After Ursel, going to Holland, and looking for WW2 places to visit

[Jessie The Jeep]

This summer, I'm taking my jeep to the Ursel show in Belgium with the NE MVT. The rest of the gang are heading home after the show, but Lynne and I are driving on to Holland and staying another week. Other than the Bridge at Arnhem, what other WW2 sites do you think are worth a visit ( and where are they?? )

 

We are staying in Delft, apparently, so sites within a modest radius would be most suitable.

 

Steve

[Joris]

Practicly all of the fighting took place in the east side of the country so there isn't too much there except for a lot of bunkers of the atlantic wall.

 

Let me see what I can dig up.

[Joris]

How could I forget, the Dutch Army Museum is located in Delft:

http://www.armymuseum.nl/

 

Atlanticwall museum:

http://www.atlantikwall-museum.nl/

 

Navy / marine museum in Rotterdam

 

More museums:

http://www.ww2museums.com/

 

 

[Jessie The Jeep]

Thanks!

 

What about sites that wifey would appreciate????? ( ie non-military )

 

Steve

[Joris]

Well then you should visit the Keukenhof

http://www.keukenhof.nl/nm/english.html

 

You are close to the cities The Hague and Rotterdam whilst Amsterdam and Utrecht are very easy to reach by train. All these cities are well worth a visit.

 

Let me know what you are interested in, there is a lot to do in Holland.

[AlienFTM]

I am sure if you put in some internet research you'll find plenty of places to visit wrt the Ardennes Offensive. I have some strong but half-forgotten memories filed away in my head of pictures I found a year or two ago. Come to think of it, there's an outside chance I got the link from the This Day In History forum.

 

Otherwise try Googling for Kampfgruppe Peiper (with, without and alternatively spelt for the Umlaut).

 

;o)

[Jessie The Jeep]

That's great. Thanks for the pointers.

 

Steve