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Audiospot
In the first week of May 1945, negotiations took place between the Germans and the Allied forces. The Germans were willi...
In October 1944, American intelligence officer Hugo Sims and his battalion were ordered to capture as many German prison...
Landmark
On 9 May 1945, St. Helier Harbour was a hive of activity, with many civilians heading down to watch the magnificent even...
Monument
The Waalsdorpervlakte is located in the Meijendel dune area near The Hague. During World War Two, more than 250 people, ...
An estimated 1,800 Dutch citizens, the so-called Engelandvaarders, attempted to escape to England during World War Two. ...
Until 1943, Rabbijn Maarsenplein, later renamed after one of the victims, was the heart of The Hague's Jewish quarter. T...
From the 7th of October 1944, during the Battle of the Schelde, the front line runs right through this village. Like oth...
In October 1944, Canadian private Patrick Wright is involved in fierce fighting in the vicinity of Huijbergen. He is onl...
In September 1944, after four years of relative peace, the villages of Overasselt and Nederasselt became the site of the...
Story
The world-famous dancer, singer and actress Josephine Baker performed here at Café van Lin in Overasselt on 4 and 5 Dece...
War is cruel and costs countless lives. For those left behind, it is important to know where their loved ones died and w...
The Jachtslot de Mookerheide estate is very attractive, a fact already recognised at the beginning of the previous centu...
It goes without saying that during a war, bridges are strategically important. But what if there are no bridges anymore?...
In 1945, Operation Veritable was the beginning of the so-called Rhineland Offensive. The Allies wanted to attack the Ger...
On the 17th of September 1944, countless parachutists and gliders with military equipment landed here in Groesbeek. Oper...
After the start of the Allied airborne landings, the Germans immediately activated their evacuation plan. At Nijmegen Ce...
The diary of Rose Jakobs is gripping and enthralling. A young Jewish woman, who went into hiding with her family, first ...
On the 19th of September 1944 the Allied advance on Nijmegen halted here. The bridges had to be captured (preferably und...
The Casemate of Aschenbach in Uffheim is an interval infantry casemate of the Maginot Line, composed of two firing chamb...
Museum
The museum of the liberation of the Colmar Pocket, full of authentic artefacts both big and small, tells the story of a ...
The Memorial Museum of the Maginot Line of the Rhine, located in Marckolsheim, commemorates the fierce fighting of 15, 1...
Cemetery
The German War Cemetery in Lommel is the largest German military cemetery in Western Europe, outside of Germany. Just ov...
The Casemate of Neunhoffen-Dambach is a vestige of the Maginot Line in Alsace, France. The casemate has been restored to...
The Mons Memorial Museum opened in the spring of 2015. An area of 1,200 m² is devoted to the permanent exhibition, which...
