Memorial Killed Civilians
Text on the Memorial:
In May 1940, many civilians from Valkenburg fled from the village towards Leiden. Around here they came into the line of fire.
11 people from Valkenburg were killed, the youngest was 1 year and the oldest almost 62 years.
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Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Rob van der Sluis
Nearby
Museum
- Visitor Center Valkenburg Airport - Valkenburg (Katwijk)
- Museum of Ethnology - Leiden
- Katwijks Museum - Katwijk aan Zee
Point of interest
- Academy Building Leiden University - Leiden
- Police Office Leiden - Leiden
- Bullet Impacts Katwijkseweg 19a - Wassenaar
Monument
- Monument Killed Dutch Soldiers Leiden - Leiden
- War Memorial Dutch Reformed Church Valkenburg - Valkenburg (Katwijk)
- Memorial Reconstruction 1942 Valkenburg - Valkenburg (Katwijk)
Cemetery
- Dutch War Graves Municipal Cemetery Rhijnhof Leiden - Leiden
- Dutch War Cemetery Valkenburg - Valkenburg (Katwijk)
- Dutch War Grave Roman Catholic Cemetery Oegstgeest - Oegstgeest
Remembrance Stone
- Stumbling Stones Leeuwerikstraat 16 - Leiden
- Stumbling Stone Mezenstraat 1 - Leiden
- Stumbling Stone Lijsterstraat 8 - Leiden
Fortification
- German Tank Barrier Katwijk - Katwijk aan Zee
- Widerstandsnest 251, VF Observationpost Katwijk - Katwijk aan Zee
- Vf 65a Gun Emplacement Katwijk - Katwijk aan Zee
Crash site
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