Mobilisation Memorial Heumen

The Mobilization Monument in Heumen commemorates the mobilization of the Dutch army in 1939, prior to the Second World War. The monument is located at Dorpstraat 19, on the wall of the former Dutch Reformed Church, which is now the Protestant Joriskerk.
The monument was designed by the artist Jac Maris and shows two men in chain mail, a horse, the motto of Lodewijk van Nassau and the coat of arms of Nassau. 

The text on the monument reads: 
Plutot mort que vaincu, genereux sang de Nassau, 1-26 RI, 11-4-1939, mobilization border troops". 
This means:
"Better dead than conquered, noble blood of Nassau".

It was unveiled on August 1, 1939 on the occasion of the mobilization of the Dutch army. The 1st Battalion of the 26th Infantry Regiment was stationed in Heumen and the monument was made at their request. It also commemorates the Battle of the Mookerheide in 1574, where the brothers Lodewijk and Hendrik van Nassau were killed during the fight against Spanish rule.
The monument is easily accessible on foot or by bike and is an important part of the local history of Heumen.

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Source

• Text: RJArmy.nl
• Photos: RJ Army