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Memorial Langezwaag

On the building that formerly served as a consistory and now houses a general practitioner's practice, there is a memorial to the victims of World War II and the Dutch East Indies.

Text:
"In memory of those who were born in Langezwaag and the surrounding area and died as a result of acts of war during World War II or in the Dutch East Indies.

Pieter Betzema 1922-1945 Neugamme
Willem de Boer 1919-1949 Dutch East Indies
Tjeerd Boltjes 1900-1944 Thailand
Uilke Cloo 1916-1949 Dutch East Indies
Gerk Numan 1917-1945 De Gordijk
Klaas Veenbaas 1928-1949 Dutch East Indies

Where ignorance prevails, true peace is impossible - Dalai Lama"

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Source

  • Text: Herma de Vries + TracesOfWar
  • Photos: Herma de Vries