Castle Zeist
During World War II, the castle was used by the German army.
The ordinary soldiers mainly stayed in the two wings, but this had that effect that a fire broke out in the left wing and was severely damaged, in the night from 8 to 9 february 1945.
After the war the castle was restored.
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Source
- Text: TracesOfWar.com
- Photos: Dick de Bruijne
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- Military Tradition Museum 't Schilderhuis - Driebergen-Rijsenburg
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Point of interest
- Castle of Rhijnauwen Bunnik - Bunnik
- Plaque Provincial House Utrecht - Utrecht
- Air Base Soesterberg - Soesterberg
Monument
- Memorial Evangelical Church Brotherhoods - Zeist
- Monument Dutch East Indies Zeist - Zeist
- Jewish Memorial Zeist - Zeist
Cemetery
- Commonwealth War Graves Communal Cemetery Zeist - Zeist
- Dutch War Graves General Cemetery Communal Cemetery Zeist - Zeist
- Mass Grave French Refugees Roman Catholic Cemetery Soesterberg - Soesterberg
Remembrance Stone
- Memorial Stone Herenlaan 32 - Zeist
- Memorial Stone Montaubanstraat 20 - Zeist
- Stumbling Stone Torenstraat 12 - De Bilt
Fortification
- German Cäsar-bunker Driebergen - Driebergen
- Tank Barrier Fort Rhijnauwen - Utrecht
- Anti-Tank Ditch Rhijnauwen - Utrecht
Crash site
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