Memorial Willem Woestenburg & Lou Beumer
This Memorial commemorates two resistance fighters of WWII. After a attempt to rescue a couple of airmen of a allied fighterplane or bomber, they were followed by German police/military and got involved in a gunfight, were they were shot dead by the germans. The cross is the place were it happened. They are buried on the R.C. cemetery next to the St.Bonifatius church in De Rijp.
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- Text: TracesofWar.com & Brian Hutchings
- Photos: Jaap Smith
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Monument
- Memorial Lou Beumer en Wim Woestenburg - De Rijp
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Cemetery
- Dutch War Graves De Rijp - De Rijp
- Commonwealth War Graves General Cemetery Stompetoren - Stompetoren
- Dutch War Graves Roman Catholic Cemetery Westbeemster - Westbeemster
Remembrance Stone
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- Memorial Stones Bierkade 15 - Alkmaar
Fortification
- Fort bij Marken-Binnen - Markenbinnen
- Fort aan de Jisperweg - Westbeemster
- Fort aan de Middenweg - Zuidoostbeemster
Crash site
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