Holten Canadian War Cemetery - Rijssen-Holten, Netherlands
Posted by: pmaupin
N 52° 17.966 E 006° 25.766
32U E 324723 N 5797454
[EN] Holten Canadian War Cemetery or Holterberg Canadian Cemetery is one of the largest military cemeteries in the Netherlands. [FR] Le cimetière de guerre canadien de Holten ou le cimetière canadien de Holterberg est l'un des plus grands cimetières militaires des Pays-Bas. [NL] Holten Canadian War Cemetery of Canadese begraafplaats Holterberg is een van de grootste militaire begraafplaatsen in Nederland.
Waymark Code: WM16BHT
Location: Overijssel, Netherlands
Date Posted: 06/23/2022
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Park since 2004, is still a piece of Canadian territory. In addition to 1355 Canadians, 36 British, 2 Australians and 1 Belgian also have their final resting place at the Canadian cemetery.
Not all soldiers buried here died in the Netherlands during the Second World War. There are also victims of the Canadian campaign through Northern Germany in April 1945, who were not wanted to be buried in Germany, then the country of the enemy.
About 250 meters to the southwest is the Nature Museum Holterberg. The Canadian cemetery is located on the Wullenberg, the southern part of the Holterberg. Since 2011, an information center has been located next to the cemetery, including a glass artwork by Annemiek Punt, entitled For all generations."
Sources : The Cemetery
Visit Instructions: Please provide another photo of the location. You don't have to be in there shot, but you can. The photo requirement is to discourage any armchair visiting.
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