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The Yser Tower is a symbol of Flemish nationalism located in Diksmuide. It was built in 1929 to commemorate the Flemish soldiers killed in the Great War. The monument is also referenced in La vie sexuelle des belges (Jan Bucquoy, 1994)

André Delvaux highlights that the origins of political Flemish nationalism are to be found in the First World War and that the consequences of political Flemish nationalism are to be found in Fascism and the concentration camps. More information on the Yser Tower, the Stone of Merckem (‘here our blood, when are our rights?) and Flemish Activism is to be found in 1914-1918 Online. International Encyclopedia of t