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FRISIAN RESISTANCE!
Frisian resistance! In the last two years of the war, the resistance in Friesland became more and more organised. On 12 December 1944, the Dutch Internal Armed Forces (NBS) were founded in Friesland on the orders and under the leadership of Prince Bernhard. In Makkum the resistance was active from the very beginning of the war, and in thesmall
MISTAKE AFTER MISTAKE Mistake after mistake. November 1944. American troops fight to no end in the Hürtgen Forest, in impenetrable woods and incessant rain, facing heavy resistance by the German Wehrmacht. At the headquaters far behind the front lines, senior officers prepare new attack plans. None oft hem know what the Hürtgen Forest looks like or what toexpect
ATLANTIC WALL IN NORMANDY Atlantic wall in Normandy. Following the invasion of the U.S.S.R. and the entry into the war of the U.S.A. on the British side, German strategy in the West changed from the offensive to the defensive. Hitler agreed to the construction of a fortified line along the western coastline, capable of repulsing any Allied attempt ofinvasion.
MARGRATEN, THE NETHERLANDS AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL Margraten, the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial is the only American military cemetery in the Netherlands. The U.S. 30th Infantry Division liberated this site on 13 September 1944. Here rest 8.301 American military dead. Adoption Program at the American Cemetery Margraten Faces of Margraten LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPETRANSLATE THIS PAGE Liberation Route Europe is een internationale herdenkingsroute die belangrijke mijlpalen uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog met elkaar verbindt. LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPESTORYLINESGERMANYGREAT BRITAININDIVIDUAL TOURSLUXEMBOURGLONDON Liberation Route Europe is an international commemoration route that connects important milestones from the Second World War. THE 51ST HIGHLAND DIVISION IN NORMANDY On 6 June 1944 the 51st Highland Division landed in Normandy on Gold Beach. The men were at the front line in the city of Douvres-la-Délivrande in Normandy and later on the east of the Orne River in a sector held by the 6th British Airborne. The Division took part in the operations Goodwood and Totalize. They also fought for the liberation of Le Havre. 59. THE SECRET VILLAGE By spring 1943, a camp had established itself in the Soerelse forest near Nunspeet as a safe haven for people in hiding. The Secret Village as it was known, offered refuge to more than eighty people, among them were Jews, British airmen and German deserters. Then on Sunday the 29th of October 1944, disaster struck. Two Dutch SS soldiers of the 'Landstorm Nederland' Division, hunting in the LE CIMETIÈRE MILITAIRE BRITANNIQUE DE BAYEUXTRANSLATE THIS PAGE Près de 4 000 soldats britanniques reposent dans le cimetière militaire britannique de Bayeux, ce qui fait de lui le plus grand cimetière militaire britannique de la Seconde Guerre mondiale en France. Face à lui, un mémorial commémore les soldats du Commonwealth tombés au cours de la Bataille de Normandie et dont les corps n'ont pas pu être identifiés. MEMORIAL PLAQUE SCHULENBURGRING 2 Memorial Plaque Schulenburgring 2. Early May 1945 Schulenburgring 2 was a focal point of world history. In this building Soviet General Vasily Chuikov housed his headquarters. German General Helmuth Weidling, the commander of the Berlin garrison, signed the surrender order on the ground floor of the building. The important east-westconnecting
FRISIAN RESISTANCE!
Frisian resistance! In the last two years of the war, the resistance in Friesland became more and more organised. On 12 December 1944, the Dutch Internal Armed Forces (NBS) were founded in Friesland on the orders and under the leadership of Prince Bernhard. In Makkum the resistance was active from the very beginning of the war, and in thesmall
MISTAKE AFTER MISTAKE Mistake after mistake. November 1944. American troops fight to no end in the Hürtgen Forest, in impenetrable woods and incessant rain, facing heavy resistance by the German Wehrmacht. At the headquaters far behind the front lines, senior officers prepare new attack plans. None oft hem know what the Hürtgen Forest looks like or what toexpect
ATLANTIC WALL IN NORMANDY Atlantic wall in Normandy. Following the invasion of the U.S.S.R. and the entry into the war of the U.S.A. on the British side, German strategy in the West changed from the offensive to the defensive. Hitler agreed to the construction of a fortified line along the western coastline, capable of repulsing any Allied attempt ofinvasion.
MARGRATEN, THE NETHERLANDS AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL Margraten, the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial is the only American military cemetery in the Netherlands. The U.S. 30th Infantry Division liberated this site on 13 September 1944. Here rest 8.301 American military dead. Adoption Program at the American Cemetery Margraten Faces of Margraten LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPETRANSLATE THIS PAGE Liberation Route Europe is een internationale herdenkingsroute die belangrijke mijlpalen uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog met elkaar verbindt. 59. THE SECRET VILLAGE By spring 1943, a camp had established itself in the Soerelse forest near Nunspeet as a safe haven for people in hiding. The Secret Village as it was known, offered refuge to more than eighty people, among them were Jews, British airmen and German deserters. Then on Sunday the 29th of October 1944, disaster struck. Two Dutch SS soldiers of the 'Landstorm Nederland' Division, hunting in theHELENE PALM
Helene Palm’s family was unwilling to evacuate their ancestral village of Vossenack, but the fighting made it impossible to stay. When they finally felt forced to flee, their escape route took them to Sachsen (Saxony), where they had to live through the onslaught of the Soviet Army and once again had to fear for their lives. When they returned in 1945, they found their home in ruins.SURRENDER OF BERLIN
After the Soviet troops had occupied the Reichstag on 1 May 1945, German defeat was imminent. On 2 May, Soviet intelligence received a radio message from the German 56th Armored Corps requesting an armistice. Later that morning, corps commander General Helmuth Weidling signed the order of surrender, which was then conveyed to all soldiers of the Berlin garrison. THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY Key to Western Europe’s liberation. Fought between the iconic landings on 6 June 1944 and the liberation of Paris on 25 August, the Battle of Normandy is often overlooked. Yet this campaign decided the course of the war in Northwestern Europe. The losses were huge: more than 100.000 people were killed during the 80 days, 20.000 of themcivilians.
GOLD BEACH - LIBERATION ROUTE Gold Beach. On D-Day, Gold was the code name for the beach where the 50th British Infantry Division was to land. It was located between Ver-sur-Mer and Asnelles on the Normandy coast. Despite fierce resistance from some German strongholds, the 50th Division accomplished the farthest breakthrough inland of all Allied seaborneforces, as it came
GENERAL GEORGE PATTON United States General George Patton made his reputation in North Africa and Sicily. The Germans feared his skill and bravura. Therefore he was put in charge of the fictional 1st U.S. Army Group, a successful ruse to convince the Germans that the invasion of Europewould take
KALL BRIDGE
Kall Bridge. When, in November 1944, worn-out American units were forced to retreat from the village of Schmidt, they had to pass the Kall bridge under fire. In the midst of the bitter fighting, Dr. Stüttgen, a German medical officer, organized several short cease-fires. As a result, wounded soldiers from both sides could betreated by German
JENNY-WANDA BARKMANN Jenny-Wanda Barkmann was born in Hamburg in 1921. Little is known about her life, but it is a known fact that in 1944 she became- Aufseherin, a female-guard, in the women’s section of Stutthofconcentration camp.
