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Fortification
The castle of Blitterswijck was destroyed by acts of war at the end of the Second World War....
Monument
The 'Norfolk monument' in Venray was erected in memory of the soldiers of the 1st battalion of the Royal Norfolk Regimen...
The monument at the former Vredeskerk in Venray was erected in memory of all soldiers (American, Canadian, German, Engli...
Battlefield
Riley's Gully (literally: the trench of the British commander Peter Riley) was the place at the Vlootbeek where heavy fi...
The war memorial is located behind the Molenhoek brewery and keeps the memory of the temporary American military cemeter...
Story
On Sunday, April 15, you can still hear the studded boots of the Germans on the Grote Markt, when a large part of the ci...
On Sunday afternoon, the entire city center south of the Grote Markt in Groningen was liberated by the Canadians. Canadi...
On Sunday 15 April around 1:30 PM, a large open truck will head for the Oude Kijk in 't Jatstraat. The German army vehic...
In the night from Saturday 14 April to Sunday 15 April 1945, a group of firefighters sit in the attics of buildings on t...
The German defenders have constructed trenches in the southern part of the Noorderplantsoen – mostly through forced labo...
Captain George Blackburn, scout from the Canadian artillery, later describes the attack on Park Road and Main Train Stat...
Canadian soldiers of the French-speaking battalion Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal captured the Hereplein in the city of Gronin...
On Saturday evening, April 14, 1945, a briefing is organized by Canadian Lieutenant V. Stott for the commanders of the S...
During the fighting in the center of Groningen on 14 and 15 April 1945, the Germans defended themselves fiercely. They a...
Cemetery
Fierce battles raged in the skies above Friesland throughout the occupation. Allied bombers heading for targets in Germa...
A major of The Black Watch was wounded on Saturday 14 April while crossing the Reitdiep by a bullet from a German sniper...
Jan Kornelis Wiersema turns 18 on Sunday 15 April 1945. Parts of Groningen have already been liberated, but the Vismarkt...
After the Canadians of the South Saskwatchewan Regiment have crossed the Emma Bridge in Groningen on Sunday morning, Apr...
Landmark
The Martinitoren in Groningen was under scaffolding during the war, because of the restoration of the tower. Work starte...
The Germans try to slow down the Canadian advance in the city of Groningen by blowing up the Vissersbrug and the A-bridg...
On Sunday 15 April 1945, the Canadians advance via the Ernst Casimirlaan to the Noorderplantsoen. The tanks and a cannon...
The Canadian Captain George Blackburn runs on April 14, 1945 from the Parkbrug towards the station in Groningen. From a ...
During the war days, the Park School in Groningen was requisitioned by the Germans for a military hospital. During the f...
Friday, April 13, 1945. A Sherman tank races at thirty kilometers per hour over the Paterswoldseweg to Groningen. The gr...
