Trasa tematyczna

Grebberberg-Wageningen cycling route

Holandia

Trasa tematyczna opracowana wspólnie z naszym partnerem

Trasa tematyczna opracowana wspólnie z naszym partnerem

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Distance

18.95 km

Miejsca i historie wzdłuż trasy

Black and White Wageningers
Historia
Black and White Wageningers

The evacuation of Wageningen on 10 May 1940 had been carefully prepared. It was there, in particular, that the battle ag...

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Corporal Dewe
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Corporal Dewe

On 1 October 1944, German troops ordered the evacuation of Wageningen. Wageningen remained a ghost town until after 5 Ma...

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Rhenen twice in the front line
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Rhenen twice in the front line

During the Second World War, Rhenen found itself in the line of fire on two occasions. The town had to be completely eva...

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Zoo Ouwehands during the may days
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Zoo Ouwehands during the may days

Ouwehands Dierenpark (Zoo) in Rhenen was founded by Cor Ouwehand and opened its doors in 1932. During the May Days of 19...

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Poorly equipped and hardly prepared
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Poorly equipped and hardly prepared

In 1922, the Dutch government implemented severe budget cuts that heavily impacted the military. Among other measures, t...

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In the trench
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In the trench

This reconstructed trench was part of the stop line on the Grebbeberg and serves as an example of the defensive works us...

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Bleeding trees
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Bleeding trees

These three beech trees stand between the Heimersteinse Laan and the forest path that curves to the northwest. The visib...

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The Battle of the Grebbeberg: 11–13 May 1940
Pole bitwy
The Battle of the Grebbeberg: 11–13 May 1940

At 3:55 AM on 10 May 1940, German troops crossed the Dutch border. Wehrmacht soldiers, preceded by the SS Regiment Der F...

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Visitor center Cemetery of Honor - the May Days of 1940
Historyczne punkty orientacyjne
Visitor center Cemetery of Honor - the May Days of 1940

The exhibition at the visitor center on the Cemetery of Honor focuses on the events of the May Days of 1940 and recounts...

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Unequal struggle in the outpost zone
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Unequal struggle in the outpost zone

The defense of the outpost zone was assigned to the third battalion of the 8th Infantry Regiment. The over 500 soldiers ...

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Huize De Rijnschans
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Huize De Rijnschans

Here at Huize 'De Rijnschans', the outpost zone began—the foremost line of resistance in the defense of the Grebbeberg. ...

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We were absolutely out of luck!
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We were absolutely out of luck!

You are looking at the crash site of the Fokker CV aircraft of Sergeant-Pilot Tonnie van Liempd and Lieutenant-Observer ...

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Sjoerd de Vrij, reporter for Radio Herrijzend Nederland
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Sjoerd de Vrij, reporter for Radio Herrijzend Nederland

On May 5, 1945, Canadian General Foulkes and German General Blaskowitz meet at the damaged Hotel De Wereld in Wageningen...

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The second evacuation of Wageningen
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The second evacuation of Wageningen

After the Allied airborne landings on September 17, 1944, as part of Operation Market Garden, it becomes too unsafe in W...

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Wageningen, City of Liberation
Vector of Memory
Wageningen, City of Liberation

Wageningen was liberated on 17 April 1945 by troops from the British 49th Infantry Division. There was no one there to c...

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Food transports
Audiospot
Food transports

In April 1945 the population of the Western part of the Netherlands was starving. The Allies decided to negotiate food a...

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Evacuate the Zoo!
Audiospot
Evacuate the Zoo!

When the Allied advance came to a standstill in Arnhem during the failed Operation Market Garden of September 1944, the ...

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Kapitulacja niemiecka - Hotel de Wereld
Historia
Kapitulacja niemiecka - Hotel de Wereld

5 maja 1945 r. niemiecki dowódca, generał Blaskowitz spotkał się z kanadyjskim generałem Foulkes w hotelu Hotel de Werel...

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Głód zimowy
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Głód zimowy

Podczas ostrej zimy 1944-1945 r. duża część Holandii, pozostająca pod okupacją niemiecką, cierpiała na braki żywności i ...

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Museum De Casteelse Poort
Muzeum
Museum De Casteelse Poort

Historisch Museum De Casteelse Poort is housed in a villa that stands on the site of an old castle. Remains of the castl...

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National War Cemetery Grebbeberg
Cmentarz
National War Cemetery Grebbeberg

Immediately after the Netherlands surrendered, a cemetery was laid out at the battle site for both Dutch and German mili...

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