Liberation Route Europe

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

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Anne Frank House

The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam is a biographical museum dedicated to the life story of the Jewish girl Anne Frank. Th...

The Netherlands

Museum

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

Museum

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

Museum

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

Museum

Museum Stoottroepen

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

The Netherlands

Museum

Liberation Garden Museum

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

Belgium

Cemetery

Rome Commonwealth War Cemetery

The war cemetery in Rome was built after the entry of the Allied force into Rome in June 1944. It contains 426 Commonwea...

Italy

Museum

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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