The story
April 24, 1945. At the request of the Brigade, the " TYPHOONS " of the " TACTICAL AIR FORCE " decapitate the bell-towers of OCHTEN, KESTEREN and RHENEN, observatories from which the enemy directed its shootings skilfully. In front of OCHTEN, a company of the 1st Battalion undergoes a violent artillery fire, during which the private Joseph DERBOVEN (photo)is killed on his post.
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