AuthorMarlon van den BerghLocationHeideweg, Molenschot ThemeResistance In 1940 the Germans occupied the airfield at Gilze-Rijen and during the war they enlarged it to become one of the largest air bases in Europe. Houses close by were demolished and the new neighbours...
Author Eric Alink Location Aarle-Rixtel Theme Occupation At the beginning of 1940, Aarle-Rixtel – now in the municipality of Laarbeek – was a quiet little village with 3056 inhabitants. Tracks in the roads led to three places: the church, the pub, or the bell foundry....
Author Jack Didden Location the poplar woodlands along the road from Nederwetten to Nuenen (the Broekdijk), close to the intersection with the Evert de Vriesdreef. Theme Occupation For many people in Brabant, it was the Polish who were the real liberators, as well as...
Author Liesbeth Sparks Location In Netersel (Bladel) Theme Resistance Dozens of German cities were the target of British and American bombers during the war, including Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Essen and Dortmund. German anti-aircraft guns and...
Author Eric Alink Location Cees Sleegerspad, Veldhoven Theme Invasion May 1940 A front page announcement in the Trouw newspaper on 8 September 1965 stated that C. Sleegers had been killed in a road accident while driving his car. Many readers continued reading...
AuthorMarlon van den BerghLocationOp ’t Hout in Geldrop, in the extension of the Bogardeind street.ThemeOccupation The Derks family, comprising sixteen children, eight boys and eight girls, lived in ’t Hout in the town of Geldrop. The family was not well off and the...
AuthorJack DiddenLocationGerda Hoeve, Dreefje 1, Schijf (District of Rucphen)ThemeResistance Ook in West-Brabant ontwikkelde tijdens de bezetting het verzet zich op veel plaatsen. Toen in 1943 de Landelijke Organisatie voor Onderduikers (LO) zich ging organiseren werd...
AuthorJack DiddenLocationCentre Cuijk ThemeFreedom The village of Cuijk on the River Maas found itself in an unfortunate situation in September 1944 as being right in the no man’s land that had been created by the opposing troops during Operation Market Garden. For...
AuthorLaura HondebrinkLocationOn the corner of the Zuid Parallel Road and the Kardinaal van Enckevoirt Street, Mierlo-Hout (municipality of Helmond)ThemeInvasion, May 1940 The British started bombarding strategic targets in Germany soon after the start of the Second...
AuthorHannie Visser-KieboomLocationStationsweg 5, GeertruidenbergThemePersecution The Jewish community in Geertruidenberg was small, its few members met every week on the Sabbath in the synagogue that stood in the shadow of the majestic Geertruidskerk church. This was...