207. A RAY OF HOPE
207. A ray of hope. In late October 1944, the Wessem-Nederweert canal is part of the front line. Oberst Harry Hermann has his command post in Heythuysen and his 'Parapluus' German paratroopers seek shelter at the Kloosterhof farm and the St. Elisabeth Convent.LIBERATION OF ROME
Liberation of Rome. Rome was the first capital to be liberated from Nazi German occupation on 4 June 1944. Rome had been declared an open city which meant that it could be captured without any fighting. This was a welcome relieve after the heavy fought campaign of Cassino. On 11 May 1944 the Allies launched Operation Diadem which was to break LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPESTORYLINESPERSONAL STORIESGERMANYGREAT BRITAININDIVIDUAL TOURSLUXEMBOURG Liberation Route Europe is an international commemoration route that connects important milestones from the Second World War. THE 51ST HIGHLAND DIVISION IN NORMANDY On 6 June 1944 the 51st Highland Division landed in Normandy on Gold Beach. The men were at the front line in the city of Douvres-la-Délivrande in Normandy and later on the east of the Orne River in a sector held by the 6th British Airborne. The Division took part in the operations Goodwood and Totalize. They also fought for the liberation of Le Havre. 59. THE SECRET VILLAGE By spring 1943, a camp had established itself in the Soerelse forest near Nunspeet as a safe haven for people in hiding. The Secret Village as it was known, offered refuge to more than eighty people, among them were Jews, British airmen and German deserters. Then on Sunday the 29th of October 1944, disaster struck. Two Dutch SS soldiers of the 'Landstorm Nederland' Division, hunting in theJOE'S BRIDGE
Joe's Bridge. On September 17, 1944, the British XXXth Army Corps departs from here to enter the Netherlands. The bridge does not fall to the British without a fight. A week earlier, it is captured by the Irish Guards in a surprise attack on the Germans. But the Germans don’t surrender the bridge so easily.BATTLE OF SCHMIDT
On 12 September 1944, the first U.S. troops crossed the German border near the ancient city of Aachen, with units pushing into the Huertgen Forest to secure their right flank. Underestimating the German defences and the difficulties of the terrain they suffered heavy losses during a bitter confrontation starting on 2 November, known as ‘The Battle for (the town of) Schmidt’.SURRENDER OF BERLIN
After the Soviet troops had occupied the Reichstag on 1 May 1945, German defeat was imminent. On 2 May, Soviet intelligence received a radio message from the German 56th Armored Corps requesting an armistice. Later that morning, corps commander General Helmuth Weidling signed the order of surrender, which was then conveyed to all soldiers of the Berlin garrison.FRISIAN RESISTANCE!
Frisian resistance! In the last two years of the war, the resistance in Friesland became more and more organised. On 12 December 1944, the Dutch Internal Armed Forces (NBS) were founded in Friesland on the orders and under the leadership of Prince Bernhard. In Makkum the resistance was active from the very beginning of the war, and in thesmall
LE CIMETIÈRE MILITAIRE BRITANNIQUE DE BAYEUXTRANSLATE THIS PAGE Près de 4 000 soldats britanniques reposent dans le cimetière militaire britannique de Bayeux, ce qui fait de lui le plus grand cimetière militaire britannique de la Seconde Guerre mondiale en France. Face à lui, un mémorial commémore les soldats du Commonwealth tombés au cours de la Bataille de Normandie et dont les corps n'ont pas pu être identifiés. MEMORIAL PLAQUE SCHULENBURGRING 2 Memorial Plaque Schulenburgring 2. Early May 1945 Schulenburgring 2 was a focal point of world history. In this building Soviet General Vasily Chuikov housed his headquarters. German General Helmuth Weidling, the commander of the Berlin garrison, signed the surrender order on the ground floor of the building. The important east-westconnecting
MISTAKE AFTER MISTAKE Mistake after mistake. November 1944. American troops fight to no end in the Hürtgen Forest, in impenetrable woods and incessant rain, facing heavy resistance by the German Wehrmacht. At the headquaters far behind the front lines, senior officers prepare new attack plans. None oft hem know what the Hürtgen Forest looks like or what toexpect
LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPESTORYLINESPERSONAL STORIESGERMANYGREAT BRITAININDIVIDUAL TOURSLUXEMBOURG Liberation Route Europe is an international commemoration route that connects important milestones from the Second World War. THE 51ST HIGHLAND DIVISION IN NORMANDY On 6 June 1944 the 51st Highland Division landed in Normandy on Gold Beach. The men were at the front line in the city of Douvres-la-Délivrande in Normandy and later on the east of the Orne River in a sector held by the 6th British Airborne. The Division took part in the operations Goodwood and Totalize. They also fought for the liberation of Le Havre. 59. THE SECRET VILLAGE By spring 1943, a camp had established itself in the Soerelse forest near Nunspeet as a safe haven for people in hiding. The Secret Village as it was known, offered refuge to more than eighty people, among them were Jews, British airmen and German deserters. Then on Sunday the 29th of October 1944, disaster struck. Two Dutch SS soldiers of the 'Landstorm Nederland' Division, hunting in theJOE'S BRIDGE
Joe's Bridge. On September 17, 1944, the British XXXth Army Corps departs from here to enter the Netherlands. The bridge does not fall to the British without a fight. A week earlier, it is captured by the Irish Guards in a surprise attack on the Germans. But the Germans don’t surrender the bridge so easily.BATTLE OF SCHMIDT
On 12 September 1944, the first U.S. troops crossed the German border near the ancient city of Aachen, with units pushing into the Huertgen Forest to secure their right flank. Underestimating the German defences and the difficulties of the terrain they suffered heavy losses during a bitter confrontation starting on 2 November, known as ‘The Battle for (the town of) Schmidt’.SURRENDER OF BERLIN
After the Soviet troops had occupied the Reichstag on 1 May 1945, German defeat was imminent. On 2 May, Soviet intelligence received a radio message from the German 56th Armored Corps requesting an armistice. Later that morning, corps commander General Helmuth Weidling signed the order of surrender, which was then conveyed to all soldiers of the Berlin garrison.FRISIAN RESISTANCE!
Frisian resistance! In the last two years of the war, the resistance in Friesland became more and more organised. On 12 December 1944, the Dutch Internal Armed Forces (NBS) were founded in Friesland on the orders and under the leadership of Prince Bernhard. In Makkum the resistance was active from the very beginning of the war, and in thesmall
LE CIMETIÈRE MILITAIRE BRITANNIQUE DE BAYEUXTRANSLATE THIS PAGE Près de 4 000 soldats britanniques reposent dans le cimetière militaire britannique de Bayeux, ce qui fait de lui le plus grand cimetière militaire britannique de la Seconde Guerre mondiale en France. Face à lui, un mémorial commémore les soldats du Commonwealth tombés au cours de la Bataille de Normandie et dont les corps n'ont pas pu être identifiés. MEMORIAL PLAQUE SCHULENBURGRING 2 Memorial Plaque Schulenburgring 2. Early May 1945 Schulenburgring 2 was a focal point of world history. In this building Soviet General Vasily Chuikov housed his headquarters. German General Helmuth Weidling, the commander of the Berlin garrison, signed the surrender order on the ground floor of the building. The important east-westconnecting
MISTAKE AFTER MISTAKE Mistake after mistake. November 1944. American troops fight to no end in the Hürtgen Forest, in impenetrable woods and incessant rain, facing heavy resistance by the German Wehrmacht. At the headquaters far behind the front lines, senior officers prepare new attack plans. None oft hem know what the Hürtgen Forest looks like or what toexpect
STORYLINES - LIBERATION ROUTE The story of the Liberation of Europe is a book with many chapters. Those chapters and storylines are the context and overarching stories about the last phase of the Second World War. Find out more about the different chapters of the Liberation of Europe, and of its consequences, from the preparation of the Liberation to the end of thewar.
