LRE

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

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Guerra e Resistenza a Lucca
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Guerra e Resistenza a Lucca

Lucca è una città di provincia relativamente tranquilla. Durante la guerra per la sua posizione strategica si trova al c...

Italy

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

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...

8.11 km

Jersey

Battaglia della Schelda
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Battaglia della Schelda

La Battaglia della Schelda fu una delle più grandi e pesanti operazioni militari avvenute su suolo olandese durante la S...

419.54 km

The Netherlands

L'esperienza dei civili a Pilsen
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L'esperienza dei civili a Pilsen

Questo itinerario mette in luce l'esperienza dei civili nella città di Pilsen durante la Seconda guerra mondiale, colleg...

5.2 km

Czech Republic

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

Lungo le spiagge del D-day
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Lungo le spiagge del D-day

Il 6 giugno 1944 è entrato nella storia con il nome ormai leggendario di D-Day, lo sbarco degli Alleati sulle spiagge de...

136.76 km

France

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Points of interest

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Bastogne War Museum
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Bastogne War Museum

Il Bastogne War Museum ripercorre gli eventi della seconda guerra mondiale, con un’attenzione speciale all’offensiva del...

Belgium

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

Cimitero militare di Roma
Cemetery
Cimitero militare di Roma

Il cimitero militare di Roma fu costruito dopo l'entrata delle forze alleate a Roma nel giugno 1944. Contiene 426 tombe ...

Italy

Victory Museum
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Victory Museum

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

The Netherlands

Centro Juno Beach
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Centro Juno Beach

Più che un museo dedicato agli sbarchi del D-Day, il Centro Juno Beach (Juno Beach Centre) è un luogo della memoria che ...

France

Museo della libertà Groesbeek
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Museo della libertà Groesbeek

Il Museo della libertà (Freedom Museum) si trova immerso nel verde e nelle colline di Groesbeek. Il museo è poco lontano...

The Netherlands

Mons Memorial Museum
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Mons Memorial Museum

Un'esposizione permanente di 1.200 m² ripercorre la storia militare della città di Mons, dall'Ancien Régime alla Seconda...

Belgium

Memoriale Thank You, America!
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Memoriale Thank You, America!

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

Czech Republic

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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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