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North Rhine-Westphalia

Düsseldorf District

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf
Viersen
Niederkrüchten

Lüsekamp Memorial

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Düsseldorf District

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf
Viersen
Niederkrüchten

Lüsekamp Memorial

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Lüsekamp Memorial

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    Location: Niederkrüchten, Viersen, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    July 19, 2020

    is a memorial in the Lüsekamp area of the Elmpter Forest. It was built in September 1996 by the citizens of Niederkrüchten. It commemorates 14 men between the ages of 16 and 48 who died on April 26-27. December 1944 were shot dead by a firing squad of the German Wehrmacht. Among them were 12 Dutch citizens of the city of Roermond, a German and a Pole, who had previously hidden in order not to be deported to Germany for forced labor.
    The memorial also commemorates 3,000 people from Roermond, who were forced to march from Roermond to Dülken on December 30, 1944 in freezing cold, and from there were deported to forced labor.

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      June 7, 2021

      An unspeakable story that should never be forgotten, hence this memorial.

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        May 14, 2024

        Every year on December 30th, the "Comité Voettocht 30 December" organizes a walk to the memorial at Lüsekamp. Nearby at Asenray there is another memorial to the war events, the memorial to the forgotten children of Spik and Maalbroek.
        Info: komoot.com/de-de/highlight/812161

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          April 24, 2021

          It is also worthwhile to think about the darker side of history.

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            August 3, 2025

            A memorial monument for deceased children

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              October 15, 2025

              This is not the memorial for deceased children. The memorial for "The Forgotten Children of Spik and Malbroek 1945" stands near Spik (Asenray).

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                Location: Niederkrüchten, Viersen, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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