Nieuw fort Sint-Andries

New Fort Sint-Andries is a ruin of a fort from 1812 and was a replacement for a fort of the same name. The old fortress of Sint-Andries was built by the Spanish troops during the Eighty Years' War (1568-1648), but has become dilapidated. During the Second World War, the fort was in German hands for a long time. In September 1944 the Allies tried to conquer the great rivers from the south. Operation Market Garden failed and they got stuck in the Bommelerwaard. In the spring of 1945 the Allies succeeded and the Germans blew up the fort, so that it did not fall into the hands of the Allies. The ruins of the fort can still be visited today.