Walking route 3: Son en Breugel – Sint-Oedenrode | Liberation Route Brabant
Discover the area around Son en Breugel and Sint-Oedenrode where the Americans landed.
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Discover the area where the American 101st Airborne Division landed during the Market Garden airborne operation. This 25km section will take you along the third part of the route taken by the liberators on Dutch soil. The Liberation Route Brabant tells the story of the liberation, but also recounts what the Second World War meant to everyday Brabant folk. The total route is 125 kilometres long and is divided into five sections. The route passes along the Airborne Footpath which tells the story of Operation Market Garden. Roads and bridges had to be captured to circumvent the Siegfried Line via Arnhem to enable the Allied forces to advance on Berlin.
The route takes you past historic locations which are typified by courage, sorrow, fear and hope. Soldiers, local inhabitants, refugees and occupying forces saw their lives change here. You can only imagine what happened during the war in North Brabant and especially in these places.
About this route
This walki…
Discover the area where the American 101st Airborne Division landed during the Market Garden airborne operation. This 25km section will take you along the third part of the route taken by the liberators on Dutch soil. The Liberation Route Brabant tells the story of the liberation, but also recounts what the Second World War meant to everyday Brabant folk. The total route is 125 kilometres long and is divided into five sections. The route passes along the Airborne Footpath which tells the story of Operation Market Garden. Roads and bridges had to be captured to circumvent the Siegfried Line via Arnhem to enable the Allied forces to advance on Berlin.
The route takes you past historic locations which are typified by courage, sorrow, fear and hope. Soldiers, local inhabitants, refugees and occupying forces saw their lives change here. You can only imagine what happened during the war in North Brabant and especially in these places.
About this route
This walking route has been created by VisitBrabant Routebureau in association with Brabant Remembers. The route is marked out using the Brabant numbered junction system. Simply walk from one numbered junction to the next. The route between the junctions is marked by arrows. If there is anything wrong with the signposting along this route, please report this on visitbrabant.com/meldpunt You can also call us on +31(0)800 4050050.
Route map
You can view this route page on your telephone or download the GPX file. If you prefer to go on the walk using a paper map, you can order one in our webshop.
Walking in the liberators’ tracks.
The Liberation Route Brabant tells the story of the liberation, but also recounts what the Second World War meant to everyday Brabant folk. View all the other Liberation cycle and walking routes here.
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Liberation Route Brabant direction signs
Follow the 'Liberation Route' signs. These are hanging under the regular junction signs.
Liberation Route Brabant direction signs
Follow the 'Liberation Route' signs. These are hanging under the regular junction signs.
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Hotline routesIf there is something wrong on the route, report it here.
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Start point:
Waypoint walk 62
Son
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The bridge or your life
After successfully dropping on the moors north of Son on Sunday September 17, American paratroopers immediately head towards the bridge over the Wilhelmina Canal.
Sanatorium used as a field hospital
During Operation Market Garden, the sanatorium in Son en Breugel was used as a field hospital.
Joe Mann Monument
The monument consists of four concrete columns, crowned with a statue of a pelican on its nest, with chicks.
Former Battlefield Forest Area Best
On September 18 and 19, 1944, incredibly fierce fighting took place in these woods.
Museum Wings of Liberation
Follow in the footsteps of the 101st Airborne Division and relive the story that led to the liberation of the southern Netherlands. “Here you are reminded of a time that we should never forget,” one visitor said.
Hiding Place Farm Sonniuswijk
From September 18, 1944, the area around Son and Breugel became restless.
Temporary war cemetery in Wolfswinkel
On 19 September 1944, Son U.S. Military Cemetery was set up in Wolfswinkel.
Henkenshage Castle
During Operation Market Garden, the castle became General Taylor’s headquarters for the 101st Airborne Division.
Airborne Monument
This monument is located in the side wall of the former Sint-Oedenrode town hall. It was established in memory of the eleven paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division who died during the liberation and defence of Sint-Oedenrode. The Airborne monument wa
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Waypoint walk 29
Sint-Oedenrode
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