Loonse en Drunense Duinen - The Netherlands
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eikenboom
N 51° 38.180 E 005° 06.675
31U E 646102 N 5722702
A monument in memory of fourteen resistance fighters shot on 26 May 1944
Waymark Code: WMA8E9
Location: Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Date Posted: 12/02/2010
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The monument is placed at the southern entrance tot he nature area "Loonse en Drunense Duinen" and consists of a bronze bowl with the date of the shooting, surrounded by a bronze strip laid out in a square and mentioning the first names of the fourteen men.
In addition, four rocks are placed with the names of the resistance fighters.
In front, a plaque is placed with text translating into:
On 24 May 1944 in the police prison of Haaren fourteen young men were sentenced to death for various acts against the occupying force. In these dunes the sentence was committed on 26 May 1944. This memorial was erected in memory of those who gave their life so we may live in freedom.
This text is followed by a list of organizations and people who have donated funds for the memorial.
The memorial was designed by Riki Mijling
Date of Dedication: 05/26/2005
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: nearest parking is at N 51° 38.130 E 5° 06.708
Access times: From: 7:00 AM To: 7:00 PM
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
Oude Bosschelaan 1
Udenhout
Tilburg, The Netehrlands
5071 RP
Commemoration: 14 resistance fighters shot on 26 May 1944
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