Offer from Neerkant
During the mobilization in 1939, Dutch soldiers were stationed in Neerkant. They were tasked with building concrete bunkers as part of the Peel-Raam Line.
During the mobilization in 1939, Dutch soldiers were stationed in Neerkant. They were ordered to build concrete bunkers as part of the Peel-Raamstelling. On May 10, 1940, these structures were to prove their worth. By 11:00 a.m., on the soldiers’ orders, several residents were forced to leave their homes so they could be set on fire. These houses were within the lines of fire. But at 2:00 p.m., the Dutch soldiers received the order to retreat. They left behind a sad line of tall columns of smoke and burning houses: witnesses to the sacrifice made for a battle that never took place.
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