LRE

Liberation Route Europe is a transnational memorial, a trail connecting WWII remembrance sites and stories across Europe.

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Civilian Experience in Pilsen
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Civilian Experience in Pilsen

This themed route highlights the civilian experience in the city of Pilsen during the Second World War, connecting impor...

5.2 km

Czech Republic

​​War and Resistance in Lucca​
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​​War and Resistance in Lucca​

Lucca is a relatively quiet provincial town but during the second world war it was at the centre of several battles due ...

Italy

Hiking in the footsteps of the Canadian Liberators
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Hiking in the footsteps of the Canadian Liberators

Canadian soldiers played an important role in the liberation of the Netherlands. With these walking routes, you will fol...

1585.06 km

The Netherlands

Air warfare over Dalfsen
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Air warfare over Dalfsen

This cycle route connects special places related to the air war that took place over Dalfsen and the surrounding area. A...

75.01 km

The Netherlands

Liberation of St. Helier
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Liberation of St. Helier

​​This trail consists of seventeen special places intimately connected with the events of the Liberation of Jersey, or t...

10.19 km

Jersey

Operation Market Garden Cycling Route
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Operation Market Garden Cycling Route

Stretching from Leopoldsburg in Belgium to the renowned "Bridge too far" in Arnhem, the Netherlands, the Market Garden a...

258.17 km

The Netherlands

Battle of the Scheldt
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Battle of the Scheldt

The Battle of the Scheldt was one of the largest and most severe military operations on Dutch soil during the Second Wor...

419.54 km

The Netherlands

Along the D-day beaches
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Along the D-day beaches

6 June 1944 entered history under the now legendary name of D-Day, the Allied landings on the beaches of Normandy. It wa...

136.76 km

France

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Points of interest

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Liberation Garden Museum
Museum
Liberation Garden Museum

Liberation Garden opened in Leopoldsburg in 2023. The 'Chinese Pavilion', an officer's villa from 1850, tells about two ...

Belgium

Victory Museum 1940 - 1945
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Victory Museum 1940 - 1945

The Victory Museum in Grootegast is dedicated to the liberation of the Northern Netherlands and the city of Groningen in...

The Netherlands

Freedom Museum Groesbeek
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Freedom Museum Groesbeek

The Freedom Museum is located in the beautiful green and hilly landscape of Groesbeek. The museum is close to Germany an...

The Netherlands

Juno Beach Centre
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Juno Beach Centre

More than a museum dedicated to the landings on D-Day, the Juno Beach Centre is a place of memory representing a whole n...

France

Mons Memorial Museum
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Mons Memorial Museum

A permanent exhibition covering 1,200 m² traces the military history of the city of Mons, from the Ancien Régime to the ...

Belgium

Thank You America Memorial
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Thank You America Memorial

The Thank You America Memorial in Pilsen, Czech Republic, was erected in honour of the US forces that liberated Pilsen i...

Czech Republic

Museum Stoottroepen
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Museum Stoottroepen

A special museum has been established at the Johan Willem Friso Barracks in Assen: the Stoottroepen Museum displays the ...

The Netherlands

Bastogne War Museum
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Bastogne War Museum

The Bastogne War Museum covers the history of the Second World War, with a special focus on the Battle of the Bulge. It ...

Belgium

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WWII history

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The Landing in Sicily
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The Landing in Sicily

​​The landing in Sicily on 10 July 1943 was the first major Allied landing operation on European soil. Given the concent...

Italy

Battle of the Bulge
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Battle of the Bulge

In December 1944, when the Allies had advanced unto the Belgian Ardennes, they were completely surprised by three German...

Belgium

Battle of Huertgen Forest
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Battle of Huertgen Forest

During the autumn and winter of 1944/45, the longest battle of the Second World War on German soil took place in the Hue...

Germany

Battle of the Scheldt
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Battle of the Scheldt

In August 1944 the Allies broke out of Normandy. The speed of the allied advance was so great that they outran their sup...

The Netherlands

The Liberation of Paris
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The Liberation of Paris

The liberation of Paris didn’t have Allied priority, but an uprising of the population against the Germans on 19 August ...

France

The Battle of Normandy
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The Battle of Normandy

Fought between the iconic landings on 6 June 1944 and the liberation of Paris on 25 August, the Battle of Normandy is of...

France

D-Day
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D-Day

6 June 1944 entered history under the now legendary name of D-Day, the Allied landings on the beaches of Normandy. It wa...

France

The Campaign of Monte Cassino
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The Campaign of Monte Cassino

The Allied campaign of Monte Cassino was fought in four phases between January and May 1944. The town of Cassino was a k...

Italy

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