Commando Monument - Vlissingen, Netherlands
Posted by: 
Jersepe
N 51° 26.488 E 003° 34.970
31U E 540507 N 5699080
This was the place where the 4th commando and the 52 Lowland Division landed in 1944 to liberate the island.
Waymark Code: WM2H9X
Location: Zeeland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 11/04/2007
Views: 68
The plate on the statue says:
A La memoire des officiers sour - officiers et soldats
du 4e commando et des loyaux citoyens de flessengue
1939 - 1945
Aan de nagedachtenis van
de gevallenen van het 4e commando en
van de trouwe burgers van Vlissingen
On the smaller plate the text reads:
52 Lowland Division
Landde hier uit Breskens
op 1 Nov. 1944
om het eiland te bevrijden.
The soldiers landed here and moved quickly to the hotel Brittania (N51 26.997 E3 33.544) where the enemy headquarters was situated.
Date of Dedication: 11/01/1944
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: het is bij het strand en na mijn mening vrij toegankelijk
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
Commandoweg
Vlissingen, Zeeland Netherlands
4381
Commemoration: Commandos and citizens of Vlissingen & soldiers of the 52 Lowland Division
Access times: Not listed
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