59. THE SECRET VILLAGE By spring 1943, a camp had established itself in the Soerelse forest near Nunspeet as a safe haven for people in hiding. The Secret Village as it was known, offered refuge to more than eighty people, among them were Jews, British airmen and German deserters. Then on Sunday the 29th of October 1944, disaster struck. Two Dutch SS soldiers of the 'Landstorm Nederland' Division, hunting in thePERSONAL STORIES
Find out the personal stories of those who, at their level, have been the actors of the last phase of the Second World War. Soldiers, politicians, civilians, resistants, collaborators or victims, they are the many faces of this major episode of our history.BATTLE OF SCHMIDT
On 12 September 1944, the first U.S. troops crossed the German border near the ancient city of Aachen, with units pushing into the Huertgen Forest to secure their right flank. Underestimating the German defences and the difficulties of the terrain they suffered heavy losses during a bitter confrontation starting on 2 November, known as ‘The Battle for (the town of) Schmidt’. THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY Fought between the iconic landings on 6 June 1944 and the liberation of Paris on 25 August, the Battle of Normandy is often overlooked. Yet this campaign decided the course of the war in Northwestern Europe. The losses were huge: more than 100.000 people were killed during the 80 days, 20.000 of them civilians. JENNY-WANDA BARKMANN Jenny-Wanda Barkmann was born in Hamburg in 1921. Little is known about her life, but it is a known fact that in 1944 she became- Aufseherin, a female-guard, in the women’s section of Stutthofconcentration camp.
MARGRATEN, THE NETHERLANDS AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL Margraten, the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial is the only American military cemetery in the Netherlands. The U.S. 30th Infantry Division liberated this site on 13 September 1944. Here rest 8.301 American military dead. Adoption Program at the American Cemetery Margraten Faces of MargratenLIBERATION OF ROME
Liberation of Rome. Rome was the first capital to be liberated from Nazi German occupation on 4 June 1944. Rome had been declared an open city which meant that it could be captured without any fighting. This was a welcome relieve after the heavy fought campaign of Cassino. On 11 May 1944 the Allies launched Operation Diadem which was to break GENERAL GEORGE PATTON United States General George Patton made his reputation in North Africa and Sicily. The Germans feared his skill and bravura. Therefore he was put in charge of the fictional 1st U.S. Army Group, a successful ruse to convince the Germans that the invasion of Europewould take
THE TORCHBEARER
The raised torch is a reference to the ancient Greek myth of Prometheus bringing fire to mankind. It fits in with the symbolism of light, popular in National Socialism, and was politically reinterpreted: The flame symbolised the rebirth of the nation through the victory of Nazi-Germany. When the U.S. soldiers captured theOrdensburg in 1945
LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPESTORYLINESPERSONAL STORIESGERMANYGREAT BRITAININDIVIDUAL TOURSLUXEMBOURG Liberation Route Europe is an international commemoration route that connects important milestones from the Second World War. THE 51ST HIGHLAND DIVISION IN NORMANDY On 6 June 1944 the 51st Highland Division landed in Normandy on Gold Beach. The men were at the front line in the city of Douvres-la-Délivrande in Normandy and later on the east of the Orne River in a sector held by the 6th British Airborne. The Division took part in the operations Goodwood and Totalize. They also fought for the liberation of Le Havre. 59. THE SECRET VILLAGE By spring 1943, a camp had established itself in the Soerelse forest near Nunspeet as a safe haven for people in hiding. The Secret Village as it was known, offered refuge to more than eighty people, among them were Jews, British airmen and German deserters. Then on Sunday the 29th of October 1944, disaster struck. Two Dutch SS soldiers of the 'Landstorm Nederland' Division, hunting in theJOE'S BRIDGE
Joe's Bridge. On September 17, 1944, the British XXXth Army Corps departs from here to enter the Netherlands. The bridge does not fall to the British without a fight. A week earlier, it is captured by the Irish Guards in a surprise attack on the Germans. But the Germans don’t surrender the bridge so easily.BATTLE OF SCHMIDT
On 12 September 1944, the first U.S. troops crossed the German border near the ancient city of Aachen, with units pushing into the Huertgen Forest to secure their right flank. Underestimating the German defences and the difficulties of the terrain they suffered heavy losses during a bitter confrontation starting on 2 November, known as ‘The Battle for (the town of) Schmidt’.SURRENDER OF BERLIN
After the Soviet troops had occupied the Reichstag on 1 May 1945, German defeat was imminent. On 2 May, Soviet intelligence received a radio message from the German 56th Armored Corps requesting an armistice. Later that morning, corps commander General Helmuth Weidling signed the order of surrender, which was then conveyed to all soldiers of the Berlin garrison.FRISIAN RESISTANCE!
Frisian resistance! In the last two years of the war, the resistance in Friesland became more and more organised. On 12 December 1944, the Dutch Internal Armed Forces (NBS) were founded in Friesland on the orders and under the leadership of Prince Bernhard. In Makkum the resistance was active from the very beginning of the war, and in thesmall
LE CIMETIÈRE MILITAIRE BRITANNIQUE DE BAYEUXTRANSLATE THIS PAGE Près de 4 000 soldats britanniques reposent dans le cimetière militaire britannique de Bayeux, ce qui fait de lui le plus grand cimetière militaire britannique de la Seconde Guerre mondiale en France. Face à lui, un mémorial commémore les soldats du Commonwealth tombés au cours de la Bataille de Normandie et dont les corps n'ont pas pu être identifiés. MEMORIAL PLAQUE SCHULENBURGRING 2 Memorial Plaque Schulenburgring 2. Early May 1945 Schulenburgring 2 was a focal point of world history. In this building Soviet General Vasily Chuikov housed his headquarters. German General Helmuth Weidling, the commander of the Berlin garrison, signed the surrender order on the ground floor of the building. The important east-westconnecting
MISTAKE AFTER MISTAKE Mistake after mistake. November 1944. American troops fight to no end in the Hürtgen Forest, in impenetrable woods and incessant rain, facing heavy resistance by the German Wehrmacht. At the headquaters far behind the front lines, senior officers prepare new attack plans. None oft hem know what the Hürtgen Forest looks like or what toexpect
LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPESTORYLINESPERSONAL STORIESGERMANYGREAT BRITAININDIVIDUAL TOURSLUXEMBOURG Liberation Route Europe is an international commemoration route that connects important milestones from the Second World War. THE 51ST HIGHLAND DIVISION IN NORMANDY On 6 June 1944 the 51st Highland Division landed in Normandy on Gold Beach. The men were at the front line in the city of Douvres-la-Délivrande in Normandy and later on the east of the Orne River in a sector held by the 6th British Airborne. The Division took part in the operations Goodwood and Totalize. They also fought for the liberation of Le Havre. 59. THE SECRET VILLAGE By spring 1943, a camp had established itself in the Soerelse forest near Nunspeet as a safe haven for people in hiding. The Secret Village as it was known, offered refuge to more than eighty people, among them were Jews, British airmen and German deserters. Then on Sunday the 29th of October 1944, disaster struck. Two Dutch SS soldiers of the 'Landstorm Nederland' Division, hunting in theJOE'S BRIDGE
Joe's Bridge. On September 17, 1944, the British XXXth Army Corps departs from here to enter the Netherlands. The bridge does not fall to the British without a fight. A week earlier, it is captured by the Irish Guards in a surprise attack on the Germans. But the Germans don’t surrender the bridge so easily.BATTLE OF SCHMIDT
On 12 September 1944, the first U.S. troops crossed the German border near the ancient city of Aachen, with units pushing into the Huertgen Forest to secure their right flank. Underestimating the German defences and the difficulties of the terrain they suffered heavy losses during a bitter confrontation starting on 2 November, known as ‘The Battle for (the town of) Schmidt’.SURRENDER OF BERLIN
After the Soviet troops had occupied the Reichstag on 1 May 1945, German defeat was imminent. On 2 May, Soviet intelligence received a radio message from the German 56th Armored Corps requesting an armistice. Later that morning, corps commander General Helmuth Weidling signed the order of surrender, which was then conveyed to all soldiers of the Berlin garrison.FRISIAN RESISTANCE!
