Nationaal Bevrijdingsmuseum 1944-1945 Groesbeek bereikt hoogste punt
Shaded Dome nieuw onderkomen Bevrijdingsmuseum
Op 7 mei 2019 is het hoogste punt van het nieuwe gebouw van het Nationaal Bevrijdingsmuseum 1944-1945 bereikt. Dinsdag is in een paar uur tijd het dak langzaam tijdens een precisie-operatie ‘opgeblazen’. Het museum vindt zijn nieuwe onderkomen in een Shaded Dome; een innovatie van Shaded Dome Technologies, opgericht door ZJA Zwarts & Jansma Architecten, Royal HaskoningDHV en Poly-Ned. De door Shaded Dome Technologies ontwikkelde en geleverde Shaded Dome vertoont sterke gelijkenis met een enorme parachute, een herkenbaar beeldmerk van de bevrijding destijds. Met een Shaded Dome als dak wordt het museum een uitzonderlijk gebouw en een herkenbare blikvanger in het groene, heuvelachtige landschap van Groesbeek.
Het Bevrijdingsmuseum bevindt zich aan de rand van Groesbeek in het gebied waar Operatie Market Garden en het Rijnlandoffensief hebben plaats gevonden. Met een Shaded Dome als dak krijgt het gebouw een uitgesproken en herkenbare vorm die verwijst naar de duizenden parachutes die in 1944 de lucht vulden tijdens Operatie Market Garden. Bovendien roept het nieuwe gebouw ook de herinnering op aan de voormalige herdenkingskoepel van het museum, ontworpen door architect Antoon Croonen. Het nieuwe museum zal in september 2019 openen wanneer de activiteiten starten bij de herdenking rondom 75 jaar Vrijheid en Operatie Market Garden.
Museumdirecteur Wiel Lenders: “ Het nieuwe Bevrijdingsmuseum is met de Shaded Dome een uiterst efficiënt en energiezuinig gebouw met minimaal materiaalgebruik. Bovendien zijn de exploitatiekosten laag en de gebruikte materialen te recyclen.”
De Shaded Dome is een gepatenteerd, duurzaam gebouw met een optimaal binnenklimaat zelfs bij extreme weersomstandigheden. Het innovatieve bouwconcept bestaat uit een opblaasbare dome, een netwerk van staalkabels en een van hi- tech textiel gemaakte overkapping die een uitermate flexibele bouwvorm mogelijk maakt. De dome is op het hoogste punt bijna 12 meter hoog en heeft een vrije overspanning van 60 meter, waardoor de ruimtes in het museum met receptie, restaurant en expositieruimtes makkelijk en zonder grote kosten anders in te delen zijn.
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Dutch Liberation Museum Groesbeek reaches highest point
On May 7th 2019 the new building for the Dutch Liberation Museum reached its highest point. During a precision operation on Tuesday, the roof was slowly inflated and erected in only a few hours. The museum finds its new home in a Shaded Dome, developed and supplied by Shaded Dome Technologies, founded by ZJA Zwarts & Jansma Architects, Royal HaskoningDHV and Poly-Ned. The new building has a strong resemblance with a huge parachute, a recognizable emblem of Dutch liberation at the time. With a Shaded Dome as its roof, the museum will be an exceptional building and a recognizable eye-catcher in the green, hilly landscape of Groesbeek.
The Dutch Liberation Museum is located on the outskirts of Groesbeek in the area where Operation Market Garden and the Rhineland Offensive took place. With a Shaded Dome as its roof, the building acquires a distinct and recognizable shape that refers to the thousands of parachutes that filled the air in 1944 during Operation Market Garden. Moreover, the new building also evokes the memory of the former memorial dome of the museum, designed by architect Antoon Croonen. The new museum will open in September 2019 when the activities will commence to commemorate 75 years of freedom and Operation Market Garden.
Director of the museum Wiel Lenders: “With the Shaded Dome, the new Dutch Liberation Museum is an extremely efficient and sustainable building with minimal use of materials. Moreover, the operating costs are low and the materials used can be recycled.
The Shaded Dome is a patented, sustainable building in which an optimal indoor climate is created, even in extreme weather conditions. The innovative building concept consists of an inflated dome, a network of steel cables, and a cover made of hi-tech textiles that all together allow for an extremely flexible construction. At its highest point the dome reaches almost 12 meters and with a free span of 60 meters it is possible to re-organize the areas in the museum with reception, restaurant and exhibition spaces easily and against reasonable costs.
