michiel
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As said before a new visitor centre opened near our home in Holland.
It is located in between the British and Canadian bergen op zoom war cemeteries
Bergen op zoom war cemetery
Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery contains 1,284 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of the Second World War. 116 of the burials are unidentified. Many of the casualties are as a result of the Battle for Walcheren (Operation Infatuate), at the beginning of November 1944. Walcheren was an island that dominated the the entrance to the River Scheldt, which the Germans fortified to prevent the allies gaining access to the vital deep water port at Antwerp. After a hard fought battle, that principally involved units from the 52nd (Lowland) Division, the 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade and the 4th Special Service Brigade, the island was secured on the 8th November 1944.
There are also seven First World War burials (one airman and six unknown sailors) and 21 war graves of other nationalities
The visitor Centre
it is a modern visitor centre with a movie and displays explaining the battle of the schelde , pro and con's to choose fighting by veterans (in movies).
and some 8 - 10 individual stories of soldiers killed that are buried on the cemeteries (to bring history to life and giving tomb stones a face, (work in progress they want to collect much more Photo's.
The thing is run by volunteers.
as a lot of canadians were killed and buried, and this pickelhaubes community is Canada based , I think it is good to show that more than 80 years after te second world war the contribution of those allied soldiers is actively remembered en valued an this in a respectful and informative way, not only existing centres are cared for, bu new centres are created
same is true in Rossignol in Belgium that saw ferocious fighting in august 1914, 22.000 french soldiers killed on a single day... but I did not yet find time to visit that centre
of course being a collector I would like to see more artifacts displayed.
It is located in between the British and Canadian bergen op zoom war cemeteries
Canadian War Cemetery Bergen op Zoom
In the Canadian War Cemetery in Bergen op Zoom rest 1,116 soldiers, including 968 Canadians, who fell during the Second World War. Most soldiers died during the Battle of the Scheldt in the autumn of 1944.Bergen op zoom war cemetery
Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery contains 1,284 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of the Second World War. 116 of the burials are unidentified. Many of the casualties are as a result of the Battle for Walcheren (Operation Infatuate), at the beginning of November 1944. Walcheren was an island that dominated the the entrance to the River Scheldt, which the Germans fortified to prevent the allies gaining access to the vital deep water port at Antwerp. After a hard fought battle, that principally involved units from the 52nd (Lowland) Division, the 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade and the 4th Special Service Brigade, the island was secured on the 8th November 1944.
There are also seven First World War burials (one airman and six unknown sailors) and 21 war graves of other nationalities
The visitor Centre
it is a modern visitor centre with a movie and displays explaining the battle of the schelde , pro and con's to choose fighting by veterans (in movies).
and some 8 - 10 individual stories of soldiers killed that are buried on the cemeteries (to bring history to life and giving tomb stones a face, (work in progress they want to collect much more Photo's.
The thing is run by volunteers.
as a lot of canadians were killed and buried, and this pickelhaubes community is Canada based , I think it is good to show that more than 80 years after te second world war the contribution of those allied soldiers is actively remembered en valued an this in a respectful and informative way, not only existing centres are cared for, bu new centres are created
same is true in Rossignol in Belgium that saw ferocious fighting in august 1914, 22.000 french soldiers killed on a single day... but I did not yet find time to visit that centre
of course being a collector I would like to see more artifacts displayed.
