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 the First World War