Freedom Museum Groesbeek, The Netherlands
Some thoughts on my latest visit to the new Freedom Museum, formerly the National Liberation Museum '44-'45 in Groesbeek, The Netherlands.
Visit my website to read my article that talks more about this amazing new museum.
You can also find me in many other places online
Bevrijdende Vleugels / The Wings of Liberation Museum
The Wings of Liberation Museum tells the compelling story of the liberation of the southern Netherlands at the end of World War II. The museum is situated in the area where, on 17 September 1944, airborne operations as part of Operation Market Garden marked the beginning of the liberation of the southern Netherlands. The timeline comprises the entire period from the occupation in 1940 and the repression years 1940-1944, through to the liberation in the final months of 1944.
The museum has an extensive collection including dioramas, photos, tanks, aircraft, and
weaponry that was actually used in Operation Market Garden
The Liberation of the Netherlands
2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands. Remembrance events and activities will be held across Canada and in the Netherlands, providing opportunities for Canadians to learn about Canada's role in the liberation of the Netherlands.
History
The Liberation of the Netherlands, from September 1944 to April 1945, played a key role in the culmination of the Second World War, as the Allied forces closed in on Germany from all sides. The First Canadian Army played a major role in the liberation of the Dutch people who had suffered terrible hunger and hardship under the increasingly desperate German occupiers.
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Operation Market Garden: Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Netherlands
Recorded in 2014 but uploaded in 2019, this is a short look at the
Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery close to Arnhem, Netherlands, the final resting place for many of the paratroopers who died in the 'Bridge Too Far' assault on Arnhem in September 1944.
GPS of key sites:
Hartenstein Hotel, Oosterbeek: 51.98771, 005.83263
Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery: 51.99358, 005.84833
Planning to visit Market Garden locations? I HIGHLY recommend getting Major and Mrs Holt's Battlefield Guide to Operation Market Garden including Battlefield map. The only book to get.
Remembrance Ceremony at Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery
Canadians pay their respects during a remembrance ceremony held at Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery in the Netherlands. A Canadian delegation of Veterans is participating in events to mark the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands, from May 3 to 9, 2015.
The Liberation of the Netherlands, from the fall of 1944 to the spring of 1945, was one of Canada’s most recognized efforts during the Second World War, helping lead to victory in Europe that was finally celebrated on May 8, 1945 (V-E Day).
82nd Airborne Paras Holland 70th Anniversary Drop
September 18, 2014.. arranged our tour itinerary to witness anniversary jump of 82nd airborne paratroopers near Groesbeek. A round canopy jump commemorated the September 17, 1944 Remember September liberation jump of elements of the 82nd Airborne's Parachute Infantry Regiments at the start of Montgomery's ill fated Operation Market-Garden. The jump.. just a few hundred meters from the grounds of Netherlands National Liberation Museum in Groesbeek, NE.... always a stop on our itinerary In the Footsteps of Major Dick Winters.
Lili Marlene (fragment)
On special request Caia Mangelsdorf sang 'Lili Marlene' at the National Liberation Museum in Groesbeek.
Tijdens het Lili Marleen themadag van het Nationaal Bevrijdingsmuseum in Groesbeek.
Het verhaal van Aleyda Piep Leenders
Piep werd tijdens de roerige bevrijdingsdagen thuis gehouden omdat haar vader de wilde feesten niet geschikt vond voor een jongedame. Ze ontmoette haar toekomstige echtgenoot toen haar broer enkele Canadezen uitnodigde voor een kopje thee. Piep's reis naar een afgelegen hutje in noord Alberta was zwaar: ze maakte de afmattende reis van twee maanden met haar ernstig zieke baby.
Haar verhaal en dat van 21 andere oorlogsbruiden is van 7 juni t/m 17 november 2013 te zien in de tentoonstelling 'Canadian War Brides. Enkele reis naar de liefde' in het Nationaal Bevrijdingsmuseum 1944-1945.
The story of Aleyda Piep Leenders
Piep was kept home during the heady days of liberation because her father considered the wild celebrations inappropriate for a young woman. She met her future husband when her brother invited some Canadians home for tea. Piep's journey to a remote cabin in northern Alberta with her critically ill baby took two gruelling months.
Her story and the story of 21 other war brides from the Netherlands can be seen in the National Liberation Museum 1944-1945, from June 7th to November 17th 2013.
