War Memorial WWII
Netherlands /
Drenthe /
Emmen /
Middelesweg
World
/ Netherlands
/ Drenthe
/ Emmen
memorial, Second World War 1939-1945, place with historical importance, war memorial
Returning from a bombing at the industrial area of Bochum (part of a fleet of 446 bombers) the 4-engined Halifax bomber English II B (JB 892 KN-E, part of the 77th Squadron) crashed in the night of May 14, 1943 at 2.30 pm near Sleen. The bomber was hit by a German fighter near Emmen.
The memorial commemorates the 7 crew members, which were buried at the general cemetery in Sleen.
A group of students of Zweeloo and Oosterhesselen established a monument by the founded plane parts of the Halifax in 1945.
www.4en5mei.nl/herdenken-en-vieren/oorlogsmonumenten/mo...
The memorial commemorates the 7 crew members, which were buried at the general cemetery in Sleen.
A group of students of Zweeloo and Oosterhesselen established a monument by the founded plane parts of the Halifax in 1945.
www.4en5mei.nl/herdenken-en-vieren/oorlogsmonumenten/mo...
Wikipedia article: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lijst_van_oorlogsmonumenten_in_Coevorden
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 52°48'13"N 6°46'29"E
- War Memorial WWII 3.6 km
- War Memorial WWII 11 km
- War Memorial WWII 13 km
- War Memorial WWII 14 km
- Bentheimerbridge 16 km
- Monument WOII 17 km
- War Memorial WWII 20 km
- War Memorial WWII 21 km
- Venebrugge, schans 28 km
- The Reformed Church 35 km
- Recreatiepark 't Kuierpadtien 5.3 km
- Coevorden (municipality) 6.8 km
- Mandelanden 12 km
- LOFAR station 12 km
- Borger-Odoorn 13 km
- LOFAR stations 14 km
- Emmen (municipality) 14 km
- Drenthe 16 km
- Midden-Drenthe 17 km
- Aa en Hunze 20 km