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Liberation Route

Liberation Route Marker 009: Liberators like stars from the skies

Liberation Route Marker 009: Liberators like stars from the skies

Groesbeek - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 157: The battle of Mark Canal

Liberation Route Marker 157: The battle of Mark Canal

Ter Aalst (Den Hout) - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 053: Bombing of Ede

Liberation Route Marker 053: Bombing of Ede

Ede - Gelderland

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Liberation Route Marker 075: AVOG's Crash Museum

Liberation Route Marker 075: AVOG's Crash Museum

Lievelde - Gelderland

Temporary Graves Canadiens

Temporary Graves Canadiens

Wirdum - Groningen

Liberation Route Marker 106: A new haircut

Liberation Route Marker 106: A new haircut

Aalst (Waalre) - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 074: National Hiding Museum

Liberation Route Marker 074: National Hiding Museum

Aalten - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 160: The Achtmaal package

Liberation Route Marker 160: The Achtmaal package

Achtmaal - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 140: Escaped from the grave

Liberation Route Marker 140: Escaped from the grave

Alphen (Chaam) - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 057: The Man with Two Hats

Liberation Route Marker 057: The Man with Two Hats

Apeldoorn - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 392: The assault on the Walcheren Causeway

Liberation Route Marker 392: The assault on the Walcheren Causeway

Arnemuiden - Zeeland

Liberation Route Marker 026: Urquhart presumed dead

Liberation Route Marker 026: Urquhart presumed dead

Arnhem - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 027: Havoc

Liberation Route Marker 027: Havoc

Arnhem - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 028: A roof over your head

Liberation Route Marker 028: A roof over your head

Arnhem - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 076: Unexploded mortar shells

Liberation Route Marker 076: Unexploded mortar shells

Baak - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 374: Amber Beach

Liberation Route Marker 374: Amber Beach

Baarland - Zeeland

Liberation Route Marker 138: The 28 days of Baarle

Liberation Route Marker 138: The 28 days of Baarle

Baarle-Nassau - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 220: Never genuinely liberated

Liberation Route Marker 220: Never genuinely liberated

Liberation Route Marker 012: The Diary of Rose Jakobs

Liberation Route Marker 012: The Diary of Rose Jakobs

Beek (Beek-Ubbergen) - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 061: Hamlet of Woeste Hoeve

Liberation Route Marker 061: Hamlet of Woeste Hoeve

Beekbergen - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 206:

Liberation Route Marker 206:

Beesel - Limburg

Liberation Route Marker 018: The Betuwe on the frontline

Liberation Route Marker 018: The Betuwe on the frontline

Bemmel - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 045: Hotel Erica

Liberation Route Marker 045: Hotel Erica

Berg en Dal - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 101: Into an ambush

Liberation Route Marker 101: Into an ambush

Bergeijk - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 200: A ruthless thorn in the flesh

Liberation Route Marker 200: A ruthless thorn in the flesh

Bergen (Afferden) - Limburg

Liberation Route Marker 145: 'Hell Bill, let's take this damn’d place'

Liberation Route Marker 145: 'Hell Bill, let's take this damn’d place'

Bergen op Zoom - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 146: Dramas surrounding liberation

Liberation Route Marker 146: Dramas surrounding liberation

Bergen op Zoom - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 121: Father Sampson

Liberation Route Marker 121: Father Sampson

Bernheze (Heeswijk Dinther) - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 130: Fortress Best

Liberation Route Marker 130: Fortress Best

Best - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker115: Robert Cole and Joe Mann

Liberation Route Marker115: Robert Cole and Joe Mann

Best - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 103: Thanks to the underground

Liberation Route Marker 103: Thanks to the underground

Bladel - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 104: A beer for the liberation

Liberation Route Marker 104: A beer for the liberation

Borkel en Schaft (Valkenswaard) - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 384: The liberation of Borssele

Liberation Route Marker 384: The liberation of Borssele

Borssele - Zeeland

Liberation Route Marker 154: Gift from the Poles

Liberation Route Marker 154: Gift from the Poles

Breda - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 155: Night Attack on the Ginneken

Liberation Route Marker 155: Night Attack on the Ginneken

Breda - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 156: The Driesprong Church

Liberation Route Marker 156: The Driesprong Church

Breda - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 480: Bunkers on Schouwen-Duiveland

