Dorpsquiz
Op vrijdag 25 oktober 2024 wordt in het Wierenbos om 20.00uur voor de 11e maal de jaarlijkse Dorpsquiz georganiseerd door de dorpsraad met medewerking van onze stichting.
What preceded in the battle for our liberation
Lees artikel in het Nederlands After the failure of Operation Market Garden in September 1944, a quick opening of the port of Antwerp was top priority. Most of the supply of the necessary material for the advancing armies was still coming from the ports in Normandy, a route of some 600 km that took far…
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Liberation memorial
Lees artikel in het Nederlands The liberation of Wernhout on 27 October 1944 The 1944 liberation of Wernhout was a crucial event in local history, taking place in the context of the wider liberation operations in the Netherlands during World War II. In autumn 1944, as part of the Allied advance across Europe, Wernhout was…
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From British polar bears to American wolves on 24 October 2024
Lees artikel in het Nederlands 24 October 2024 Lecture on the liberation of Wernhout:From British polar bears to American wolves 19:30 at the Wierenbos in Wernhout Guido van Wassenhove The lecture will be given by Guido van Wassenhoven, , author of books on the war events in Wuustwezel and Loenhout in the second world war…
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Mayor and family of the Timberwolves from America unveil liberation monument in Wernhout on 23 October 2024
Lees artikel in het Nederlands 23 October 2024 Commencement 10:00 am On the initiative of the Hooghe Heerlickheyt Wernhout foundation, the liberation monument will be unveiled on 23 October 2024. The foundation wants to honour all liberators and the fallen for the battle they fought to liberate our village. Out of respect and gratitude, they…
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