Author Liesbeth Sparks Location Antwerpsestraatweg, Hoogerheide Theme Invasion May 1940 When Germany invaded the Netherlands on 10 May 1940, the 276 military police in Brabant were given an important assignment. Their orders were to get to Moerdijk as quickly as...
AuthorWouter van GorpLocationAa-bridge in Veghel, between: Hoogstraat & MarktThemeInvasion May 1940 The Peel-Raam line ran from Grave to Weert; a defensive line of rivers, canals and bunkers dividing North Brabant from Limburg. The area around the village of...
Autor Liesbeth Sparks Location Mill, Stationsstraat Theme Inval mei 1940 The East Brabant village of Mill had a strategic location for the German army. Around 10 May 1940 the village and the surrounding area were the scene of heavy fighting. German soldiers had been...
Author Irene van Kemenade Location Moerdijk Theme Invasion May 1940 In May 1940 there were roughly 500 Dutch soldiers camped out in the Brabant village of Moerdijk. A bridgehead had been set up to defend the Moerdijk bridge. On 10 May, the 1e Regiment Fallschirmjäger...
Author Laurie Wolffs Location Breda Theme Invasion May 1940 On 10 May 1940, the air raid siren went off. Whilst the Germans extended their borders to the south, the French advanced northwards. It was only a matter of time before these two European forces would collide...
Location Oosterwijksestraat 21, 5121 NL Alphen Author Liesbeth Sparks In August 1939 it was clear to the Dutch government: war with Germany was a distinct danger. On 28 August they announced the General Mobilisation: 280,000 male conscripts were...
Location Boekel Author Tjeu Cornet On 28 August 1939, the Dutch army was mobilised to prepare for war. The Netherlands prepared itself for armed neutrality and 280,000 troops were assembled at locations around the country. The mobilisation excelled in improvisation...
Location Goirle Author Eric Alink There was once a German boy who knew all about delicate things. His birthplace was Meißen, Germany’s pottery town. Karl-Heinz Rosch was an unwanted child. His parents’ marriage had broken down early, after which his grandmother and...
