Author Jack Didden Location Centre of Klundert Theme Battle 1944 At the end of October 1944 the German army retreated in the direction of Moerdijk. The storm clouds of war were still hanging over the Westhoek (Western corner). The Red Cross division in Klundert, with...
Authors Juriaan van Waalwijk, Moniek Hover, Erik van den Dungen, Vincent Neveu Location Overloon Theme Battle1944 Harrie van Daal, born in 1908, was a civil servant at the Municipality of Overloon–Maashees (later to become Vierlingsbeek). He had visited the...
Author Moniek Hover & Juriaan van Waalwijk Location Son en Breugel Theme Battle 1944 The liberation of the Netherlands began in September 1944 with the start of Operation Market Garden. Numerous paratroopers and aircraft with military equipment landed in the area...
Location Dance Hall in Eindhoven Author Laurie Wolffs William Baird was born into a musical family in Canada in 1922. His mother played the piano and his father the violin. During the summers, there was work to be done on the farm. William used the winters to learn...
Location Museum Overloon Author Jack Didden Theme Battle 1944 In 1940 George Eardley from Congleton was conscripted and in July 1944 he joined the Shropshire Regiment. He received his first award, the Military Medal the following month. But George was really an...
Location Halsteren Author Jack Didden His name was Werner Klemke. He got his baptism of fire at the front line in North Brabant. Just like every other German in the Third Reich, Klemke was called up for military service. He was stationed in the Luftwaffe in the...
