Monument to the Overseas Combatants, “Monumento Combatentes Ultramar”, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal

Monument to the Overseas Combatants, “Monumento Combatentes Ultramar”, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal

Monumento aos Combatentes do Ultramar translates into English as “Monument to Overseas Combatants,” which leads some visitors to assume that the monument addresses all foreign wars. However, the monument is intended to specifically address the losses suffered in the Portuguese Colonial War, known in Portugal as the Overseas War… Combatant´s Museum (from Combatant´s League), with exhibitions from the Great War, Overseas War, Peace Operations, History of Aviation from brother´s Wright plane until the drones, Arms and military equipment from 1914 until now, The trench, in 3 D, where you get inside a trench of the Great War, representing the life of Portuguese Soldier in the trenches of Flandres, a space of culture.


Monument to the Overseas Combatants, “Monumento Combatentes Ultramar”, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal

Portugal, Estremadura, Lisbon, Belem,Monumento Combatentes Ultramar, Monument to the Overseas


War Monument to Overseas Combatants Tagus River Belem Lisbon Por Photograph by William Perry

War Monument to Overseas Combatants Tagus River Belem Lisbon Por Photograph by William Perry


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Monument To the Overseas Combatants Editorial Stock Photo Image of europe, fallen 156596513


Monument To the Overseas Combatants, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal Editorial Stock Photo Image of

Monument To the Overseas Combatants, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal Editorial Stock Photo Image of


Monument to the Overseas Combatants, Portugal

Monument to the Overseas Combatants, Portugal


Monument To the Overseas Combatants Editorial Stock Image Image of remembrance, overseas

Monument To the Overseas Combatants Editorial Stock Image Image of remembrance, overseas


Monument To the Overseas Combatants in Lisbon Editorial Photography Image of memorial

Monument To the Overseas Combatants in Lisbon Editorial Photography Image of memorial


The Monument to the Overseas Combatants in Lisbon, Portugal Stock Photo Alamy

The Monument to the Overseas Combatants in Lisbon, Portugal Stock Photo Alamy


Monument to the Overseas Combatants Portugal Photograph by Stuart Litoff Pixels

Monument to the Overseas Combatants Portugal Photograph by Stuart Litoff Pixels


Colossal Monument To Overseas Combatants in Lisbon Editorial Photography Image of stone

Colossal Monument To Overseas Combatants in Lisbon Editorial Photography Image of stone


Monument to the Overseas Combatants Lisbon Desidério Soares Flickr

Monument to the Overseas Combatants Lisbon Desidério Soares Flickr


Monument to the Combatants of the Overseas War (Monumento … Flickr

Monument to the Combatants of the Overseas War (Monumento … Flickr


Portugal, Estremadura, Lisbon, Belem,Monumento Combatentes Ultramar, Monument to the Overseas

Portugal, Estremadura, Lisbon, Belem,Monumento Combatentes Ultramar, Monument to the Overseas


Monument to Overseas Combatants photo spot, Lisbon

Monument to Overseas Combatants photo spot, Lisbon


Memorial to the Combatants of the Overseas War, Fort of Bom Sucesso, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal

Memorial to the Combatants of the Overseas War, Fort of Bom Sucesso, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal


Monument to the Overseas Combatants / Aos Combatentes do U… Flickr

Monument to the Overseas Combatants / Aos Combatentes do U… Flickr


Monument To the Overseas Combatants in Lisbon Editorial Stock Photo Image of outdoor, monument

Monument To the Overseas Combatants in Lisbon Editorial Stock Photo Image of outdoor, monument


Monument to the Overseas Combatants Lisbon Portugal Stock Photo Alamy

Monument to the Overseas Combatants Lisbon Portugal Stock Photo Alamy


Portugal, Estremadura, Lisbon, Belem,Monumento Combatentes Ultramar, Monument to the Overseas

Portugal, Estremadura, Lisbon, Belem,Monumento Combatentes Ultramar, Monument to the Overseas


Monument To the Overseas Combatants at Belem.. Editorial Photo Image of medieval, street

Monument To the Overseas Combatants at Belem.. Editorial Photo Image of medieval, street

Combatant´s Museum (from Combatant´s League), with exhibitions from the Great War, Overseas War, Peace Operations, History of Aviation from brother´s Wright plane until the drones, Arms and military equipment from 1914 until now, The trench, in 3 D, where you get inside a trench of the Great War, representing the life of Portuguese Soldier in the trenches of Flandres, a space of culture.. The Memorial to the Soldiers of the Overseas War (Memorial aos Combatentes da Guerra do Ultramar) was erected in 1992 and was unveiled on 12 May 1993, outside the Bom Sucesso Fort, at the initiative of the League of Combatants. A guard of honor stands by the angular war memorial. An eternal flame flutters in the breeze from the nearby river Tagus.