Memorial 'Ships Graveyard'
On 29 September 1944, the Germans ordered that all passengers of 240 barges in the port of Maasbracht, more than 1,000 people, had to leave their ship.
The next day, all ships were sunk by the Germans.
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Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Martin Damen
Nearby
Museum
Point of interest
Monument
- Liberation Route Marker 216 - Maasbracht
- War Memorial Maasbracht - Maasbracht
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Cemetery
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Remembrance Stone
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- Stumbling Stones Minderbroederssingel 30 - Roermond
Fortification
Crash site
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