Evacuation civilian casualties

Markt 1

4112 JR Beusichem

The ‘Monument for the Regiment Stoottroepen’ in Beneden-Leeuwen is a tribute to all 374 fallen soldiers of the Regiment Stoottroepen. The monument consists of a memorial field, a chapel, three war graves, and a memorial.

Evacuation civilian casualties

Markt 1

4112 JR Beusichem

In May 1940, when Germany invaded the Netherlands, the population of Culemborg left the city fearing it would be shelled. Over 9000 people from Culemborg were taken in by the populations of Beusichem and Zoelmond. The monument was offered by residents of Culemborg in gratitude for the assistance and hospitality received.

Jewish monument

Achterweg 2

4101 NW Culemborg

The ‘Jewish monument’ in Culemborg was erected in memory of 36 Jewish fellow citizens who were deported and killed by the occupiers during the Second World War.

War monument

Achterweg

4101 NW Culemborg

The war monument reminds the residents of Culemborg of all fellow citizens who died during the occupation years due to acts of war.

War monument Civilian casualties

Rooijsestraat

6621 AH Dreumel

The war monument in Dreumel was erected in memory of 26 fellow citizens who died during the occupation years due to acts of war.

Monument for Major General Stanisław Sosabowski

Polenplein

6665 CN Driel

The monument is erected in memory of Major General Stanisław Sosabowski, the Polish commander who fought with his troops in the Battle of Arnhem. Major General Sosabowski and his men managed to hold the southern bank of the Rhine at Heteren and Driel from September 21 to 26, 1944. When they eventually had to withdraw themselves, there were hardly any boats available. Small groups still managed to reach the Betuwe side, but a large number perished or drowned.

Monument for the 7th Battalion of the Royal Hampshire Regiment

Drielse Rijndijk

Driel

Drielse Rijndijk Driel The “Monument for the 7th Battalion of the Royal Hampshire Regiment” in Driel is erected in memory of the 42 soldiers of this brigade who were killed in action between September 23 and October 4, 1944.

Liberation Monument

Van der Mondeweg 22

6685 BK, Haalderen

The liberation monument reminds the residents of Haalderen of the struggle that took place in the Second World War and of the regained freedom and peace. The monument symbolizes the devastation during the occupation years and the reconstruction after the war.

Hadwin & Stopher Memorial

Waaldijk

Heerewaarden

Waaldijk Heerewaarden The “Hadwin & Stopher Memorial” in Heerewaarden commemorates the residents of the municipalities of Maasdriel and West Maas en Waal of the ambush at Fort Sint-Andries, in which four English soldiers lost their lives.

Monument for the American 101st Airborne Division

Drielse Rijndijk

Heteren

During a large-scale counterattack by the occupier in the Betuwe, from October 1 to 7, 1944, the 101st Airborne Division took over the positions from the British 43rd Division on October 4 between Opheusden and Elst. In the fierce battles, more than three hundred American soldiers were killed. The “Monument for the American 101st Airborne Division” is erected in honor of this division and in memory of the fallen soldiers.

Exodus Monument

Doelenstraat 1

6851 BT Huissen

The ‘Exodus Monument’ was erected in memory of the three men from Huissen who helped evacuate people across the Rhine on October 21, 1944, and lost their lives in the process. The monument also commemorates the thousands of people who made a harsh journey to flee Arnhem and the East Betuwe at that time.

Ellie Frank

Papestraat

4033 ED Lienden

The monument is dedicated to the memory of Ellie Frank. She was born shortly before the war in Lienden. During the Second World War, she was transported to the Polish extermination camp Auschwitz via the transit camp Westerbork, where she lost her life.

Memorial monument for crashed Dakota

Bonegraafseweg 72

4051 CH Ochten

This monument commemorates the 24 occupants of an Allied Dakota, which was shot down by German anti-aircraft fire on its way to Arnhem on September 18, 1944. On board were 6 American crew members and 18 English paratroopers. They were buried by the local population.

Airborne-monument

Smachtkamp 89

Opheusden

Airborne Monument Smachtkamp 89 Opheusden The ‘Airborne Monument’ in Opheusden was erected in memory of a Dutch seventeen-year-old volunteer and six soldiers of the 101st American Airborne Division who lost their lives during the liberation of the village.

Monument for American Soldiers

Stoepstraat 2

4184 CG Opijnen

The ‘Monument for American Soldiers’ in Opijnen is dedicated to the memory of the eight crew members of the 91st Bomb Group who were killed in the village on July 30, 1943. The memorial stone is located near the Old Cemetery, where the eight fallen soldiers are buried.

Monument for the Executed

Butterfly Garden De Zindering (next to Zinder)

Tiel

Monument in memory of five hostages who were executed in Tiel on the night of December 24, 1944.

Jewish Monument

Sint-Agnietenstraat 28-32

4001 NB Tiel

Monument in memory of eighteen Jewish fellow citizens who were deported by the occupiers during the Second World War and killed in concentration camps.

Plaque for Civilian Victims

Oude Stationsweg 73 (in the NS Station)

5301 LG Zaltbommel

The plaque in Zaltbommel’s NS station commemorates Frederik van de Wetering, a staff member of the Dutch Railways, who was killed during the war.
After the end of the Second World War, the Dutch Railways management decided to commemorate all deceased staff members by immortalizing their names on identical plaques. The plates were installed in various stations belonging to the district or area of the war victims.

Jewish Monument for Persecuted Dutch

Bossche Poort

Zaltbommel

The ‘Jewish Monument’ in Zaltbommel was erected in memory of the 58 Jewish residents of Zaltbommel, Rossum, and Herwijnen who were deported and killed by the occupiers at the end of 1942/beginning of 1943.

The Rower

Waalbandijk

4062 PR Zennewijnen

The Rower monument in Zennewijnen commemorates the resistance fighter Leendert Papo and other resistance members who rowed Allied pilots across the Waal to liberated territory after Operation Market Garden in September 1944.