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Monument
During their advance towards the Westerschelde, Polish soldiers marched from Axel towards Zaamslag on 19 September 1944....
Cimetière
Five months after Polish troops liberated the border village of Koewacht, a stray V2 caused death and destruction. Four ...
Fortification
During World War II, the former Dutch-Spanish forts from the 80-year war still proved useful. On 16 September 1944, Poli...
Histoire
The Van de Rhoer brothers are one of the stories of the Jewish people of Meppel, and were among the few to survive. ...
In 2019 Axel commemorated and celebrated the 75th anniversary of its liberation by First Polish Armored Division. To per...
After Koewacht, the neighbouring village of Heikant was the second place in Zeeland to be liberated by the First Polish ...
On Szydlowski Square (Szydlowskiplein) in Axel stands Colonel Szydlowski's monument in honour of the Polish liberators. ...
Lieu d'intêret
The first Allied soldiers entering Zeeland on September 16, 1944, were Polish and part of the First Canadian Army. They ...
Champ de Bataille
In the small hamlet of Othene, just east of Terneuzen, the war went almost without incident. Until the day of liberation...
In the peace of the trees of Axel's General Cemetery lies the Polish Field of Honour. On the way to this field, visitors...
'The Dying Pole' is an impressive, bronze statue in the centre of Axel. A lasting tribute to the town's Polish liberator...
After standing in a workshop for many years, a 'forgotten' statue was still unveiled. Monument 'The Fallen Warrior' comm...
The First Polish Armoured Division had liberated all of East Zeeuws-Vlaanderen on 20 September 1944. Near the hamlet of ...
The former Catholic cemetery, behind the former Catholic church, is now located in Szydlowski Park. This cemetery contai...
This location - situated opposite the village of Oosterbeek - played an important role in both the Polish troops' attemp...
During the war, the German occupiers confiscated bells everywhere in order to melt them down for ammunition. However, th...
On 17 September 1944, Operation Market Garden began, and the Betuwe area was also hit by relentless fighting and bombing...
Audiospot
In the autumn of 1944, Operation Market Garden got bogged down in the swampy fields of the Betuwe. At many locations, th...
In the autumn of 1944, the high water and the Rhine reached a water level of 12.15 meters above the Amsterdam Ordnance D...
In October 1944, many hundreds of families, mainly from Elden, Arnhem and Huissen, were forced by the occupying forces t...
On 25 September 1944, the Dutch 320 squadron flew a mission. On the return flight, the formation was attacked by twenty ...
In the early morning of April 14th, the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment attempted to capture the Broeksbrug. The bri...
La bataille de la crête de Verrières se déroula du 19 au 25 juillet 1944, sur la route de Falaise. Pour préserver le sou...
After the liberation of Oostburg on 29 October 1944, the Canadians were left with one last obstacle; the drainage canal ...