Going Back - A Railsplitters Journey
This movie was made when I traveled to Belgium with my father Arthur Mahler. It features the events described by my father in a letter I recently discovered. Here is what he wrote:
2010 was a memorable year for me, as I went to Belgium for the 65th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes. The trip was organized by a group, American War Orphans Network (AWON). It turned out to be a memorable week of events. I traveled with Joe Lippi Jr., the son of my good friend whose grave we were to visit at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery. Joining us in Liege were my sons, Peter, Eric and Steve. The trip began May 28, 2010, at the Provincial Palace in Liege with a wonderful reception. In French, I addressed Madame President of the Province of Liege. The group of 28 AWON members read the English translation. My French notes were seven pages in large print. After I read page 4, the next page was 6. Page 5 was missing! I had to continue from memory. Help came when I was handed a pre-printed French and English program. I finished the speech and all went well considering that I wore my World War II uniform in a warm room and I had not spoken French in more than twenty years. Next day was the Memorial Service at Henri-Chapelle. Seeing this place with 7,992 graves so precisely arranged in circular fashion and diagonally perfect alignment is most impressive. The many pictures we took will be a wonderful record of the event for the future. After the conclusion of the ceremonies, we participated in a police and Security-escorted trip with flashing lights from Henri Chapelle to the city of Aubel. There also was a Memorial Service in the Town Square. I was told this was better than all previous ceremonies. A parade through the town ended at a large hall for a party with all the town’s people and everyone had a great time. I got to drink a beer with Vice Admiral Richard K. Gallagher, chief of NATO, and American Ambassador Howard W. Gutman. We felt as if we were being treated like royalty. But this special day didn’t end there. Next Peter Heckmanns, webmaster of In-Honored-Glory.info, met us and we followed him to his home in Kerkrade, The Netherlands, where he had arranged a huge barbeque with some AWON members, Peter’s family and friends. I again was drafted as a translator just as I was during World War II. There was a need for conversation between the tour director and the bus driver, neither understanding the others language. I solved that problem. The last event of our visit to Belgium was a memorial celebration to the St. Paul school in Liege. It was planned by Mr. Michel Lorquet the teacher of the class 4B. This class had adopted the grave of Joseph T. Lippi at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery. Our Party was driven by M. Lorquet to the school where the entire school’s students welcomed Joe Lippi Jr. and the four Mahler’s like royalties. There were a multitude of American and Belgian Flags waved by the children. I gave my speech in French. Both the American and the Belgian National hymns were played and the Belgian was sung by the children. There were many dignitaries and the Belgian Army was represented by a Colonel and a Major who was Mr. Lorquet’s brother. We were served lunch at the school. The tables were set by the children and we toasted with champagne, yes, at the school. To end the ceremonies the children were given a question and answer session. There were good questions that were answered by Joe Lippi and me. All was reported on Belgium Local and National Television. The rest of the week was filled with experiences too numerous to mention. But here are some highlights. We visited the Remember Museum on a farm near Bastogne. We also visited the War Museum in La Roche, not far from where my friend, Joe Lippi, Sr., was killed. Wherever we were in Belgium or Holland we Veterans of World War II, who have fought in the Ardennes, and those who paid the ultimate price, are not forgotten. Sixty- five years later people including school children are grateful to have been liberated a long time ago.
—Arthur Mahler, 84th Infantry Division, 334th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, HQ.
Nijmegen: Operation Market Garden. (Deel 2)
Nijmegen: 20-09-14, anniversary: Operation Market Garden.
+/- 500 army vehicles.
Operation Market Garden (17–25 September 1944) was an unsuccessful Allied military operation planned, and predominantly led, by the British. It was fought in the Netherlands and Germany in World War II. The success of the operation depended on taking a series of nine bridges, the last being at the city of Arnhem over the Rhine river. Airborne and land forces succeeded in the liberation of the Dutch cities of Eindhoven and Nijmegen, but failed in keeping their farthest positions in and around the city of Arnhem including the bridge over the Rhine.
The operation included two sub-operations: an airborne assault to seize key bridges (Market) and a ground attack (Garden). The attack was the largest airborne operation up to that point in World War II.
Field Marshal Montgomery's strategic goal was to encircle the heart of German industry, the Ruhr, in a pincer movement. The northern end of the pincer would circumvent the northern end of the Siegfried Line, giving easier access into Germany. The aim of Operation Market Garden was to establish the northern end of a pincer ready to project deeper into Germany. Allied forces would project north from Belgium, 60 miles (97 km) through the Netherlands, across the Rhine and consolidate north of Arnhem on the Dutch/German border, ready to close the pincer.
