Korps Mariniers Memorial, Rotterdam - The Netherlands
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N 51° 55.386 E 004° 29.864
31U E 602993 N 5753545
The Korps Mariniers memorial in Rotterdam.
Waymark Code: WM4DW4
Location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 08/10/2008
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The battle honors on the Korps Mariniers' colors are: Chatham (1667), Kijkduin (1673), Sennefe (1674), Spain, Dogger Bank (1781), West Indies, Algiers (1816), Atjeh, Bali, Rotterdam (1940), Java Sea (1942), Java and Madoera (1947-1948), and New Guinea (1962).
In World War II, a Korps Mariniers unit in Rotterdam preparing to ship out to the Dutch East Indies successfully defended the bridges across the Maas, preventing the German paratroopers in the central city from hooking up with conventional German infantry. The Germans ended the stalemate by bombing Rotterdam. The threat of an attack by Marines caused its German captain to scuttle the Antilla in Aruba in 1940.
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24/7
Entrance fees (if it applies): Free
Type of memorial: Monument
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