Frisian resistance! In the last two years of the war, the resistance in Friesland became more and more organised. On 12 December 1944, the Dutch Internal Armed Forces (NBS) were founded in Friesland on the orders and under the leadership of Prince Bernhard. In Makkum the resistance was active from the very beginning of the war, and in thesmall
LE CIMETIÈRE MILITAIRE BRITANNIQUE DE BAYEUXTRANSLATE THIS PAGE Près de 4 000 soldats britanniques reposent dans le cimetière militaire britannique de Bayeux, ce qui fait de lui le plus grand cimetière militaire britannique de la Seconde Guerre mondiale en France. Face à lui, un mémorial commémore les soldats du Commonwealth tombés au cours de la Bataille de Normandie et dont les corps n'ont pas pu être identifiés. MEMORIAL PLAQUE SCHULENBURGRING 2 Memorial Plaque Schulenburgring 2. Early May 1945 Schulenburgring 2 was a focal point of world history. In this building Soviet General Vasily Chuikov housed his headquarters. German General Helmuth Weidling, the commander of the Berlin garrison, signed the surrender order on the ground floor of the building. The important east-westconnecting
MISTAKE AFTER MISTAKE Mistake after mistake. November 1944. American troops fight to no end in the Hürtgen Forest, in impenetrable woods and incessant rain, facing heavy resistance by the German Wehrmacht. At the headquaters far behind the front lines, senior officers prepare new attack plans. None oft hem know what the Hürtgen Forest looks like or what toexpect
STORYLINES - LIBERATION ROUTE The story of the Liberation of Europe is a book with many chapters. Those chapters and storylines are the context and overarching stories about the last phase of the Second World War. Find out more about the different chapters of the Liberation of Europe, and of its consequences, from the preparation of the Liberation to the end of thewar.
PERSONAL STORIES
Find out the personal stories of those who, at their level, have been the actors of the last phase of the Second World War. Soldiers, politicians, civilians, resistants, collaborators or victims, they are the many faces of this major episode of our history.BATTLE OF SCHMIDT
On 12 September 1944, the first U.S. troops crossed the German border near the ancient city of Aachen, with units pushing into the Huertgen Forest to secure their right flank. Underestimating the German defences and the difficulties of the terrain they suffered heavy losses during a bitter confrontation starting on 2 November, known as ‘The Battle for (the town of) Schmidt’. THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY Fought between the iconic landings on 6 June 1944 and the liberation of Paris on 25 August, the Battle of Normandy is often overlooked. Yet this campaign decided the course of the war in Northwestern Europe. The losses were huge: more than 100.000 people were killed during the 80 days, 20.000 of them civilians.SURRENDER OF BERLIN
After the Soviet troops had occupied the Reichstag on 1 May 1945, German defeat was imminent. On 2 May, Soviet intelligence received a radio message from the German 56th Armored Corps requesting an armistice. Later that morning, corps commander General Helmuth Weidling signed the order of surrender, which was then conveyed to all soldiers of the Berlin garrison. JENNY-WANDA BARKMANN Jenny-Wanda Barkmann was born in Hamburg in 1921. Little is known about her life, but it is a known fact that in 1944 she became- Aufseherin, a female-guard, in the women’s section of Stutthofconcentration camp.
ATLANTIC WALL IN NORMANDY Atlantic wall in Normandy. Following the invasion of the U.S.S.R. and the entry into the war of the U.S.A. on the British side, German strategy in the West changed from the offensive to the defensive. Hitler agreed to the construction of a fortified line along the western coastline, capable of repulsing any Allied attempt ofinvasion.
LA VALETTE UNDERGROUND MILITARY MUSEUM La Valette Underground Military Museum is situated in a German underground tunnel complex constructed by these workers. This particular tunnel was built as a fuel store for German U-boats, but was never finished. Work on the conversion of the tunnels into a Museum started in late 1987 and took two years to complete. GENERAL GEORGE PATTON United States General George Patton made his reputation in North Africa and Sicily. The Germans feared his skill and bravura. Therefore he was put in charge of the fictional 1st U.S. Army Group, a successful ruse to convince the Germans that the invasion of Europewould take
MARGRATEN, THE NETHERLANDS AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL Margraten, the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial is the only American military cemetery in the Netherlands. The U.S. 30th Infantry Division liberated this site on 13 September 1944. Here rest 8.301 American military dead. Adoption Program at the American Cemetery Margraten Faces of Margraten LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPESTORYLINESPERSONAL STORIESGERMANYGREAT BRITAININDIVIDUAL TOURSLUXEMBOURG Liberation Route Europe is an international commemoration route that connects important milestones from the Second World War. LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPE, THE HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II On the morning of 2 November 1944, the so-called Battle for Schmidt – or, to the Germans, the Allerseelenschlacht (‘All Souls’ Day Battle’) commenced. The U.S. 28th Infantry Division committed three regiments to the advance on Schmidt. On the second day, one regimentmanaged to
JOE'S BRIDGE
Joe's Bridge. On September 17, 1944, the British XXXth Army Corps departs from here to enter the Netherlands. The bridge does not fall to the British without a fight. A week earlier, it is captured by the Irish Guards in a surprise attack on the Germans. But the Germans don’t surrender the bridge so easily.FRISIAN RESISTANCE!
Frisian resistance! In the last two years of the war, the resistance in Friesland became more and more organised. On 12 December 1944, the Dutch Internal Armed Forces (NBS) were founded in Friesland on the orders and under the leadership of Prince Bernhard. In Makkum the resistance was active from the very beginning of the war, and in thesmall
THE CAMPAIGN OF MONTE CASSINO The difficult road to Rome. The Allied campaign of Monte Cassino was fought in four phases between January and May 1944. The town of Cassino was a key stronghold on the Gustav Line, the German defence line in Central Italy designed to prevent Allied advance towards Rome. The Allies suffered about 55,000 casualties, the Germans 20,000. MEMORIAL PLAQUE SCHULENBURGRING 2 Memorial Plaque Schulenburgring 2. Early May 1945 Schulenburgring 2 was a focal point of world history. In this building Soviet General Vasily Chuikov housed his headquarters. German General Helmuth Weidling, the commander of the Berlin garrison, signed the surrender order on the ground floor of the building. The important east-westconnecting
THE LAST DAYS OF THE WAR IN GDAŃSK The last days of the war in Gdańsk. Apart from Allied air raids towards the end, the Second World War didn’t affect Gdańsk much. By the end of 1944 though, more than a million refugees from East Prussia arrived in the city hoping to escape the Soviet Army. During the final battle Gdańsk was almost completely destroyed. MISTAKE AFTER MISTAKE Mistake after mistake. November 1944. American troops fight to no end in the Hürtgen Forest, in impenetrable woods and incessant rain, facing heavy resistance by the German Wehrmacht. At the headquaters far behind the front lines, senior officers prepare new attack plans. None oft hem know what the Hürtgen Forest looks like or what toexpect
NATIONAL MEMORIAL FORT BREENDONK National Memorial Fort Breendonk. Originally built to defend Antwerp, Fort Breendonk was a Nazi concentration camp from September 1940 till September 1944. Around 3,500 prisoners passed through this camp. Fort Breendonk is one of the best conserved concentration camps in Europe and is a symbol that perpetuates the memory of the suffering, the MEMORIAL TO US MOTOR TORPEDO SQUADRON 34 Memorial to US Motor Torpedo Squadron 34. In an exposed location on the south-western coast of Jersey is Noirmont Point, beneath which is a warren of bunkers that formed one of Island’s largest coastal artillery batteries during the occupation. LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPESTORYLINESPERSONAL STORIESGERMANYGREAT BRITAININDIVIDUAL TOURSLUXEMBOURG Liberation Route Europe is an international commemoration route that connects important milestones from the Second World War. LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPE, THE HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II On the morning of 2 November 1944, the so-called Battle for Schmidt – or, to the Germans, the Allerseelenschlacht (‘All Souls’ Day Battle’) commenced. The U.S. 28th Infantry Division committed three regiments to the advance on Schmidt. On the second day, one regimentmanaged to
JOE'S BRIDGE
Joe's Bridge. On September 17, 1944, the British XXXth Army Corps departs from here to enter the Netherlands. The bridge does not fall to the British without a fight. A week earlier, it is captured by the Irish Guards in a surprise attack on the Germans. But the Germans don’t surrender the bridge so easily.FRISIAN RESISTANCE!
