Liberation Memorial Loenen

Memorial commemorating the liberation of Loenen by the 49th (West Riding) Reconnaissance Regiment.

The text on the plaque:
"On April 16, 1945 the C. Squadron, part of the English 49th (West Riding) Reconnaissance Regiment, the '' Recce's", marched to Loenen Veluwe from Eerbeek. In the afternoon they encountered opposition from the Germans, in which the front combat car - a Humber Mark IV - on the Eerbeekseweg was set on fire by a Panzerfaust. The crew, including Sgt. W. Mold, managed to get to safety unharmed and the Colonne withdrew. Some time later Loenen was surrounded and a second attack was launched, which led to the capture of the village, in which about 30 prisoners were taken.
The burned-out combat car was towed to Groenendaalseweg a few months later. On August 15, 1945, R.J.C. Pulle, together with his son, dismantled the Humber cannon and placed it in their garden as a souvenir. In 1984 the gun was donated by the Pulle family to the Loenen Veluwe Village Council. In the presence of some 30 veterans, including Sgt. W. Mold, the liberation memorial was unveiled on April 14, 1984.

Adjacent to the Memorial is a memorial bench.

At the other side of the town is another memorial for the 49th.

Adjacent to the liberation memorial in Loenen is a memorial bench. The text on the plaque of the bench is:

TO COMMEMORATE THE
LIBERATION OF EERBEEK AND
LOENEN BY THE 49th W.R.
RECONNAISSANCE REGIMENT
ON 16 APRIL 1945

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Source

• Text: Gerard Bastiaan & Arjan Vrieze
• Photos: Arjan Vrieze