Liberation Route Marker 480: Bunkers on Schouwen-Duiveland

Burgh-Haamstede - Zeeland

Liberation Route Marker 102: Fallen angel

Liberation Route Marker 102: Fallen angel

Casteren - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 141: Doctor in Wartime

Liberation Route Marker 141: Doctor in Wartime

Chaam - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 408: The attack on Colijnsplaat

Liberation Route Marker 408: The attack on Colijnsplaat

Colijnsplaat - Zeeland

Liberation Route Marker 131: Liberated by two paratroopers

Liberation Route Marker 131: Liberated by two paratroopers

Cuijk - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 047: A hamlet in hiding

Liberation Route Marker 047: A hamlet in hiding

De Horst (Groesbeek) - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 029: Deelen and Diogenes

Liberation Route Marker 029: Deelen and Diogenes

Deelen - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 506: The tragic death of 'auntie'

Liberation Route Marker 506: The tragic death of 'auntie'

Den Ham - Overijssel

Liberation Route Marker 159: Village in the front line

Liberation Route Marker 159: Village in the front line

Den Hout - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 503: The railway bridge over the IJssel

Liberation Route Marker 503: The railway bridge over the IJssel

Deventer - Overijssel

Liberation Route Marker 024: The Bridge to freedom

Liberation Route Marker 024: The Bridge to freedom

Dieren - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 150: A dramatic example of 'collateral damage'

Liberation Route Marker 150: A dramatic example of 'collateral damage'

Dinteloord - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 070: Waiting for liberation

Liberation Route Marker 070: Waiting for liberation

Doesburg - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 071: Allied bombings

Liberation Route Marker 071: Allied bombings

Doetinchem - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 043: Distress and Destruction

Liberation Route Marker 043: Distress and Destruction

Doornenburg - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 158: Twice conquered

Liberation Route Marker 158: Twice conquered

Dorst (Oosterhout) - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 019: The Poles of Driel

Liberation Route Marker 019: The Poles of Driel

Driel - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 054: The Incredible Patrol

Liberation Route Marker 054: The Incredible Patrol

Ede - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 055: Battle of Ginkel Heath

Liberation Route Marker 055: Battle of Ginkel Heath

Ede - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 128: The observation posts over the battlefield at Eerde

Liberation Route Marker 128: The observation posts over the battlefield at Eerde

Eerde - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 212: The African-American gravediggers of Margraten

Liberation Route Marker 212: The African-American gravediggers of Margraten

Eijsden / Margraten - Limburg

Liberation Route Marker 108: A tragic mistake

Liberation Route Marker 108: A tragic mistake

Eindhoven - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 109: A paratrooper in Eindhoven

Liberation Route Marker 109: A paratrooper in Eindhoven

Eindhoven - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 110: Snipers and guns

Liberation Route Marker 110: Snipers and guns

Eindhoven - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 111: The bombing of September 19, 1944

Liberation Route Marker 111: The bombing of September 19, 1944

Eindhoven - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 060: ‘Old Putten’ Resistance Group

Liberation Route Marker 060: ‘Old Putten’ Resistance Group

Elburg - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 067: Water as weapon

Liberation Route Marker 067: Water as weapon

Elden (Driel) - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 023: Hell of Ellecom

Liberation Route Marker 023: Hell of Ellecom

Ellecom - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 031: The key to success

Liberation Route Marker 031: The key to success

Elst - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 092: Reichswald under fire

Liberation Route Marker 092: Reichswald under fire

Frasselt (Kranenburg) - Nordrhein-Westfalen

Liberation Route Marker 602: The parsonage under fire

Liberation Route Marker 602: The parsonage under fire

Gasselte - Drenthe

Liberation Route Marker 201: Stand firm at all cost

Liberation Route Marker 201: Stand firm at all cost

Geijsteren - Limburg

Liberation Route Marker 006: The Bridge Builders

Liberation Route Marker 006: The Bridge Builders

Gennep - Limburg

Liberation Route Marker 007: The Capture of Gennep

Liberation Route Marker 007: The Capture of Gennep

Gennep - Limburg

Liberation Route Marker 037: Sinterklaas at Mariaoord

Liberation Route Marker 037: Sinterklaas at Mariaoord

Gennep - Limburg

Liberation Route Marker 142: But this airfield brought disasters…

Liberation Route Marker 142: But this airfield brought disasters…

Gilze (Gilze en Rijen) - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 123: The John S. Thompson Bridge

Liberation Route Marker 123: The John S. Thompson Bridge

Grave - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 010: German train escapes trough liberated area

