Memorial 7th American Armored Division
This memorial was erected in September 2006 and inaugurated in May 2007. In memory of the 54 American soldiers of the 7th American armored division who fell in the hard battle to liberate Ospel in Oct / Nov 1944.
Niek Hendrix is the initiator. The monument stands on the grounds of the Hendrix family.
Read more via these links:
https://www.7tharmddiv.org/ospel-monument.htm
https://www.7tharmddiv.org/ospel-dedication.htm
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Source
- Text: Niek Hendrix
- Photos: Niek Hendrix
Nearby
Point of interest
- Cycling route Death Valley De Peel - Pilot's Monument (De Pelen) (#15) - Ospel
- Cycling route Death Valley De Peel - Battle in the shadows (#16) - Ospel
- Cycling route Death Valley de Peel - End Veencolony (#14) - Asten
Monument
- Liberation Route Location 6 - Americans in de Peel - Ospel
- Liberation Route Marker 218 - Ospeldijk
- Pilotsmemorial Ospel - Ospel
Cemetery
- Commonwealth War Cemetery Nederweert - Nederweert
- Commonwealth War Graves Roman Catholic Churchyard Swartbroek - Swartbroek
- French War Grave Roman Catholic Churchyard Swartbroek - Swartbroek
Remembrance Stone
- Stolperstein Leveroyseweg 1 - Heythuysen
- Stumbling Stone Kloosterstraat 5 - Heythuysen
- Stumbling Stones Dorpsstraat 77 - Heythuysen
Fortification
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