Cycling route Death Valley De Peel - American Lazaret (De Oostenwind) (#29)

American Lazaret

The Astense millers Frits and Ferd van Stekelenburg looked on in amazement when, on Friday evening, September 29, 1944, American soldiers of the '7th Armored Division' set up a field hospital at their post mill. The tent camp was placed so close to the mill that it had to be redecorated the next day when the wind changed because of the rotating blades. The following days, American and English soldiers stood in line to go on an excursion to a real Dutch mill. They admired the interior and forgot for a moment that they were on the war front. Peace reigned in the mill.

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Martin Damen