Frisian resistance! In the last two years of the war, the resistance in Friesland became more and more organised. On 12 December 1944, the Dutch Internal Armed Forces (NBS) were founded in Friesland on the orders and under the leadership of Prince Bernhard. In Makkum the resistance was active from the very beginning of the war, and in thesmall
THE CAMPAIGN OF MONTE CASSINO The difficult road to Rome. The Allied campaign of Monte Cassino was fought in four phases between January and May 1944. The town of Cassino was a key stronghold on the Gustav Line, the German defence line in Central Italy designed to prevent Allied advance towards Rome. The Allies suffered about 55,000 casualties, the Germans 20,000. MEMORIAL PLAQUE SCHULENBURGRING 2 Memorial Plaque Schulenburgring 2. Early May 1945 Schulenburgring 2 was a focal point of world history. In this building Soviet General Vasily Chuikov housed his headquarters. German General Helmuth Weidling, the commander of the Berlin garrison, signed the surrender order on the ground floor of the building. The important east-westconnecting
THE LAST DAYS OF THE WAR IN GDAŃSK The last days of the war in Gdańsk. Apart from Allied air raids towards the end, the Second World War didn’t affect Gdańsk much. By the end of 1944 though, more than a million refugees from East Prussia arrived in the city hoping to escape the Soviet Army. During the final battle Gdańsk was almost completely destroyed. MISTAKE AFTER MISTAKE Mistake after mistake. November 1944. American troops fight to no end in the Hürtgen Forest, in impenetrable woods and incessant rain, facing heavy resistance by the German Wehrmacht. At the headquaters far behind the front lines, senior officers prepare new attack plans. None oft hem know what the Hürtgen Forest looks like or what toexpect
NATIONAL MEMORIAL FORT BREENDONK National Memorial Fort Breendonk. Originally built to defend Antwerp, Fort Breendonk was a Nazi concentration camp from September 1940 till September 1944. Around 3,500 prisoners passed through this camp. Fort Breendonk is one of the best conserved concentration camps in Europe and is a symbol that perpetuates the memory of the suffering, the MEMORIAL TO US MOTOR TORPEDO SQUADRON 34 Memorial to US Motor Torpedo Squadron 34. In an exposed location on the south-western coast of Jersey is Noirmont Point, beneath which is a warren of bunkers that formed one of Island’s largest coastal artillery batteries during the occupation. STORYLINES - LIBERATION ROUTE The story of the Liberation of Europe is a book with many chapters. Those chapters and storylines are the context and overarching stories about the last phase of the Second World War. Find out more about the different chapters of the Liberation of Europe, and of its consequences, from the preparation of the Liberation to the end of thewar.
LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPE Liberation Route Europe is a continuously growing, international remembrance trail that connects important milestones from modern European history. It forms a link between the main regions along the Western Allied Forces’ advance from southern England, to the beaches of Normandy, the Belgian Ardennes, South Eastern provinces of the THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY Fought between the iconic landings on 6 June 1944 and the liberation of Paris on 25 August, the Battle of Normandy is often overlooked. Yet this campaign decided the course of the war in Northwestern Europe. The losses were huge: more than 100.000 people were killed during the 80 days, 20.000 of them civilians.BATTLE OF BERLIN
The battle of Berlin was one of the last battles of the Second World War in Europe. The war that had proceeded from Berlin returned to the city. Many soldiers and LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPE Liberation Route Europe is an international commemoration route that connects important milestones from the Second World War. 59. THE SECRET VILLAGE 59. The secret village. By spring 1943, a camp had established itself in the Soerelse forest near Nunspeet as a safe haven for people in hiding. The Secret Village as it was known, offered refuge to more than eighty people, among them were Jews, British airmen and German deserters. Then on Sunday the 29th of October 1944, disaster struck.SURRENDER OF BERLIN
After the Soviet troops had occupied the Reichstag on 1 May 1945, German defeat was imminent. On 2 May, Soviet intelligence received a radio message from the German 56th Armored Corps requesting an armistice. Later that morning, corps commander General Helmuth Weidling signed the order of surrender, which was then conveyed to all soldiers of the Berlin garrison. JENNY-WANDA BARKMANN Jenny-Wanda Barkmann was born in Hamburg in 1921. Little is known about her life, but it is a known fact that in 1944 she became- Aufseherin, a female-guard, in the women’s section of Stutthofconcentration camp.
NATIONAL MEMORIAL FORT BREENDONK National Memorial Fort Breendonk. Originally built to defend Antwerp, Fort Breendonk was a Nazi concentration camp from September 1940 till September 1944. Around 3,500 prisoners passed through this camp. Fort Breendonk is one of the best conserved concentration camps in Europe and is a symbol that perpetuates the memory of the suffering, the LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPE We allow certain service providers to place cookies and similar technologies on the Platform for the same purposes listed above. Soundcloud. Liberation Route Europe audiospots are using Soundcloud as their audio content distribution platform. LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPESTORYLINESPERSONAL STORIESGERMANYGREAT BRITAININDIVIDUAL TOURSLUXEMBOURG Liberation Route Europe is an international commemoration route that connects important milestones from the Second World War. LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPE, THE HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II On the morning of 2 November 1944, the so-called Battle for Schmidt – or, to the Germans, the Allerseelenschlacht (‘All Souls’ Day Battle’) commenced. The U.S. 28th Infantry Division committed three regiments to the advance on Schmidt. On the second day, one regimentmanaged to
JOE'S BRIDGE
Joe's Bridge. On September 17, 1944, the British XXXth Army Corps departs from here to enter the Netherlands. The bridge does not fall to the British without a fight. A week earlier, it is captured by the Irish Guards in a surprise attack on the Germans. But the Germans don’t surrender the bridge so easily.FRISIAN RESISTANCE!
Frisian resistance! In the last two years of the war, the resistance in Friesland became more and more organised. On 12 December 1944, the Dutch Internal Armed Forces (NBS) were founded in Friesland on the orders and under the leadership of Prince Bernhard. In Makkum the resistance was active from the very beginning of the war, and in thesmall
THE CAMPAIGN OF MONTE CASSINO The difficult road to Rome. The Allied campaign of Monte Cassino was fought in four phases between January and May 1944. The town of Cassino was a key stronghold on the Gustav Line, the German defence line in Central Italy designed to prevent Allied advance towards Rome. The Allies suffered about 55,000 casualties, the Germans 20,000. MEMORIAL PLAQUE SCHULENBURGRING 2 Memorial Plaque Schulenburgring 2. Early May 1945 Schulenburgring 2 was a focal point of world history. In this building Soviet General Vasily Chuikov housed his headquarters. German General Helmuth Weidling, the commander of the Berlin garrison, signed the surrender order on the ground floor of the building. The important east-westconnecting
THE LAST DAYS OF THE WAR IN GDAŃSK The last days of the war in Gdańsk. Apart from Allied air raids towards the end, the Second World War didn’t affect Gdańsk much. By the end of 1944 though, more than a million refugees from East Prussia arrived in the city hoping to escape the Soviet Army. During the final battle Gdańsk was almost completely destroyed. MISTAKE AFTER MISTAKE Mistake after mistake. November 1944. American troops fight to no end in the Hürtgen Forest, in impenetrable woods and incessant rain, facing heavy resistance by the German Wehrmacht. At the headquaters far behind the front lines, senior officers prepare new attack plans. None oft hem know what the Hürtgen Forest looks like or what toexpect
NATIONAL MEMORIAL FORT BREENDONK National Memorial Fort Breendonk. Originally built to defend Antwerp, Fort Breendonk was a Nazi concentration camp from September 1940 till September 1944. Around 3,500 prisoners passed through this camp. Fort Breendonk is one of the best conserved concentration camps in Europe and is a symbol that perpetuates the memory of the suffering, the MEMORIAL TO US MOTOR TORPEDO SQUADRON 34 Memorial to US Motor Torpedo Squadron 34. In an exposed location on the south-western coast of Jersey is Noirmont Point, beneath which is a warren of bunkers that formed one of Island’s largest coastal artillery batteries during the occupation. LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPESTORYLINESPERSONAL STORIESGERMANYGREAT BRITAININDIVIDUAL TOURSLUXEMBOURG Liberation Route Europe is an international commemoration route that connects important milestones from the Second World War. LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPE, THE HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II On the morning of 2 November 1944, the so-called Battle for Schmidt – or, to the Germans, the Allerseelenschlacht (‘All Souls’ Day Battle’) commenced. The U.S. 28th Infantry Division committed three regiments to the advance on Schmidt. On the second day, one regimentmanaged to
JOE'S BRIDGE
Joe's Bridge. On September 17, 1944, the British XXXth Army Corps departs from here to enter the Netherlands. The bridge does not fall to the British without a fight. A week earlier, it is captured by the Irish Guards in a surprise attack on the Germans. But the Germans don’t surrender the bridge so easily.FRISIAN RESISTANCE!
