In the footsteps of the Canadians through eastern Overijssel
The Canadian Trail Overijssel highlights the liberation history of the province. Walking in the footsteps of the Canadians, who—together with the Poles and the British—liberated Overijssel from German occupation in April 1945. Along the way, countless events bring the liberation story to life in all its facets.

NSB Leader in Almelo
historical

Allied court of honour Wierden
historical

Liberation monument Almelo
contemporary

Largest robbery in Dutch bank history
historical

People in hiding at the Schonenborg family

Two liberators killed in action

Tragedy at Erve de Bolscher

Zipperplantsoen, a visible reminder of war and liberation
contemporary

“On 6 April 1945, I slept peacefully for the first time in two years.”

Women and the resistance: the night of the raid in Den Ham

Dambuster Les Knight monument: self sacrifice for crew and village
contemporary

V1 rocket crash in Rietstraat, Almelo

Gunfight at the Vrieze Bridge

The forgotten liberators

War graves at ’t Groenedael Cemetery

Battle of the Vosseboer

Missing in Action: the wartime mayor of Gramsbergen

A special trade

Battle of the Twente canal and the liberation of Delden

Liberators in the backyard - Twickel Castle

Bornerbroek in the line of fire, liberation in two phases

Liberation with a black edge

The liberation of Almelo starting at De Riet Station

Resistance until his last breath - A.F Lancker

War memorial 'grieving mother and child'

The battle of Wierden

That black thursday before Easter

"Silence in the forest": the Vroomshoop resistance group

Resistance monument in Stegeren

Crash of a German fighter

Liberation with a mourning edge

The Christmas train from Wierden
audiospot

A costly liberation for Vroomshoop

British bomber crashed in the center of Almelo

War monuments in Wierden

Monument to resistance leader Albert Ferdinand Lancker

Twente War Museum Vriezenveen

Gaston Nadeau – a war victim in peacetime

Monument for resistance fighters from Overijssel

V-1 launch site near Almelo

Church resistance in Mariënberg

Monument to resistance pastor Frits de Zwerver

Moonlight battery

Hiking Knots Overijssel - western route
Length: 0.96 km
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Route - 11 juli 2025
Length: 3.37 km
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Length: 9.23 km
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Marskramerpad
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