Monument Rijnsburg
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The war memorial in Rijnsburg was established in memory of all citizens who were killed by acts of war in the Second World War and during the war in the former Dutch East Indies and New Guinea.
Waymark Code: WMFF7Z
Location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 10/10/2012
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The war memorial in Rijnsburg is a memorial wall of hand-made brick. On the wall there are two memorial plates. On the first plate (1948) of Maulbrunner sandstone is embossed David with sword as a standing figure. The second plate is made of red granite (1995)
The inscription on the sandstone plaque reads:
'1940 1945
IN GOD ZULLEN WIJ KLOEKE DADEN DOEN EN HIJ ZAL ONZE WEDERPARTIJDERS VERTREDEN
G. HERMANS D. VAN DELFT
EN ZIJ DIE VIELEN DOOR OORLOGSGEWELD'.
In God we will do great things and He will defeat our opponents.
And those who fell through war violence.
Below are the names of a number of civilian casualties.
David depicts the struggle and resistance against the occupier.
The inscription on the granite plate reads:
OPDAT WIJ NIET VERGETEN
Lest we forget
Below are the names of four citizens applied, who died in the former Dutch East Indies and New Guinea.
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: Heerenweg / Kerkstraat / Oude Vlietweg, at the junction, side of the road.
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
Heerenweg / Kerkstraat / Oude Vlietweg
Rijnsburg, Netherlands
Commemoration: All citizens who were killed by acts of war in the Second World War and during the war in the former Dutch East Indies and New Guinea.
Date of Dedication: Not listed
Access times: Not listed
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