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Limburg demands answers over U.S. whitewashing of Black history at WWII cemetery

The province of Limburg has asked the American ambassador to the Netherlands to replace the information panels about Black soldiers in the visitors center of the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten. NRC reported late last week that two panels highlighting the role of Black American liberators in World War II had been removed by the cemetery’s American administrator.

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Photo report other Airborne commemorations and events 2025

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Photo report commemoration Wiltshire memorial

After the Battle of Arnhem was lost in September 1944, the fighting continued south of the Rhine. Heavy losses were suffered in the process. On October 1, the annual commemoration took place at the memorial.

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Photo report other Airborne commemorations and events 2025

Over the past two weeks, we have shared various photo reports on TracesOfWar regarding the Airborne commemorations and events of this year. We still have quite a lot of photo material left. From that, we have created this compilation report.

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Photo report Ounveiling Plaque 'Gunners within 1st Airborne Division'

On Friday, September 19, 2025, the ashes of Corporal William Ronald Bill Larder were interred at the Airborne Cemetery in Oosterbeek. Bill had passed away earlier that year. He was not only the last veteran of the 11th Battalion of the British Parachute Regiment, but also the last surviving member of the entire 4th Parachute Brigade that took part in the Battle of Arnhem.

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Photo report unveiling Plaque 'Gunners within 1st Airborne Division'

On Sunday, September 21, 2025, a plaque was unveiled at the Old Church in Oosterbeek for the Gunners within the 1st Airborne Division. This happened during a commemoration organized by the Airborne Gunners Trust of the Royal Horse Artillery.

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