Mons, Belgium
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Mons is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Panorama of the old town
Saint Waltrude Collegiate Church and the Belfry of Mons
Troops of the paramilitary Garde Civique fire on strikers near Mons during the Belgian general strike of 1893 (Le Petit Journal, May 1893)
Canadians entering Mons in 1918
The Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe is the military headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Allied Command Operations that commands all NATO operations worldwide. SHAPE is s
Mons, Belgium
…After the war, most industries went into decline. NATO's Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) was relocated in Casteau, a village near Mons, from Rocquencourt on the outskirts of Paris after France's withdrawal from the military structure…
SHAPE premises in Rocquencourt (1965)
Gen. Eisenhower in front of the flag of SHAPE on 8 October 1951
1979 military police and gendarmerie vehicles of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe parked in front of the Main Building in Casteau (Belgium)
Façade of the Main Building in 1979