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Memorial Blauwpoortsbrug

The plaque informs by passers of the destruction of the bridge by German soldiers during their retreat towards the afsluitdijk in 1945.

The inscription on the plaque reads:
'NA DUITS GEWELD
15-4-45 VERNIELD
15-4-46 HERSTELD'

It can be translated as follows:
'AFTER GERMAN FORCE OF ARMS
15-4-45 DESTROYED
15-4-46 REBUILD'

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Source

  • Text: Kaj Metz
  • Photos: Kevin de Nijs