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Histoire
On 6 April 1945, the first Canadian scouts had been spotted in the northern part of the Netherlands. The population was ...
Audiospot
During WW2, the city of Roermond suffered greatly under the German occupation and the efforts of the Allies to liberate ...
Musée
A special museum has been established at the Johan Willem Friso Barracks in Assen: the Stoottroepen Museum displays the ...
Dans l’après-midi du lundi 18 septembre 1944, une patrouille commandée par le capitaine Killick se dirige vers le pont f...
Autre
Already in the early Middle Ages, Lublin was a significant political, religious and economic centre. Its importance was ...
The Allied advance through the Netherlands comes to a halt when Operation Market Garden fails. The heavily undermanned B...
All of Assen had already been liberated, except for the Groningerweg bridge. Canadian war volunteer Clem Ervine decided ...
Deelen airfield was one of the biggest German airfields in the Netherlands. Few people know that there are some other im...
The beginning and end of the war in Assen played out similarly for Thijs Poorta, only involving different players. ...
Museum Vliegbasis Deelen is located on the road from Hoenderloo to Schaarsbergen. The former air base is a former German...
During the Roman Ghetto round-up, the Fatebenefratelli hospital hid a number of Jews to prevent them from being be loade...
Saturday, 16 December 1944 marks the beginning of the last major offensive on the Western front – „The battle of the Bul...
Fortification
Le château Dambricourt (aussi connu sous le nom de château d'Hallines) fût le poste de commandement du Festung Pi Sta...
Lieu d'intêret
Situated North-East of the city centre, Villa Torlonia was the official residence of Mussolini. Under the villa, an airt...
Tens of thousands helped dig the Assener Stellung in the last year of the war to stop the Allied tanks, but the arduous,...
On the 28th of October 1944, an imposing building, The Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel, still stands here. A German D...
War is cruel and costs countless lives. For those left behind, it is important to know where their loved ones died and w...
Cimetière
Over 3,900 war victims are buried at National War Cemetery Loenen, including those who lost their lives in different pla...
Monument
The Airborne Monument on Ginkel Heath in Ede is a concrete pillar with a copper eagle at the top with its wings spread a...
On Sunday 17 September 1944, the relatively peaceful life at Heilig Landstichting changed when thousands of paratroopers...
On the 29th of October 1944, soldiers of the 1st Polish Armoured Division enter Breda. After several artillery bombardme...
Cet établissement culturel géré par la Ville de Limoges illustre les valeurs de citoyenneté et de solidarité portées par...
Exciting days began for the residents of Grolloo on 8 April 1945. Machine guns rattled from all directions as a prelude ...
In November 1944, Moerdijk lies on the front line. Many residents flee, but about 250 civilians seek refuge in the cella...
