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Monument
In May 1944, in preparation for the forthcoming landings, the Allies increased their aerial missions from partially reco...
Landmark
The Pourrousset beach is a perfect illustration of the possibilities offered by the Esterel coast as it was a discreet s...
Agay was one of the areas hit by an Allied bombing raid that was mistakenly diverted. Moreover, aware of the beach's pot...
This set of defences was built by the occupying Nazi army from 1943 onwards to prevent the bombing of the Anthéor viaduc...
Audiospot
During the Second World War, the Eems and Dollard coasts were part of the German Atlantic Wall. The anti-aircraft batter...
As a grocer, Ruurd de Bruin was closely involved in the resistance in Northeast Groningen. In August 1944 he was arreste...
At the end of April 1945, the battle for the so-called Delfzijl-Pocket started in full force. After some fierce fighting...
During the liberation of Spijk, Frouktje Brondsema (11) hid under the box bed with her father Willem and mother Jantje f...
Cemetery
The necropolis contains 464 graves of French Army soldiers who, under the command of General de Lattre de Tassigny, land...
In the battle of Arnhem, General Sosabowski and his Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade acted bravely. The enormous...
Museum
The Information Centre: The Poles of Driel provide insights into the battle fought by the Ist Polish Independent Parachu...
Story
Even after liberation, the former front line remained a dangerous terrain. Here the necessary debris and military weapon...
In autumn 1944, Den Bosch had been liberated and the Allies were close to the river Meuse. The Germans expected the Alli...
After the lost battle of Arnhem, the Allies tried with all their might to maintain a bridgehead in the Betuwe. The front...
In March 1945, the hamlet of Woeste Hoeve was caught centre stage in a horrific and bloody drama. The highest-ranking Du...
In the final months of the war, the front in the river area was manned on the German side by troops of the SS division L...
The general mobilisation turned out to be a huge intervention in the daily lives of almost all Dutch people. Obviously f...
On 30 July 1943, an American crew flew their B-17 bomber back to England. They had carried out an attack on the Messersc...
Remarkably, at the site of one of the greatest tragedies in Tiel's war history, there is no remembrance mark. Yet one of...
Liberation was celebrated extensively in the streets of the western river area. At least, by the inhabitants who could c...
Jewish residents were required to visibly wear the yellow Star of David with the word 'Jew' in it on their clothing from...
The resistance in Gelderse Waarden and the Betuwe was multicoloured. Three organisations emerged during the war, each pa...
Anns Hill Cemetery in Gosport is a communal public cemetery that also contains a Commonwealth War Graves plot. Of the 28...
Over 3,900 war victims are buried at National War Cemetery Loenen, including those who lost their lives in different pla...