Frisian resistance! In the last two years of the war, the resistance in Friesland became more and more organised. On 12 December 1944, the Dutch Internal Armed Forces (NBS) were founded in Friesland on the orders and under the leadership of Prince Bernhard. In Makkum the resistance was active from the very beginning of the war, and in thesmall
THE CAMPAIGN OF MONTE CASSINO The difficult road to Rome. The Allied campaign of Monte Cassino was fought in four phases between January and May 1944. The town of Cassino was a key stronghold on the Gustav Line, the German defence line in Central Italy designed to prevent Allied advance towards Rome. The Allies suffered about 55,000 casualties, the Germans 20,000. MEMORIAL PLAQUE SCHULENBURGRING 2 Memorial Plaque Schulenburgring 2. Early May 1945 Schulenburgring 2 was a focal point of world history. In this building Soviet General Vasily Chuikov housed his headquarters. German General Helmuth Weidling, the commander of the Berlin garrison, signed the surrender order on the ground floor of the building. The important east-westconnecting
THE LAST DAYS OF THE WAR IN GDAŃSK The last days of the war in Gdańsk. Apart from Allied air raids towards the end, the Second World War didn’t affect Gdańsk much. By the end of 1944 though, more than a million refugees from East Prussia arrived in the city hoping to escape the Soviet Army. During the final battle Gdańsk was almost completely destroyed. MISTAKE AFTER MISTAKE Mistake after mistake. November 1944. American troops fight to no end in the Hürtgen Forest, in impenetrable woods and incessant rain, facing heavy resistance by the German Wehrmacht. At the headquaters far behind the front lines, senior officers prepare new attack plans. None oft hem know what the Hürtgen Forest looks like or what toexpect
NATIONAL MEMORIAL FORT BREENDONK National Memorial Fort Breendonk. Originally built to defend Antwerp, Fort Breendonk was a Nazi concentration camp from September 1940 till September 1944. Around 3,500 prisoners passed through this camp. Fort Breendonk is one of the best conserved concentration camps in Europe and is a symbol that perpetuates the memory of the suffering, the MEMORIAL TO US MOTOR TORPEDO SQUADRON 34 Memorial to US Motor Torpedo Squadron 34. In an exposed location on the south-western coast of Jersey is Noirmont Point, beneath which is a warren of bunkers that formed one of Island’s largest coastal artillery batteries during the occupation. STORYLINES - LIBERATION ROUTE The story of the Liberation of Europe is a book with many chapters. Those chapters and storylines are the context and overarching stories about the last phase of the Second World War. Find out more about the different chapters of the Liberation of Europe, and of its consequences, from the preparation of the Liberation to the end of thewar.
LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPE Liberation Route Europe is a continuously growing, international remembrance trail that connects important milestones from modern European history. It forms a link between the main regions along the Western Allied Forces’ advance from southern England, to the beaches of Normandy, the Belgian Ardennes, South Eastern provinces of the THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY Fought between the iconic landings on 6 June 1944 and the liberation of Paris on 25 August, the Battle of Normandy is often overlooked. Yet this campaign decided the course of the war in Northwestern Europe. The losses were huge: more than 100.000 people were killed during the 80 days, 20.000 of them civilians.BATTLE OF BERLIN
The battle of Berlin was one of the last battles of the Second World War in Europe. The war that had proceeded from Berlin returned to the city. Many soldiers and LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPE Liberation Route Europe is an international commemoration route that connects important milestones from the Second World War. 59. THE SECRET VILLAGE 59. The secret village. By spring 1943, a camp had established itself in the Soerelse forest near Nunspeet as a safe haven for people in hiding. The Secret Village as it was known, offered refuge to more than eighty people, among them were Jews, British airmen and German deserters. Then on Sunday the 29th of October 1944, disaster struck.SURRENDER OF BERLIN
After the Soviet troops had occupied the Reichstag on 1 May 1945, German defeat was imminent. On 2 May, Soviet intelligence received a radio message from the German 56th Armored Corps requesting an armistice. Later that morning, corps commander General Helmuth Weidling signed the order of surrender, which was then conveyed to all soldiers of the Berlin garrison. JENNY-WANDA BARKMANN Jenny-Wanda Barkmann was born in Hamburg in 1921. Little is known about her life, but it is a known fact that in 1944 she became- Aufseherin, a female-guard, in the women’s section of Stutthofconcentration camp.
NATIONAL MEMORIAL FORT BREENDONK National Memorial Fort Breendonk. Originally built to defend Antwerp, Fort Breendonk was a Nazi concentration camp from September 1940 till September 1944. Around 3,500 prisoners passed through this camp. Fort Breendonk is one of the best conserved concentration camps in Europe and is a symbol that perpetuates the memory of the suffering, the LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPE We allow certain service providers to place cookies and similar technologies on the Platform for the same purposes listed above. Soundcloud. Liberation Route Europe audiospots are using Soundcloud as their audio content distribution platform. LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPESTORYLINESPERSONAL STORIESGERMANYGREAT BRITAININDIVIDUAL TOURSLUXEMBOURG Liberation Route Europe is an international commemoration route that connects important milestones from the Second World War. LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPE, THE HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II On the morning of 2 November 1944, the so-called Battle for Schmidt – or, to the Germans, the Allerseelenschlacht (‘All Souls’ Day Battle’) commenced. The U.S. 28th Infantry Division committed three regiments to the advance on Schmidt. On the second day, one regimentmanaged to
JOE'S BRIDGE
Joe's Bridge. On September 17, 1944, the British XXXth Army Corps departs from here to enter the Netherlands. The bridge does not fall to the British without a fight. A week earlier, it is captured by the Irish Guards in a surprise attack on the Germans. But the Germans don’t surrender the bridge so easily.FRISIAN RESISTANCE!
