Monument Wassenaar
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This memorial in Wassenaar was established in memory of all victims of war and in particular the fourteen citizens and fourty-four Dutch soldiers who died during May 1940 in Wassenaar. The monument also reminds to two citizens who fell during the war in the former Dutch East Indies.
Waymark Code: WMFHNW
Location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 10/22/2012
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The war memorial in Wassenaar is a white stone statue of a kneeling male figure with his eyes upwards and his left hand on the heart. The fallen warrior wears a loincloth. The statue is standing behind a wrought iron fence.
The text on the pedestal of the statue reads:
'TER NAGEDACHTENIS VAN DE IN 1940 - 1945 VOOR HET VADERLAND GEVALLENEN.'
In memory for those who fell for the motherland 1940 - 1945
The text on the fence reads:
'VOOR HEN DIE VIELEN'.
For those who fell
The plaques contain the names of the sixty war victims who have been buried in the former graveyard ‘Het Lange Duin’
In 2006 there are two plaques added to the monument in memory of two in the former Dutch East Indies fallen soldiers.
Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema
In the beginning of 2008 a memorial stone and the urn with the ashes of Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema were placed behind the monument. Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema was very famous because of his book and the movie ‘Soldaat van Oranje’ (Soldier of Orange)
The film is set during the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II, and shows how individual students have different roles in the war. The story is based on the book Soldaat van Oranje by Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, who lived the story himself.
On 30 October 2010 the musical ‘Soldaat van Oranje’ had it’s premiere at the airfield Valkenburg.
Date of Dedication: 12/13/1952
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: Schouwweg Wassenaar-
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
Schouwweg
Wassenaar, Nederland
Commemoration: Soldiers in the service of the Ned. Kon. after 1945, Soldiers in the service of the Ned. Kon. 1940-1945, Civilian Casualties
Access times: Not listed
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