{"id":343,"date":"2025-12-18T11:23:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T11:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fort-de-tancremont.be\/?page_id=343"},"modified":"2026-05-20T08:55:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:55:38","slug":"amicale","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fort-de-tancremont.be\/en\/amicale\/","title":{"rendered":"Friendly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"343\" class=\"elementor elementor-343\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abb881c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"abb881c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-352c693 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"352c693\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">the Friendly<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-735558a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"735558a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Current life<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60dae27 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"60dae27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-855db6b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"855db6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1411c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1411c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"983\" height=\"737\" src=\"https:\/\/fort-de-tancremont.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20230529-182710-983x737-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-302\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fort-de-tancremont.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20230529-182710-983x737-1.jpg 983w, https:\/\/fort-de-tancremont.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20230529-182710-983x737-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fort-de-tancremont.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20230529-182710-983x737-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 983px) 100vw, 983px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba098cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba098cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The origins of the Amicale<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15438b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15438b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1942, Captain DEVOS returned from captivity following a serious illness. On discharge from hospital and after his recovery, he decided, with the help of the prisoners\u2019 families, to help them.<br \/>The Amicale du Fort de TANCR\u00c9MONT was thus created.<br \/>However, the site, still owned by the Belgian Army, remains in the hands of the Association des Anciens du Fort.<br \/>In 1974, Amicale became an A.S.B.L.<br \/>In 1995, a stele was erected in commemoration of the 19 days of resistance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb8c1ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb8c1ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa2a188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa2a188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Duty of Memory<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9e0d99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9e0d99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Last Fort Fighter left on 21 August 2020 at the age of 100!<br \/>Today, more than ever, it is our duty to perpetuate the memory of our Elders through our activities.<br \/>We are a team of volunteers, made up of women and men.<br \/>ALL, we contribute, at our level, to the survival of the site, both in terms of maintenance, administrative, and physical during visits.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-124f67a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"124f67a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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150w, https:\/\/fort-de-tancremont.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img-2089-1129x1129-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fort-de-tancremont.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img-2089-1129x1129-1.jpg 1129w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df3feb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df3feb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We're commemorating...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40bbcb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40bbcb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>29 May: the date of the surrender of the Fort,<br \/>21 July: National Day,<br \/>flexible date in November: The Sacred Relay,<br \/>15 November: Feast of the King,<br \/>on 4 December: Feast of the Holy Beard. -&gt; (first Saturday in December for the Amicale)<\/p><p>\u2013 Monthly visits.<br \/>\u2013 Private visits.<br \/>\u2013 Support for various activities organised in the municipalities of PEPINSTER and THEUX.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49c4eaf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49c4eaf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdf5648 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cdf5648\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Be one of us!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-570d192 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"570d192\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To help us perpetuate Le Devoir de M\u00e9moire and keep the site as it is, you can become a member of the Amicale.<\/p><p><strong>The annual fee is \u20ac15.<\/strong><\/p><p>Quarterly, you receive the Amicale newspaper \u2013 the Ballbox \u2013, your entry will be free for the current contribution year and you thus contribute to the financial support for the maintenance of the site.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fb6f47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8fb6f47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"737\" height=\"553\" 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