Café Backus
Cafe Backus was the site of the Venlo Incident on 9 November 1939, when two SIS agents (Best and Stevens) were kidnapped by SD agents.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Rudi Haase
Nearby
Point of interest
- Maria Chapel and Guardhouse Airport Venlo - Venlo
- Remnants Fliegerhorst Venlo-Herongen - Venlo
- Old Shooting Range Fliegerhorst Venlo - Venlo
Monument
- War Memorial Venlo - Venlo
- Plaque Victims Venlo Airfield - Venlo
- Memorial Fliegerhorst Venlo - Venlo
Cemetery
- Jewish War Graves Venlo - Venlo
- Dutch War Graves General Cemetery Venlo - Venlo
- Dutch War Graves Municipal Cemetery Tegelen - Tegelen
Remembrance Stone
- Stumbling Stone Arsenaalplein 2 - Venlo
- Stumbling Stone Geldersepoort - Venlo
- Stumbling Stone Hockstraße 8 - Nettetal-Kaldenkirchen
Fortification
Crash site
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