Liberation Route Marker 010: German train escapes trough liberated area

Groesbeek - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 039: A farm in No man's land

Liberation Route Marker 039: A farm in No man's land

Groesbeek - Gelderland

Vector of Memory: The battle for the Grote Markt

Vector of Memory: The battle for the Grote Markt

Groningen - Groningen

Liberation Route Marker 207: A ray of hope

Liberation Route Marker 207: A ray of hope

Haelen (Leudal) - Limburg

Liberation Route Marker 048: Hotel Sionshof

Liberation Route Marker 048: Hotel Sionshof

Heilig Landstichting - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 068: Heilig Land under fire

Liberation Route Marker 068: Heilig Land under fire

Heilig Landstichting - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 504: Hostages drama in Heino

Liberation Route Marker 504: Hostages drama in Heino

Heino - Overijssel

Liberation Route Marker 210: Russian slave labourers executed in cold blood

Liberation Route Marker 210: Russian slave labourers executed in cold blood

Herkenbosch - Limburg

Liberation Route Marker 222: Help for escaped prisoners of war

Liberation Route Marker 222: Help for escaped prisoners of war

Herkenbosch - Limburg

Liberation Route Marker 035: Bridge number 7

Liberation Route Marker 035: Bridge number 7

Heumen - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 118: Refugee

Liberation Route Marker 118: Refugee

Holthees - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 132: The secret map

Liberation Route Marker 132: The secret map

Hooge Zwaluwe - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 134: Black Friday

Liberation Route Marker 134: Black Friday

Hoogerheide - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 135: The Devastated Corner

Liberation Route Marker 135: The Devastated Corner

Hoogerheide - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 600: Camp Westerbork finally liberated

Liberation Route Marker 600: Camp Westerbork finally liberated

Hooghalen - Drenthe

Liberation Route Marker 604: A bittersweet liberation

Liberation Route Marker 604: A bittersweet liberation

Hooghalen - Drenthe

Liberation Route Marker 136: The hardest battle

Liberation Route Marker 136: The hardest battle

Huijbergen - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 042: Engulfed in Fire and Smoke

Liberation Route Marker 042: Engulfed in Fire and Smoke

Huissen - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 144: Back to Hulten

Liberation Route Marker 144: Back to Hulten

Hulten (Gilze en Rijen) - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 221: A day never to be forgotten

Liberation Route Marker 221: A day never to be forgotten

Kessel - Limburg

Liberation Route Marker 090: Kleve destroyed

Liberation Route Marker 090: Kleve destroyed

Kleve - Nordrhein-Westfalen

Liberation Route Marker 091: Imprisoned slave labourers killed during bombing

Liberation Route Marker 091: Imprisoned slave labourers killed during bombing

Kleve (Donsbrüggen) - Nordrhein-Westfalen

Liberation Route Marker 385: Canadian liberator died in Kloetinge

Liberation Route Marker 385: Canadian liberator died in Kloetinge

Kloetinge - Zeeland

Liberation Route Marker 011: Murder of two American soldiers

Liberation Route Marker 011: Murder of two American soldiers

Kranenburg - Nordrhein-Westfalen

Liberation Route Marker 093: Scene of a failed escape attempt

Liberation Route Marker 093: Scene of a failed escape attempt

Kranenburg - Nordrhein-Westfalen

Liberation Route Marker 032: Men’s Island - Betuwe

Liberation Route Marker 032: Men’s Island - Betuwe

Lent - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 391: Grenades bounce across the Sloedam

Liberation Route Marker 391: Grenades bounce across the Sloedam

Lewedorp - Zeeland

Liberation Route Marker 100: Joe's Bridge

Liberation Route Marker 100: Joe's Bridge

Lommel - Limburg

Liberation Route Marker 216: Unparalleled destruction

Liberation Route Marker 216: Unparalleled destruction

Maasbracht - Limburg

Liberation Route Marker 072: Rescue operation Rees labour camp

Liberation Route Marker 072: Rescue operation Rees labour camp

Megchelen - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 205: Cold, wet, dread and distress

Liberation Route Marker 205: Cold, wet, dread and distress

Meijel - Limburg

Liberation Route Marker 225: Private David McKellar

Liberation Route Marker 225: Private David McKellar

Meijel - Limburg

Liberation Route Marker 094: Middelaar in spiritual exile

Liberation Route Marker 094: Middelaar in spiritual exile

Middelaar - Limburg

Liberation Route Marker 127: A race against the clock

Liberation Route Marker 127: A race against the clock

Mill - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 033: Exodus

Liberation Route Marker 033: Exodus

Millingen aan de Rijn - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 008: Through rain and mud to victory

