Western Europe, albeit only for two months. Like communicating just with people from apartments and seeing the prices is sending me. I miss train hoping in Poland so much.

[skatehani]

Hello, I'm Hani from Gaza, and I'm 23 years old. I've been living in Belgium for a year, and I'm an inline skater. I'm collecting donations to get my family out to safety from northern Gaza to Egypt because I can't afford the large amount of money needed. I'm here in Belgium in the process of rebuilding my life and achieving my dreams. After losing my house and its destruction on October 13th, my family became displaced in tents, and on September 15th, I lost my father due to the attack on Al-Shifa Hospital. My father was suffering from kidney failure and passed away due to lack of treatment. He was the breadwinner of my family. Now I am responsible for my family, which consists of 10 members, including 3 minors, and my 18-year-old brother. The rest are my sisters, including two toddlers, one is 3 years old, and the other is 2 years old. My siblings were university students and had dreams too, but because of the war, they lost everything; they lost the university, our home, and our father. They aspire to continue their studies at the university, but the war destroyed everything. I'm now trying to get them out of Gaza to Egypt to rebuild their shattered lives. To do that, they need to be evacuated, and they need to pay for the coordination into Egypt. Due to war time prices, they're asking for 5,000 euros per person to get them out of Gaza because northern Gaza has been completely wiped out, with insufficient food and people scattered among the rubble of homes under heavy bombardment. I hope you can help me through your donations or by sharing the story with friends. Thank you so much with lots of love.

€69.869/€80.000

paypal.me/HAlhajjar486

[carbone14]

Char B1 Bis Bearn II 401 du 37e Bataillon de Chars de Combat de la 1ère Division cuirassée saboté par son propre équipage par manque de carburant - Bataille de Flavion – Bataille de Belgique – Beaumont – Belgique – Mai 1940

Photographe : Heinz Fremke

©Bundesarchiv - Bild 101I-125-0277-09

Après la bataille de Flavion opposant les unités blindées françaises et allemandes dans le secteur de Charleroi en Belgique le 15 mai 1940, la 1ère Division cuirassée est contrainte au repli sur Beaumont. Le lendemain, 16 mai, la division tente de défendre Beaumont avant de céder le terrain. La dernière compagnie du 37e Bataillon de chars de combat �� court de carburant, les équipages n'ont pas d'autre choix que de saborder leurs B1 bis avant la retraite. Le char B1 bis BEARN II 401, char du chef de bataillon, le Commandant Jean-Marie Courtot de Cissey, est sabordé rue Madame. A ses côtés, le MEUSE sera déplacé par les Allemands pour libérer le passage.

Equipage du char B1 bis BEARN II 401

Chef de char : Commandant Jean-Marie Courtot de Cissey

Pilote : Sergent Bonnat

Radios : Adjudant René Morlot et sergent Hubert Chabod

Aide-pilotes : Caporal René Lequeux et chasseur Bischoff

[oediex]

I stop at the pharmacy on my way home. I need to refill my evening antidepressants.

As I'm waiting for the pharmacist to get my medication, I am reminded of a few weeks ago, when I was stood in this very spot, payment card in hand, while the pharmacist was getting me the tramadol pain killers my neurosurgeon had prescribed me for my chronic back pain. I was ready to pay with my card as I always do when the pharmacist told me the price.

0.55 euros. An astronomical total of 55 cents for 30 tablets. Less than 2 cents per tablet.

I paid in cash that day; it seemed silly not to. Today I pay with my debit card, but the price is equally acceptable. 4.55 euros for meds that will cover me for the next 100 days. Less than 5 cents per tablet.

As I leave I check the receipt, which tells me the full price of the medication is 29.37 euros. 24.82 euros are covered by insurance, which costs me 9.43 euros per month.

Do not let anyone tell you it is impossible to have both an affordable and functioning healthcare system. Affordable healthcare is a political choice. An expensive healthcare system is one too.

[faribahi]

Mercator, Ostende, Belgium, 2021.

[sportsallover]

Best time (provisional) for France!! I’m happy for my boys 👏

[alhjjarhani]

Hello, I'm Hani from Gaza, and I'm 23 years old. I've been living in Belgium for a year, and I'm an inline skater. I'm collecting donations to get my family out to safety from northern Gaza to Egypt because I can't afford the large amount of money needed. I'm here in Belgium in the process of rebuilding my life and achieving my dreams. After losing my house and its destruction on October 13th, my family became displaced in tents, and on September 15th, I lost my father due to the attack on Al-Shifa Hospital. My father was suffering from kidney failure and passed away due to lack of treatment. He was the breadwinner of my family. Now I am responsible for my family, which consists of 10 members, including 3 minors, and my 18-year-old brother. The rest are my sisters, including two toddlers, one is 3 years old, and the other is 2 years old. My siblings were university students and had dreams too, but because of the war, they lost everything; they lost the university, our home, and our father. They aspire to continue their studies at the university, but the war destroyed everything. I'm now trying to get them out of Gaza to Egypt to rebuild their shattered lives. To do that, they need to be evacuated, and they need to pay for the coordination into Egypt. Due to war time prices, they're asking for 5,000 euros per person to get them out of Gaza because northern Gaza has been completely wiped out, with insufficient food and people scattered among the rubble of homes under heavy bombardment. I hope you can help me through your donations or by sharing the story with friends. Thank you so much with lots of love.

31,974/50,000

[between-myself-and-me]

boygenius - Salt in the wound / Pukkelpop, Belgium / August 18, 2023 / source : mattyhealysmellss tiktok

[khanger]

@ahmedpalestine Campaign Progress update

€3,296\€5,000 (18 September)

€1,704 Away From short-term goal

Vetted by bilal-salah0

Gaza-evacuation-funds

Please keep donating and supporting my friend Ahmed campaign. we are really behind on reaching our first 5k, and we really need to reach it by Friday .

[doyoulikethissong-poll]

Leila K - Electric 1995

Laila El Khalifi is a Eurodance singer and rapper of Moroccan descent, from Gothenburg, Sweden. Her song "Electric" is produced by Denniz Pop and Max Martin, and was released as a single in late 1995. In 1996, it was included on her third album, Manic Panic. The chorus is sung by Swedish singer Jessica Folcker (poll #247). The single peaked at number 2 in Finland, number 8 in Sweden, number 37 in Belgium, and number 18 in Israel. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 86.

The song's chorus has the same melody as Shannon's 1984 dance hit "Give Me Tonight". Chris Barbosa and Ed Chisolm share songwriting credits for the song. In the 2020 book, Move Your Body (2 The 90s): Unlimited Eurodance, writer Juha Soininen noted, "It also breaks the pattern of male raps: Leila raps and Jessica Folcker has the refrain. In its ferocity and aggressiveness, it encapsulates the best sides of eurodance." The European magazine Music & Media wrote that the song "shows that Leila K is still "The First Lady of Rap"."

"Electric" received a total of 47,8% yes votes. Previous Leila K polls: #288 "Rude Boy".