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In late October 1944, the Wessem-Nederweert canal is part of the front line. Oberst Harry Hermann has his command post i...
In March 1945, after 'Operation Blackcock', British soldiers take a well-deserved breather in Weert. The men play a fier...
Christmas 1944. Part of Zuid-Limburg is liberated. Roermond has become a city in the front line. The city has largely be...
In October 1944, many Eastern European and Russian prisoners-of-war and slave labourers are in the Roerstreek to work on...
In the night of 23-24 March 1945, the Allies launched a major offensive under the name Operation Plunder, crossing the R...
The American 30th Infantry Division reach the Netherlands on 12 September 1944, and liberate Maastricht. They turn to th...
60 year old Pionierhauptmann Julius Erasmus arrives in Vossenack in the summer of 1945. He sees the remains of deceased ...
Turney W. Leonard graduates from Texas A&M University in Dallas, Texas, in 1942 and receives a valuable gold ring just l...
November 1944. American troops fight to no end in the Hürtgen Forest, in impenetrable woods and incessant rain, facing h...
During the war, the Veerman Hotel/pub/restaurant in Wijhe is very well-known. Locals play billiards, do gymnastics, enjo...
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In the autumn of 1944, the Americans choose the village of Margraten as the final resting place for the men killed in ba...
Early in the morning on 12th September 1944, approximately three months after the Normandy landings, the American 30th I...
During WW2, the city of Roermond suffered greatly under the German occupation and the efforts of the Allies to liberate ...
A long and sad series of bombing raids take place at the airfield. The bombs also fall on Gilze. As a result, the reside...
During the war, the Germans expand the air field and it becomes one of the largest in Europe. This has farreaching conse...
On the 27th of October 1944, after some hesitation, the Canadians decide to liberate Bergen op Zoom. Kees de Waal, 16 ye...
After the liberation of Bergen op Zoom on the 27th of October 1944, the city remains under attack and there are casualti...
In the autumn of 1944, there was a massive concrete anti-tank wall near this place. It was part of the German defences. ...
On the 1st of November 1944, Chaplain Kock enthusiastically welcomes his Canadian liberators, while German prisoners-of-...
On the 4th of November 1944, the residents of Dinteloord are awaiting their liberators. But, totally unexpectedly, the A...
On the 28th of October 1944, Polish soldiers drive unsuspectingly into an ambush as they approach this intersection. It ...
On the 30th of October 1944, the people of Roosendaal can finally smoke a cigarette with their liberators. Much has happ...
On the 28th of October 1944, Wouw is liberated after fierce battle. There is a lot of damage in the village and many cas...
Fierce battles take place in and around Nispen prior to its liberation. When it finally comes on the 26th of October 194...