The operation made massed use of airborne forces, whose tactical objectives were to secure the bridges and allow a rapid advance by armored ground units to consolidate north of Arnhem. The operation required the seizure of the bridges across the Maas, two arms of the Rhine (the Waal and the Lower Rhine), together with crossings over several smaller canals and tributaries.
The Allies captured several bridges between Eindhoven and Nijmegen at the beginning of the operation. Lieutenant-General Brian Horrocks' XXX Corps ground force advance was delayed by the initial failure of the airborne units to secure bridges at Son and Nijmegen. German forces demolished the bridge over the Wilhelmina Canal at Son before it could be secured by the 101st Airborne Division. The 82nd Airborne Division's failure to capture the main road bridge over the river Waal at Nijmegen before 20 September also delayed the advance of XXX Corps.
At the furthest point of the airborne operation at Arnhem, the British 1st Airborne Division encountered initial strong resistance. The delays in capturing the bridges at Son and Nijmegen gave time for German forces—including the 9th and 10th SS panzer divisions, who were present at that time—to organize and counterattack.
In the ensuing battle, only a small force managed to capture the north end of the Arnhem road bridge and after the ground forces failed to relieve them, the paratroopers were overrun on 21 September. The remainder of the 1st Airborne Division was trapped in a small pocket west of the bridge, having to be evacuated on the 25th of September, after sustaining heavy casualties.
The Allies had failed to cross the Rhine. The river remained a barrier to their advance into Germany until offensives at Remagen, Oppenheim, Rees and Wesel in March 1945. The failure of Market Garden to form a foothold over the Rhine ended Allied expectations of finishing the war by Christmas 1944.
John Baskeyfield VC school name change
Trustees decide to rename Burslem school named after local war hero. Fred Hughes speaks to us. (Tom Hutton - additional reporting)
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Operation Market Garden was an unsuccessful World War II military operation fought in the Netherlands from 17 to 25 September 1944, planned and predominantly led by the British Army. Its objective was a series of nine bridges that could have provided an Allied invasion route into Germany. Airborne and land forces succeeded in the liberation of the Dutch cities of Eindhoven and Nijmegen, but at the Battle of Arnhem were defeated in their attempt to secure the last bridge, over the Rhine.
Market Garden included two subsidiary operations: an airborne assault to seize the key bridges (Market) and a ground attack (Garden). The attack was the largest airborne operation up to that point in World War II.Field Marshal Montgomery's strategic goal was to encircle the heart of German industry, the Ruhr Area, in a pincer movement. The northern end of the pincer would circumvent the northern end of the Siegfried Line, giving easier access into Germany. The aim of Operation Market Garden was to establish the northern end of a pincer ready to project deeper into Germany. Allied forces would project north from Belgium, 60 miles (97 km) through the Netherlands, across the Rhine and consolidate north of Arnhem on the Dutch/German border, ready to close the pincer.
The operation made massive use of airborne forces, whose tactical objectives were to secure the bridges and to allow a rapid advance by armored ground units to consolidate north of Arnhem. The operation required the seizure of the bridges across the Meuse River, two arms of the Rhine (the Waal River and the Lower Rhine), together with crossings over several smaller canals and tributaries.
The Allies captured several bridges between Eindhoven and Nijmegen at the beginning of the operation. Lieutenant-General Brian Horrocks' XXX Corps ground force advance was delayed by the initial failure of the airborne units to secure bridges at Son en Breugel and Nijmegen. German forces demolished the bridge over the Wilhelmina Canal at Son before it could be secured by the US 101st Airborne Division. The US 82nd Airborne Division's failure to capture the main highway bridge over the Waal River at Nijmegen before 20 September also delayed the advance of XXX Corps.
At the furthest point of the airborne operation, at the Battle of Arnhem, the British 1st Airborne Division encountered initial strong resistance. The delays in capturing the bridges at Son and Nijmegen gave time for German forces—including the 9th SS and 10th SS Panzer Divisions, which were present at that time—to organize and counterattack. In the ensuing battle, only a small force managed to capture the north end of the Arnhem road bridge and after the ground forces failed to relieve them, the paratroopers were overrun on 21 September. The remainder of the British 1st Airborne Division was trapped in a small pocket west of the bridge, having to be evacuated on the 25th of September, after sustaining heavy casualties.
The Allies had failed to cross the Rhine. The river remained a barrier to their advance into Germany until offensives at Remagen, Oppenheim, Rees and Wesel in March 1945. The failure of Operation Market Garden to form a foothold over the Rhine ended Allied expectations of finishing the war by Christmas 1944.
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