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Fortification
In 1941, Fliegerhorst Venlo was built for a unit of German night fighters. In 4 years, they shot down 400 bombers, which...
Monument
The Maria-Gelofte-Monument in Tegelen, Municipality of Venlo, is a reminder of a promise made on 26 December 1944 to pla...
The monument at the 'Three Pines' reminds the inhabitants of Velden (municipality of Arcen en Velden) of the general eva...
On 20 November 1944, the tower of St. Josephkerk was blown up by the retreating German army. This almost completely dest...
Lieu d'intêret
Après le début des débarquements du jour J, des milliers de soldats ont été transportés à l’hôpital Royal Victoria de Ne...
St Paul’s Gardens était autrefois le site de l’ancienne école St Paul à Hammersmith, qui est devenue le quartier général...
Cimetière
The Roman Catholic Cemetery of Hout-Blerick houses the grave of one British aviator, together with four Dutch soldiers. ...
The Evacuation monument reminds Lomm's inhabitants of the general evacuation of the local population in January 1945. Th...
The Belfeld War Memorial was erected in memory of all fellow citizens who died during the years of occupation due to act...
Southampton Common a été utilisé comme camp de rassemblement dans la zone de rassemblement désignée "A", et les résident...
Beek Airport was opened in March 1945 as 'Airfield Yankee 44' support airfield. The US Army used pre-war plans. However,...
Two months after the liberation, the beautiful countryside around Thull and the Muldersplas was the scene of a tragedy. ...
The monument in the centre of Schinveld was erected in memory of eleven residents of the municipality of Beekdaelen. Dur...
This monument commemorates the more than 500 civilians and soldiers who were killed during the Second World War around G...
The Military Cemetery in Kapelle is the only military cemetery in Zeeland, and the only French military cemetery in the ...
In the night of 25 to October 26, a few thousand Scottish soldiers from the 156th Infantry Brigade stepped into Buffalo ...
Audiospot
Sous le nom de code d'Opération Vitality II des unités de la 52ième Division écossaise Lowland débarquent sur Zuid-Bevel...
Champ de Bataille
For several years after the end of the Second World War, the Walcheren Causeway - at that time a dyke of a 1000 meters i...
Fort Rammekens was built in the sixteenth century to control and protect the shipping connection to Middelburg and Antwe...
In 1942, Toorenvliedt was set up as divisional headquarters for the German units on Walcheren and the Bevelanden. It was...
On November 5, the battle at the Walcheren Causeway ended and Scottish and Canadian units advanced towards Middelburg. A...
When the final Canadian-British attack on the German positions at the Sloedam was successful, the advance to Middelburg ...
Stützpunkt Hamster accommodated five large radar stations of the German Air Force in the Netherlands. With the Mammut ra...
Histoire
Walcheren était d'une grande importance stratégique en raison de sa situation à l'embouchure de l'Escaut et du puissant ...