Liberation Route Marker 008: Through rain and mud to victory

Milsbeek - Limburg

Liberation Route Marker 161: Hiding with sister Cornelia

Liberation Route Marker 161: Hiding with sister Cornelia

Moerdijk - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 211: Nightmare in Montfort

Liberation Route Marker 211: Nightmare in Montfort

Montfort - Limburg

Liberation Route Marker 004: The Vanished Grave

Liberation Route Marker 004: The Vanished Grave

Liberation Route Marker 005: Jachtslot de Mookerheide: German meeting place

Liberation Route Marker 005: Jachtslot de Mookerheide: German meeting place

Mookerheide - Limburg

Liberation Route Marker 217: Risking his life

Liberation Route Marker 217: Risking his life

Nederweert - Limburg

Liberation Route Marker 389: Operation Mallard

Liberation Route Marker 389: Operation Mallard

Nieuwdorp - Zeeland

Liberation Route Marker 014: 'Once in your life do something good...' - Jan van Hoof

Liberation Route Marker 014: 'Once in your life do something good...' - Jan van Hoof

Nijmegen - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 015: The American bombardement

Liberation Route Marker 015: The American bombardement

Nijmegen - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 016: German frogmen beleaguer the bridges

Liberation Route Marker 016: German frogmen beleaguer the bridges

Nijmegen - Gelderland

Vector of Memory: Crossing of the River Waal

Vector of Memory: Crossing of the River Waal

Nijmegen - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 500: They looked like Easter eggs

Liberation Route Marker 500: They looked like Easter eggs

Nijverdal (Hellendoorn) - Overijssel

Liberation Route Marker 153: Craving peace

Liberation Route Marker 153: Craving peace

Nispen - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 083: Bombing the Dike

Liberation Route Marker 083: Bombing the Dike

Ommeren - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 041: Hotel Dreyeroord

Liberation Route Marker 041: Hotel Dreyeroord

Oosterbeek - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 080: Battle of Opheusden

Liberation Route Marker 080: Battle of Opheusden

Opheusden - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 218: A cross in the Peel

Liberation Route Marker 218: A cross in the Peel

Ospeldijk - Limburg

Information Point Brabant Wall and Liberation Route Europe

Information Point Brabant Wall and Liberation Route Europe

Ossendrecht - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 056: The last major battle in the Netherlands

Liberation Route Marker 056: The last major battle in the Netherlands

Otterlo - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 499: The Four Freedoms

Liberation Route Marker 499: The Four Freedoms

Oud-Vossemeer - Zeeland

Liberation Route Marker 496: The Phoenix caissons

Liberation Route Marker 496: The Phoenix caissons

Ouwerkerk - Zeeland

Liberation Route Marker 002: Freedom falls from the skies

Liberation Route Marker 002: Freedom falls from the skies

Overasselt - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 003: Josephine Baker performs!

Liberation Route Marker 003: Josephine Baker performs!

Overasselt - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 117: The Battle of Overloon

Liberation Route Marker 117: The Battle of Overloon

Overloon - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 062: The attack

Liberation Route Marker 062: The attack

Putten - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 063: The raid

Liberation Route Marker 063: The raid

Putten - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 064: A village of widows

Liberation Route Marker 064: A village of widows

Putten - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 030: The British taken by surprise

Liberation Route Marker 030: The British taken by surprise

Randwijk - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 124: The forgotten airfield

Liberation Route Marker 124: The forgotten airfield

Ravenstein - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 122: De Kleine Elft

Liberation Route Marker 122: De Kleine Elft

Reek - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 482: The Renesse Ten

Liberation Route Marker 482: The Renesse Ten

Renesse - Zeeland

Liberation Route Marker 020: The landing of parachutists and gliders

Liberation Route Marker 020: The landing of parachutists and gliders

Renkum - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 050: Evacuate the Zoo!

Liberation Route Marker 050: Evacuate the Zoo!

Rhenen - Gelderland

Liberation Route Marker 143: Gilze-Rijen airfield

Liberation Route Marker 143: Gilze-Rijen airfield

Rijen (Gilze-Rijen) - North Brabant

Liberation Route Marker 502: Unguided missiles

Liberation Route Marker 502: Unguided missiles

Rijssen - Overijssel

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