Overijssel

Liberation Route:Holandia • Overijssel

Podczas gdy w 1944 roku południowe regiony Holandii w dużej mierze zostały wyzwolone, mieszkańcy Overijssel musieli znosić okupację jeszcze przez kilka miesięcy, do czasu gdy również oni zostali wyzwoleni w 1945 roku. Podczas tych miesięcy Overijssel była bombardowana, organizowano tu akcje ruchu oporu, a nazistowskie wojska użyły jej jako platformy do wystrzelenia pocisków V1 i V2 na Antwerpię i Londyn.

Canadian War Cemetery Holten

The 'Canadian War Cemetery Holten' on the Holterberg is one of the most impressive reminders of the Second World War. In the spring of 1945, after five years of oppression, Canadian troops were principally responsible for the liberation of northern and eastern Netherlands. During the liberation operations, many Canadian liberators paid the ultimate price. In an historic setting, 1,394 military have found their final resting place at the Canadian Military Cemetery.

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503. The railway bridge over the IJssel

The old railway bridge in Deventer is militarily important during the Second World War. Germans use the railway to transport war materials such as the V1 and V2 from east to west. Food and other desirable items go from west to east. On Sunday morning the 15th of October 1944, people are shocked by extensive Allied bombing of the bridge. Many air strikes follow, but the bridge remains in tact.

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500. "They looked like Easter eggs"

The 22nd of March 1945. It is sunny in Nijverdal. Not a cloud on the horizon, so to speak. People are fairly accustomed to the threatening sound of bombers en route to Germany. There is huge surprise when, in the afternoon, a formation of American planes suddenly dives down and appears to discharge Easter eggs.

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Holandia • Overijssel

Liberation Route:Holandia • Overijssel

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500. "They looked like Easter eggs"

501. The Orange Hotel

502. Unguided missiles

503. The railwaybridge over the IJssel

504. Hostages drama in Heino

505. The Christmas train from Wierden

506. The tragic death of 'auntie'

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Canadian War Cemetery Holten

503. The railway bridge over the IJssel

Memory Museum

500. "They looked like Easter eggs"