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Histoire
During the German occupation, Villa 'Laag Buurlo' plays an important role in housing hiding individuals and concealing w...
After the successful crossing of the IJssel on April 11, 1945, Canadian infantrymen proceed with the next phase of Opera...
After Operation Cannonshot kicked off on April 11, 1945, the primary objective was to build a bridge over the IJssel Riv...
On April 16, 1945, late in the afternoon, the British infantry division 'Polar Bears' departs from Arnhem to liberate th...
On April 13, 1945, Teuge is liberated by the 1st Canadian Infantry Division. Several companies of this division had cros...
The failed airborne operation Market - together with the ground operation Garden - in September 1944 resulted in many Al...
In the spring of 1945, Allied troops begin their advance to liberate the Netherlands. Following a failed Operation Marke...
Musée
The Forge is the military-historical information center of the Military History Platform. The Forge is located at the Ar...
Monument
The Hidden Village: an underground refuge located on the Pas-Opweg in the forests near Vierhouten and Nunspeet. During t...
In 1941, the Germans established a large ammunition depot in the forests of Hoog Soeren to have more ammunition availabl...
In September 1944, the entire southern Veluwezoom had to evacuate. Mossel, located in the Planken Wambuis nature reserve...
The Polish Cross at Axel commemorates the Polish soldiers who died on September 17, 1944 while forcing a crossing over t...
On December 10, 1944, a British bomb caused a tragedy in Loenen. A bomb missed its target and struck Hotel-Pension Bosch...
Champ de Bataille
The first Allied soldiers to enter Zeeland were Poles, part of the First Canadian Army. On 16 September 1944, they cross...
Cimetière
Johannes van Zanten was a resistance fighter in the Betuwe region and leader of his own armed resistance group Buren. Wi...
Audiospot
By the end of September 1944, Operation Market Garden was over and the war had moved to the region east of Nijmegen and ...
The Betuwe defense line was reinforced with artillery at specific spots with a view of the rivers Rhine (De Spees) and W...
On Monday, September 18, 1944, the second day of Operation Market Garden, a British parachute brigade lands on the Ginke...
Lieu d'intêret
At Castle 'Deelerwoud' in Hoenderloo, a German 'Lazaret' (emergency hospital) was established from September 1944 onward...
'Bitter Tears' is a literal speaking monument. It was placed on the wall of Tiel's former synagogue in 1996. The monumen...
The Dutch flag can be seen on the steeple of Tricht's Reformed church in 1945: Germany has surrendered. Soon after the c...
Fortification
As a neutral country, due to the greatly increased threat of war in 1939, the Netherlands took the inevitable decision t...
On 5 February 1945, German troops in Asperen closed the Heukelum and Gellicum gates, isolating the town from the outside...
Jewish residents were required to visibly wear the yellow Star of David with the word 'Jew' in it on their clothing from...