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Former home of Mayor Luske
Former home of Mayor LuskeFormer home of Mayor Luske
Jacques J.C.M. Luske was the mayor of Bergharen during the Second World War. Luske regularly protested against the German authorities and actively helped to protect people in hiding. During a raid, a number of people in hiding were arrested; after being tortured, they admitted that Luske had helped them go into hiding. On 6 March 1944, Luske was arrested by the Germans. He was eventually sent to Neuengamme concentration camp near Hamburg, where he died on 27 December 1944. Luske was 43 years old.
Jacques J.C.M. Luske was the mayor of Bergharen during the Second World War. Luske regularly prot...
Bergharen
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Groesbeek’s aqueduct
Groesbeek’s aqueduct
The Romans took full advantage of the landscape with differences in level rarely seen in this cou...
BERG EN DAL
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Kronenburgerpark
Kronenburgerpark
Kronenburgerpark has more than 150 different tree species and the differences in height make the...
Nijmegen
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Lange Hezelstraat (Nijmegen)
Lange Hezelstraat (Nijmegen)
De Lange Hezelstraat, the oldest shopping street in the Netherlands, is home to a wide selection...
NIJMEGEN
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The Roman Catholic parish house set up as a medical post
The Roman Catholic parish house set up as a medical post
At the beginning of the Battle of Arnhem, under the leadership of the local female doctor, Dr. A....
Driel
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Batenburg
Batenburg
In Batenburg, a picturesque town on the banks of the river Maas, time seems to have stopped. Stra...
BATENBURG
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Audiospot: Josphine Baker performs!
Audiospot: Josphine Baker performs!
In October 1944, the world famous revue star, Josephine Baker, performed here in the Café van Lin...
Overasselt
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Toonen Dekkers Grebbeberg
Toonen Dekkers GrebbebergToonen Dekkers Grebbeberg
This street is named after Sigbertus Toonen Dekkers, a resident of Balgoij, who was killed in action on the Grebbeberg on 13 May 1940 at the age of 35.
This street is named after Sigbertus Toonen Dekkers, a resident of Balgoij, who was killed in act...
Balgoij
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Tienakker Convent
Tienakker ConventTienakker Convent
The British headquarters here in Wijchen was located in this old convent. The monument recounts the story of the Sisters of Tienakker, who had to deal with the German Wehrmacht, patients from the Sint Jozefgesticht and refugees from Nijmegen. From the end of September 1944, it then became the British headquarters. King George VI also paid a visit to boost the morale of the troops. At the front of the entrance to the Kloosterpark stands a monument providing further information. The convent is now privately owned.
The convent is now privately owned.
The British headquarters here in Wijchen was located in this old convent. The monument tells the...
Wijchen
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Amusement park Tivoli
Amusement park Tivoli
Amusement park Tivoli offers kids from two years old really great fun with exciting rides and amu...
BERG EN DAL
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Casting company De Tinnen Roos/ ’t Gelders Maakmuseum
Casting company De Tinnen Roos/ ’t Gelders Maakmuseum
Our products, from candlesticks to name plates, deserve a place in your home. We give you a choic...
MILLINGEN AAN DE RIJN
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Rijndijk and Engineers Monument: the crossing of the Rhine
Rijndijk and Engineers Monument: the crossing of the Rhine
This location - situated opposite the village of Oosterbeek - played an important role in both th...
Driel
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Park Lingezegen
Park Lingezegen
Whether you are an avid birdwatcher, want to go for a walk with the dog, love going for a bike ri...
ELST GLD
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The first clashes: German attacks repelled, losses to be mourned.
The first clashes: German attacks repelled, losses to be mourned.
The Polish troops took up positions in and around Driel, including at the predecessor of this pos...
Driel
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Het Buitencentrum
Het Buitencentrum
Het Buitencentrum provides indoor and outdoor activities at a unique location, in the magnificent...
OVERASSELT
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Restaurant Pancake House St. Walrick
Restaurant Pancake House St. Walrick
The St. Walrick restaurant and pancake house is situated in wooded surroundings. There is a small...
OVERASSELT
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German positions behind the railway embankment take Polish troops under fire.
German positions behind the railway embankment take Polish troops under fire.
After the landing of the Polish paratroopers, the German commander quickly sent in troops from th...
Driel
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Wijnhoeve de Colonjes
Wijnhoeve de Colonjes
The largest (13 ha) and most beautiful organic vineyard in the Netherlands lies in Groesbeek. Its...
GROESBEEK
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Blixem
Blixem
NIJMEGEN
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Ammunition Crates in Wijchen
Ammunition Crates in WijchenAmmunition Crates in Wijchen
During the winter of 1944–1945, the area around Nijmegen became a major gathering point for troops and ammunition. All this was in preparation for Operation Veritable, the attack on Germany that was to begin from this area on 8 February 1945. Many people had Allied soldiers and evacuees ‘quartered’ in their homes. Wijchen, too, was full of ammunition destined for the front. The ammunition crates were lined up in long rows along the road. The Zandstraat, now known as the Kasteellaan, was one of the streets packed with these crates, as was what is now the Nieuweweg. Children would regularly get hold of items from these crates, such as bullets, air pistols and the like. They often played with these, though unfortunately not always with a happy ending.
During the winter of 1944–1945, the area around Nijmegen served as a major gathering point for tr...
Wijchen
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The Driel ferry - disabled for the Germans and unusable for the Poles
The Driel ferry - disabled for the Germans and unusable for the Poles
The first objective of the Polish troops was to use the Driel ferry to cross the river and to rea...
Driel
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Wijchen Peace Monument
Wijchen Peace MonumentWijchen Peace Monument
‘To all those who gave their lives for peace, wherever in the world.’ This is the inscription on this monument, which commemorates the suffering caused by all wars. The monument was designed by Henk Scheffer, a resident of Wijchen, to mark the 40th anniversary of Wijchen’s liberation. On Saturday 8 September 1984, the Queen’s Commissioner for Gelderland, Mr De Bruijne, came to Wijchen to unveil the memorial. Commemorative events are held at the monument, including the commemoration of the liberation of Wijchen and the surrounding area on 17 September. The monument is also intended as a warning against the rise of fascism and racism. The white concrete column symbolises ‘good’. The shields, made of hot-dip galvanised steel, symbolise evil. Evil attempts to penetrate good, seeking to destroy it, but is repelled because good ultimately has greater strength.
‘To all those who gave their lives for peace, wherever in the world.’ These are the words inscrib...
Wijchen
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LiberationTour
LiberationTour
In lovely Groesbeek, a stone’s throw from Nijmegen, Liberation Tour hosts a liberation-themed tou...
GROESBEEK
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Leurse hof
Leurse hof
During Operation Market Garden in 1944, the Heerlijkheid van Leur served as a resting place for t...
Leur
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