Frisian resistance! In the last two years of the war, the resistance in Friesland became more and more organised. On 12 December 1944, the Dutch Internal Armed Forces (NBS) were founded in Friesland on the orders and under the leadership of Prince Bernhard. In Makkum the resistance was active from the very beginning of the war, and in thesmall
THE CAMPAIGN OF MONTE CASSINO The difficult road to Rome. The Allied campaign of Monte Cassino was fought in four phases between January and May 1944. The town of Cassino was a key stronghold on the Gustav Line, the German defence line in Central Italy designed to prevent Allied advance towards Rome. The Allies suffered about 55,000 casualties, the Germans 20,000. MEMORIAL PLAQUE SCHULENBURGRING 2 Memorial Plaque Schulenburgring 2. Early May 1945 Schulenburgring 2 was a focal point of world history. In this building Soviet General Vasily Chuikov housed his headquarters. German General Helmuth Weidling, the commander of the Berlin garrison, signed the surrender order on the ground floor of the building. The important east-westconnecting
THE LAST DAYS OF THE WAR IN GDAŃSK The last days of the war in Gdańsk. Apart from Allied air raids towards the end, the Second World War didn’t affect Gdańsk much. By the end of 1944 though, more than a million refugees from East Prussia arrived in the city hoping to escape the Soviet Army. During the final battle Gdańsk was almost completely destroyed. MISTAKE AFTER MISTAKE Mistake after mistake. November 1944. American troops fight to no end in the Hürtgen Forest, in impenetrable woods and incessant rain, facing heavy resistance by the German Wehrmacht. At the headquaters far behind the front lines, senior officers prepare new attack plans. None oft hem know what the Hürtgen Forest looks like or what toexpect
NATIONAL MEMORIAL FORT BREENDONK National Memorial Fort Breendonk. Originally built to defend Antwerp, Fort Breendonk was a Nazi concentration camp from September 1940 till September 1944. Around 3,500 prisoners passed through this camp. Fort Breendonk is one of the best conserved concentration camps in Europe and is a symbol that perpetuates the memory of the suffering, the MEMORIAL TO US MOTOR TORPEDO SQUADRON 34 Memorial to US Motor Torpedo Squadron 34. In an exposed location on the south-western coast of Jersey is Noirmont Point, beneath which is a warren of bunkers that formed one of Island’s largest coastal artillery batteries during the occupation. LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPESTORYLINESPERSONAL STORIESGERMANYGREAT BRITAININDIVIDUAL TOURSLUXEMBOURG Liberation Route Europe is an international commemoration route that connects important milestones from the Second World War. LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPE, THE HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II On the morning of 2 November 1944, the so-called Battle for Schmidt – or, to the Germans, the Allerseelenschlacht (‘All Souls’ Day Battle’) commenced. The U.S. 28th Infantry Division committed three regiments to the advance on Schmidt. On the second day, one regimentmanaged to
JOE'S BRIDGE
Joe's Bridge. On September 17, 1944, the British XXXth Army Corps departs from here to enter the Netherlands. The bridge does not fall to the British without a fight. A week earlier, it is captured by the Irish Guards in a surprise attack on the Germans. But the Germans don’t surrender the bridge so easily.FRISIAN RESISTANCE!
Frisian resistance! In the last two years of the war, the resistance in Friesland became more and more organised. On 12 December 1944, the Dutch Internal Armed Forces (NBS) were founded in Friesland on the orders and under the leadership of Prince Bernhard. In Makkum the resistance was active from the very beginning of the war, and in thesmall
THE CAMPAIGN OF MONTE CASSINO The difficult road to Rome. The Allied campaign of Monte Cassino was fought in four phases between January and May 1944. The town of Cassino was a key stronghold on the Gustav Line, the German defence line in Central Italy designed to prevent Allied advance towards Rome. The Allies suffered about 55,000 casualties, the Germans 20,000. MEMORIAL PLAQUE SCHULENBURGRING 2 Memorial Plaque Schulenburgring 2. Early May 1945 Schulenburgring 2 was a focal point of world history. In this building Soviet General Vasily Chuikov housed his headquarters. German General Helmuth Weidling, the commander of the Berlin garrison, signed the surrender order on the ground floor of the building. The important east-westconnecting
THE LAST DAYS OF THE WAR IN GDAŃSK The last days of the war in Gdańsk. Apart from Allied air raids towards the end, the Second World War didn’t affect Gdańsk much. By the end of 1944 though, more than a million refugees from East Prussia arrived in the city hoping to escape the Soviet Army. During the final battle Gdańsk was almost completely destroyed. MISTAKE AFTER MISTAKE Mistake after mistake. November 1944. American troops fight to no end in the Hürtgen Forest, in impenetrable woods and incessant rain, facing heavy resistance by the German Wehrmacht. At the headquaters far behind the front lines, senior officers prepare new attack plans. None oft hem know what the Hürtgen Forest looks like or what toexpect
NATIONAL MEMORIAL FORT BREENDONK National Memorial Fort Breendonk. Originally built to defend Antwerp, Fort Breendonk was a Nazi concentration camp from September 1940 till September 1944. Around 3,500 prisoners passed through this camp. Fort Breendonk is one of the best conserved concentration camps in Europe and is a symbol that perpetuates the memory of the suffering, the MEMORIAL TO US MOTOR TORPEDO SQUADRON 34 Memorial to US Motor Torpedo Squadron 34. In an exposed location on the south-western coast of Jersey is Noirmont Point, beneath which is a warren of bunkers that formed one of Island’s largest coastal artillery batteries during the occupation. STORYLINES - LIBERATION ROUTE The story of the Liberation of Europe is a book with many chapters. Those chapters and storylines are the context and overarching stories about the last phase of the Second World War. Find out more about the different chapters of the Liberation of Europe, and of its consequences, from the preparation of the Liberation to the end of thewar.
LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPE Liberation Route Europe is a continuously growing, international remembrance trail that connects important milestones from modern European history. It forms a link between the main regions along the Western Allied Forces’ advance from southern England, to the beaches of Normandy, the Belgian Ardennes, South Eastern provinces of the THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY Fought between the iconic landings on 6 June 1944 and the liberation of Paris on 25 August, the Battle of Normandy is often overlooked. Yet this campaign decided the course of the war in Northwestern Europe. The losses were huge: more than 100.000 people were killed during the 80 days, 20.000 of them civilians.BATTLE OF BERLIN
The battle of Berlin was one of the last battles of the Second World War in Europe. The war that had proceeded from Berlin returned to the city. Many soldiers and LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPE Liberation Route Europe is an international commemoration route that connects important milestones from the Second World War. 59. THE SECRET VILLAGE 59. The secret village. By spring 1943, a camp had established itself in the Soerelse forest near Nunspeet as a safe haven for people in hiding. The Secret Village as it was known, offered refuge to more than eighty people, among them were Jews, British airmen and German deserters. Then on Sunday the 29th of October 1944, disaster struck.SURRENDER OF BERLIN
After the Soviet troops had occupied the Reichstag on 1 May 1945, German defeat was imminent. On 2 May, Soviet intelligence received a radio message from the German 56th Armored Corps requesting an armistice. Later that morning, corps commander General Helmuth Weidling signed the order of surrender, which was then conveyed to all soldiers of the Berlin garrison. JENNY-WANDA BARKMANN Jenny-Wanda Barkmann was born in Hamburg in 1921. Little is known about her life, but it is a known fact that in 1944 she became- Aufseherin, a female-guard, in the women’s section of Stutthofconcentration camp.
NATIONAL MEMORIAL FORT BREENDONK National Memorial Fort Breendonk. Originally built to defend Antwerp, Fort Breendonk was a Nazi concentration camp from September 1940 till September 1944. Around 3,500 prisoners passed through this camp. Fort Breendonk is one of the best conserved concentration camps in Europe and is a symbol that perpetuates the memory of the suffering, the LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPE We allow certain service providers to place cookies and similar technologies on the Platform for the same purposes listed above. Soundcloud. Liberation Route Europe audiospots are using Soundcloud as their audio content distribution platform. LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPESTORYLINESPERSONAL STORIESFRANCEGERMANYGREAT BRITAININDIVIDUAL TOURS Liberation Route Europe is an international commemoration route that connects important milestones from the Second World War.JOE'S BRIDGE
Joe's Bridge. On September 17, 1944, the British XXXth Army Corps departs from here to enter the Netherlands. The bridge does not fall to the British without a fight. A week earlier, it is captured by the Irish Guards in a surprise attack on the Germans. But the Germans don’t surrender the bridge so easily. 59. THE SECRET VILLAGE 59. The secret village. By spring 1943, a camp had established itself in the Soerelse forest near Nunspeet as a safe haven for people in hiding. The Secret Village as it was known, offered refuge to more than eighty people, among them were Jews, British airmen and German deserters. Then on Sunday the 29th of October 1944, disaster struck. THE GERMAN BATTERY AT LONGUES-SUR-MER The coastal battery at Longues-sur-Mer, part of the Atlantic Wall coastal fortifications, was built by the German navy in the first half of 1944 and completed in four months. It consisted of four 150 mm guns in concrete bunkers, and one 120 mm gun. In May 1944 the battery was operational, but the firing command post built on the edge of theFRISIAN RESISTANCE!
