Fort Sabina Heijningen
This fort was mobilized in 1914-1918.
Fort Sabina was in World War II as a hideout place, that was used by many. In 1944 this was the hidden place for the local residents of Heijningen. The fort was on the night of 21-01-1945 attacked by a German patrol. During the firefight, two Canadians were taken POW. One Canadian was seriously injured and died in the hospital in Dirksland.
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Source
- Text: TracesOfWar.com
- Photos: Peter van Steenbergen
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Cemetery
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Crash site
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