Memorials to 101 Airborne and 1st Piron Brigade Opheusden Town Hall

In the lobby of Opheusen Town Hall, there are two commemorative plaques for the units that liberated the village. In October 1944, Opheusden was liberated by units of the American 101st Airborne Division. After German counterattacks and the flooding of the Betuwe, the final liberation did not come until April 1945 by the 1st Belgian Brigade Piron.

Beside the two plaques hangs a third commemorative plaque in memory of the .

Next to the two plaques hangs a third commemorative plaque in memory of the liberators of Opheusden.

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Hans Tasma