Frisian resistance! In the last two years of the war, the resistance in Friesland became more and more organised. On 12 December 1944, the Dutch Internal Armed Forces (NBS) were founded in Friesland on the orders and under the leadership of Prince Bernhard. In Makkum the resistance was active from the very beginning of the war, and in thesmall
52. THE GERMAN CAPITULATION 52. The German capitulation. In the first week of May 1945, negotiations took place between the Germans and the Allied forces. The Germans were willing to allow food transports, but were not yet prepared to surrender. The end of the war nevertheless suddenly becamecloser when news of
NATIONAL MEMORIAL FORT BREENDONK Early in the 20th century Fort Breendonk was built to protect the port and city of Antwerp. During the Second World War the Fort became officially the Auffanglager Breendonk, a transit camp and a major centre for the Sicherheitspolizei-Sicherheitsdienst (SIPO/SD), the German political police. LA VALETTE UNDERGROUND MILITARY MUSEUM La Valette Underground Military Museum is situated in a German underground tunnel complex constructed by these workers. This particular tunnel was built as a fuel store for German U-boats, but was never finished. Work on the conversion of the tunnels into a Museum started in late 1987 and took two years to complete. HENRI-CHAPELLE AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL A battlefield cemetery was established on 28 September 1944. The Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial in Belgium, covering 57 acres, holds the remains 7.992 of American soldiers, most of whom lost their lives during the advance of the U.S. forces into Germany. Their headstones are arranged in wide arcs sweeping across a broad green THE ROYAL AIR FORCE B-100 GOCH AIRFIELD The first Royal Air Force airfield in Germany, 'B-100 Goch' was set up in February/March 1945 south of Weeze by units of engineers. The runway consisted of perforated steel plates with a length of 1,080 meters. There was an emergency landing runway and, diagonally opposite, a 900-meter-long green belt for transport aircraft. LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPESTORYLINESPERSONAL STORIESFRANCEGERMANYGREAT BRITAININDIVIDUAL TOURS Liberation Route Europe is an international commemoration route that connects important milestones from the Second World War.JOE'S BRIDGE
Joe's Bridge. On September 17, 1944, the British XXXth Army Corps departs from here to enter the Netherlands. The bridge does not fall to the British without a fight. A week earlier, it is captured by the Irish Guards in a surprise attack on the Germans. But the Germans don’t surrender the bridge so easily. 59. THE SECRET VILLAGE 59. The secret village. By spring 1943, a camp had established itself in the Soerelse forest near Nunspeet as a safe haven for people in hiding. The Secret Village as it was known, offered refuge to more than eighty people, among them were Jews, British airmen and German deserters. Then on Sunday the 29th of October 1944, disaster struck. THE GERMAN BATTERY AT LONGUES-SUR-MER The coastal battery at Longues-sur-Mer, part of the Atlantic Wall coastal fortifications, was built by the German navy in the first half of 1944 and completed in four months. It consisted of four 150 mm guns in concrete bunkers, and one 120 mm gun. In May 1944 the battery was operational, but the firing command post built on the edge of theFRISIAN RESISTANCE!
Frisian resistance! In the last two years of the war, the resistance in Friesland became more and more organised. On 12 December 1944, the Dutch Internal Armed Forces (NBS) were founded in Friesland on the orders and under the leadership of Prince Bernhard. In Makkum the resistance was active from the very beginning of the war, and in thesmall
52. THE GERMAN CAPITULATION 52. The German capitulation. In the first week of May 1945, negotiations took place between the Germans and the Allied forces. The Germans were willing to allow food transports, but were not yet prepared to surrender. The end of the war nevertheless suddenly becamecloser when news of
NATIONAL MEMORIAL FORT BREENDONK Early in the 20th century Fort Breendonk was built to protect the port and city of Antwerp. During the Second World War the Fort became officially the Auffanglager Breendonk, a transit camp and a major centre for the Sicherheitspolizei-Sicherheitsdienst (SIPO/SD), the German political police. LA VALETTE UNDERGROUND MILITARY MUSEUM La Valette Underground Military Museum is situated in a German underground tunnel complex constructed by these workers. This particular tunnel was built as a fuel store for German U-boats, but was never finished. Work on the conversion of the tunnels into a Museum started in late 1987 and took two years to complete. HENRI-CHAPELLE AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL A battlefield cemetery was established on 28 September 1944. The Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial in Belgium, covering 57 acres, holds the remains 7.992 of American soldiers, most of whom lost their lives during the advance of the U.S. forces into Germany. Their headstones are arranged in wide arcs sweeping across a broad green THE ROYAL AIR FORCE B-100 GOCH AIRFIELD The first Royal Air Force airfield in Germany, 'B-100 Goch' was set up in February/March 1945 south of Weeze by units of engineers. The runway consisted of perforated steel plates with a length of 1,080 meters. There was an emergency landing runway and, diagonally opposite, a 900-meter-long green belt for transport aircraft. STORYLINES - LIBERATION ROUTE The story of the Liberation of Europe is a book with many chapters. Those chapters and storylines are the context and overarching stories about the last phase of the Second World War. Find out more about the different chapters of the Liberation of Europe, and of its consequences, from the preparation of the Liberation to the end of thewar.
LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPE Liberation Route Europe is an international commemoration route that connects important milestones from the Second World War. LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPE Liberation Route Europe is a continuously growing, international remembrance trail that connects important milestones from modern European history. It forms a link between the main regions along the Western Allied Forces’ advance from southern England, to the beaches of Normandy, the Belgian Ardennes, South Eastern provinces of thePERSONAL STORIES
Find out the personal stories of those who, at their level, have been the actors of the last phase of the Second World War. Soldiers, politicians, civilians, resistants, collaborators or victims, they are the many faces of this major episode of our history. ROUGH GUIDES : TRAVEL THE LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPE A unique travel guide to commemorate 75 years of the liberation of Europe. Liberation Route Europe Foundation and Rough Guides are pleased to announce their new travel book about the liberation of Europe during World War II. The book is the first of its kind, combining the signature Rough Guides writing style with the Foundation’s expertise LIBERATION ROUTE EUROPE We allow certain service providers to place cookies and similar technologies on the Platform for the same purposes listed above. Soundcloud. Liberation Route Europe audiospots are using Soundcloud as their audio content distribution platform. THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY Key to Western Europe’s liberation. Fought between the iconic landings on 6 June 1944 and the liberation of Paris on 25 August, the Battle of Normandy is often overlooked. Yet this campaign decided the course of the war in Northwestern Europe. The losses were huge: more than 100.000 people were killed during the 80 days, 20.000 of themcivilians.
MEMORIAL PLAQUE SCHULENBURGRING 2 Memorial Plaque Schulenburgring 2. Early May 1945 Schulenburgring 2 was a focal point of world history. In this building Soviet General Vasily Chuikov housed his headquarters. German General Helmuth Weidling, the commander of the Berlin garrison, signed the surrender order on the ground floor of the building. The important east-westconnecting
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The 18-year-old Berliner Joachim Peiper enlisted the SS in October 1933 and was soon assigned to the elite of this force, the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler. This unit amalgamated fanatic soldiers under the command of Sepp Dietrich. On July 1938, Peiper worked directly for SS-leader Heinrich Himmler and became his first adjutant. MARGRATEN, THE NETHERLANDS AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL Margraten, the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial is the only American military cemetery in the Netherlands. The U.S. 30th Infantry Division liberated this site on 13 September 1944. Here rest 8.301 American military dead. Adoption Program at the American Cemetery Margraten Faces of Margraten Liberation Route Europe is a transnational memorial, a trail connecting WWII remembrance sites and stories across Europe.EXPLORE
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