War Memorial WWII

Netherlands / Limburg / Simpelveld / Cartilserveldweg, .

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This memorial commemorates four Canadian crew members of a Halifax ok 434 squadron, which crashed at this location, in the night of 27 to 28 April 1944. The names of the four are mentioned on the memorial.
One other crewmember was captured, two others could escape with the help of the resistance.
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Wikipedia article: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lijst_van_oorlogsmonumenten_in_Gulpen-Wittem

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Coordinates: 50°49'14"N 5°54'53"E

Hoax "Secret military bunker with communication centre" 0.8 km
Cartils Castle 0.9 km
Oud stuk hellingbos 1.2 km
Gulpen-Wittem 2.5 km
Hellingbos Goedenraad 2.8 km
Vrakelberg 3.2 km
Gulpen golf course 3.4 km
Simpelveld (municipality) 5.3 km
Voerendaal 5.7 km
Vaals (municipality) 6.3 km

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Hoax "Secret military bunker with communication centre" Cartils Castle Oud stuk hellingbos Gulpen-Wittem Hellingbos Goedenraad Vrakelberg Gulpen golf course Simpelveld (municipality) Voerendaal Vaals (municipality)