WWII Verzetsmonument - Wachtum NL
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dreamhummie
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WWII Verzetsmonument, Resistance Monument, located at Westereind in Wachtum, The Netherlands.
Waymark Code: WMT0YH
Location: Drenthe, Netherlands
Date Posted: 09/05/2016
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The resistance monument in Wachtum (municipality of Coevorden) is a natural stone column, crowned with the Dutch coat of arms. The monument is located on a triangular lawn.
The text on the column:
'D.J.M.C. OTTERMAN
GEBOREN 23 AUGUSTUS 1914 TE WACHTUM
OVERLEDEN 25 FEBRUARI 1945 TE BUCHENWALD
DEN VADERLAND GETROUWE'.
The resistance monument was established in Wachtum (municipality of Coevorden) in memory of the resistance fighter Carel Otterman, who died in the Buchenwald concentration camp on February 25, 1945.
Source and more info see weblink below.
Date of Dedication: 01/01/1949
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: 24/7 and free parking near the road.
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
Westereind
Wachtum, Netherlands
Commemoration: D.J.M.C. OTTERMAN
Access times: Not listed
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