Tour in the footsteps of the liberators

You will then come to a listening point on the Liberation Route: L54: The Incredible Patrol. In October 1944, American intelligence officer Hugo Sims and his battalion were ordered to capture as many German prisoners of war as possible. Together with five volunteers, he crossed the Rhine in the dark and went deep into enemy territory. In 1944, the't Wijde Veld work camp was inhabited by 18 families from Stavenisse in Zeeland. For six months, they were in the middle of the bitter fighting between the British and German troops. Further on, you will discover L20: Landings of paratroopers and gliders Liberation Route. On Sunday 17 September 1944, countless paratroopers and gliders landed here on the fields and meadows.