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Audiospot
It is early morning on the 30th of September 1944. The previous day, the Germans had ordered the ships masters in the po...
De provincie Zeeland en Vlaanderen speelden een sleutelrol aan het einde van de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Van 4 september tot...
Cemetery
When entering the centre of Müncheberg through the Berlin Gate, complete with a historic city wall and gate tower, one w...
In de Tweede Wereldoorlog is de Sloedam (destijds een dijk van 1.000 meter lang en slechts 45 meter breed) de enige toeg...
Monument
Operation Strosser took place as part of the German Offensive in the Ardennes in the winter of 1944 to 45 (also known ...
In mid-April 1945, the Red Army launched its final offensive: the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation ("Battle of Berli...
December 1944. Schouwen-Duiveland is grotendeels geïnundeerd. Een groot deel van de bevolking, behalve uit de Westhoek, ...
During the battle that took place here in October 1944, German soldiers haul three Dutch men from of a bunker on suspici...
Als onderdeel van de verdedigingswerken rond de Atlantikwall zetten de Duitsers in het voorjaar van 1944 een groot deel ...
Museum
The Saint-Marcouf (or Crisbecq) artillery battery played a major role during the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, as it ch...
During the war, the Veerman Hotel/pub/restaurant in Wijhe is very well-known. Locals play billiards, do gymnastics, enjo...
After more than 700 paratroopers jump out over Drenthe during the night of April 7 to April 8, 1945, the liberation of t...
Landmark
This water tower still stands today, in Rocherath, one of the ‘Twin Villages’ of Rocherath-Krinkelt, in the Belgian mu...
On 25 March 1945, just a few weeks before the end of World War II, Franz Oppenhoff, the Mayor of the city of Aachen, w...
On the 13th of October 1944, the area near this road junction is the scene of violent fighting. British soldiers are kil...
A long and sad series of bombing raids take place at the airfield. The bombs also fall on Gilze. As a result, the reside...
On the 27th of October 1944, after some hesitation, the Canadians decide to liberate Bergen op Zoom. Kees de Waal, 16 ye...
Story
On April 22, 1945, the Canadian Royal Winnipeg Rifle regiment was ordered to attack the heavily defended city of Appinge...
After the liberation of Bergen op Zoom on the 27th of October 1944, the city remains under attack and there are casualti...
In the predominantly Reformed river area, Reformed congregations gave permission to Catholic evacuees to hold mass in th...
The French 2nd Armoured Division came into play at a crucial moment in the Battle of Normandy, after the breakthrough of...
Early on the morning of 2nd March 1945, 46 prisoners were taken to a wheat field just outside of Varsseveld, where they ...
In the autumn of 1944, there was a massive concrete anti-tank wall near this place. It was part of the German defences. ...
On the 28th of October 1944, Wouw is liberated after fierce battle. There is a lot of damage in the village and many cas...