Strategic Plan

The Belgian army had made a strategic plan of this Battle Of Buggenhout. The strategy was put in work to destroy all the communications at many points. How were they going to do this? They were going to achieve it by cutting the main communication lines in Brabant, Hainault, and Limburg. They did it on September 25.    

A Belgian Soldier Appears

We can’t see all the events that occur in the war due to how large-scale they usually are. We see the bigger picture and tend to ignore how soldiers live on the battlefield, what do they think about war. No need to say, war is the most impersonal event one can be a part of. Here soldiers put their lives on stake even if they don’t support the reason.     

The Man

This amazing incident takes place with a Belgian soldier named Optatius Buyssens in the Battle of Buggenhout. We found this amazing story about this amazing person through Reddit.   

Vincent Buyssens

Vincent Buyssens is a digital strategist by profession. The 28-year-old strategist lives in Antwerp, a city in Belgium. He is an active user of website Reddit. And with that, he is also the great-grandson of Optatius Buyssens, a soldier in WWI.    

Survived Through War

His family was one of those families who suffered the consequences of the unforgettable war. Vincent had heard a lot of stories from his grandfather. So, he decided to share them with the world by posting them on the social media site. But out of all the stories here on Reddit, why did this one become famous? Well, there is a valid reason behind it. 

Capturing People’s Attention

It was in November 2018, he posted the story on Reddit. He could have never imagined that the story he was putting on the site was going to cause a ripple in the world. The post became viral with hundreds of people sharing it. Many people commented on the post. Not only that, the post gathered 130.000 upvotes. Why?