Liberation of the South of Limburg
On 12 September 1944, the first Americans crossed the Belgian-Dutch border and liberated the villages of Mesch, Mheer and Noorbeek in the extreme south of Limburg. The main target of their advance was Aachen, the first city on German territory. Due to the lack of German resistance, South Limburg was relatively spared. This changed as the Americans came closer to the defence line along the German western border, the Westwall. Aachen was taken only after fierce fighting on 21 October.

Art treasures in the caves
historical

Bridges over the river Geul
historical

Monument to the Fallen Dutch Soldiers
contemporary

Noorbeek the first village to be liberated?
contemporary

13 September Memorial Stone
contemporary

Mine shaft shower facility
historical

Maastricht Shelter Museum
museum

Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
other

The African-American gravediggers

Old Rectory Airmen's Memorial

Thull Explosion Monument

Schinveld commemorative monument

Monument to the Fallen

Brunssum British War Cemetery

Sewing School Monument

PAK cannon

Casemate 6

Schunck Glass Palace Rest Centre

Red Cross Club

Westwall near Kerkrade

Old Hickory Square

Evacuation Monument

Machine-gun casemate

People in hiding at the bakery

Bunde Boys' School

Terhagen

Sanderbout Fortress

Late liberation of Vaals

Murdered after the liberation

Valkenburg Open Air Theatre

Heidegroeve

Marl town in the line of fire

Gemeentegrot as a safe haven

A tragic accident

Freedom Monument

Terp Church in Urmond

Monument at the ferry

Schneeberg tank wall

Monument at Schildersplein

Daniel Pearson Jr. Memorial Stone

Welcome in Holland
audiospot

Muggehof: the first liberated house in the Netherlands

Old Hickory

Never genuinely liberated
audiospot

Lancaster Monument

Summit in a Maastricht school building

Liberated just too late

Little bridge in Weert

Ophoven-Sittard War Cemetery

Memorial woods on the Kollenberg

Where three countries meet

Kleng Wach

Jewish monument

Belgian resistance fighter executed

Rondje Zuid Limburg WO2
Length: 122.47 km
Route from Visit Zuid Limburg