German trenches Beek
During World War One the Netherlands were neutral. In 1916 the Germans feared an attack via the Netherlands. They built a line of defense between Elten and Beek consisting of trenches and fortifications. In 1921 all fortifications were demolished. After the border correction in the sixties, the former line of defense became part of the Netherlands. In 2013 this part of the trenches was restored.The location is accessible via the hiking path from 't Peeske along the Peeskesweg.
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Source
- Text: Arjan Vrieze
- Photos: Arjan Vrieze
Nearby
Point of interest
- Bullet Impacts Grave Memorial Friedhof Hoch Elten - Hoch Elten
- Remains Railway Bridge in the Zevenaar - Griethausen section - Emmerich
- Stained Glass Window Pancratiuskerk - 's-Heerenberg
Monument
- War Memorial Beek - Beek (Montferland)
- War Memorial Hoch Elten - Hoch Elten
- War Memorial St. Vitus Church Hoch-Elten - Hoch Elten
Cemetery
- German War Graves Elten - Elten
- Grave Civilian Casualties Beek - Beek (Montferland)
- Commonwealth War Graves Roman Catholic Cemetery Beek - Beek (Montferland)
Remembrance Stone
- Stumbling Stones Eltener Markt 3 - Elten
- Stumbling Stones Hofstraat - 's-Heerenberg
- Stumbling Stones Kellenstraat / Molenstraat - 's-Heerenberg
Fortification
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