Walking route 5: Uden - Grave | Operation Market Garden route
Visit the area around Uden and Grave where the most successful military operations took place.
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This 27 km section will take you along the last 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.
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.
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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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Commonwealth War Cemetery in Uden
This Commonwealth War Cemetery was established in 1941. Many Allied planes were shot down around Uden during the war.
Burgemeester Buskensstraat5401 ZT Uden
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War Graves of the Dakota Pilots
Chased by German fighter planes, Dakota KG579 sped across North Brabant on 21 September 1944 with its right engine in flames.
Dear Mrs. Webb
During Operation Market Garden, numerous air battles take place above the operations area and on the approach routes, during which planes are shot down and crash on Dutch territory.
Dear Mrs. Webb
During Operation Market Garden, numerous air battles take place above the operations area and on the approach routes, during which planes are shot down and crash on Dutch territory. So, on 21 September 1944, the inhabitants of Zeeland and Langenboom witness that a Dakota, registration number KG579, is attacked and shot down by 25 German fighters.
De kleine Elft
After the airborne landings of September 17, the inhabitants of Reek near Grave are awaiting the liberators.
De kleine Elft
After the airborne landings of September 17, the inhabitants of Reek near Grave are awaiting the liberators. On Tuesday, September 19, 1944, an endless convoy of military vehicles finally appears at this intersection. All the residents of the entire area have gathered at the former hotel, De Kleine Elft. They cheer their liberators, who pass out chocolate and cigarettes. Fifteen-year-old Wim Boeijen is there too.
The John S. Thompson Bridge
One of the most successful military operations during Operation Market Garden is the rapid capture of this bridge.
Mars en WijthdijkGrave
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The John S. Thompson Bridge
One of the most successful military operations during Operation Market Garden is the rapid capture of this bridge. Lieutenant John Thompson and his group land not far from the southern approach. The rest of his company has landed much further away. Thompson decides not to wait for them and immediately storms the bridge. He achieves maximum surprise and captures the bridge undamaged. The bridge has borne his name since 2004.
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