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WWII Ammunition Crater – Loonse en Drunense Duinen

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WWII Ammunition Crater – Loonse en Drunense Duinen

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WWII Ammunition Crater – Loonse en Drunense Duinen

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    November 28, 2021

    During the Second World War, a Munitions Ausgabe Stelle (M.A.St) was located here in the dunes. Ammunition for Gilze Rijen airport was stored here because storage at the airport was considered too dangerous. On Mad Tuesday, when the Allies advanced, all explosives were blown up to keep them out of the Allies' hands. The craters can still be seen in several places.

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      December 22, 2021

      Place of interest
      Remains of German Munitions Ausgabe Stelle (M.A.St.) - Kaatsheuvel
      0.1 km
      Parking harbors German Munitions Ausgabe Stelle (M.A.St.) - Kaatsheuvel
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      Machine gun nest German Munitions Ausgabe Stelle (M.A.St.) - Kaatsheuvel
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      War Memorial Loon op Zand - Loon op Zand
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      War Memorial Cemetery St. Janskerk Kaatsheuvel - Kaatsheuvel
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      Dutch War Graves Cemetery St.Jozef Kaatsheuvel - Kaatsheuvel
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      Grave Civilian casualties Cemetery St. Janskerk Kaatsheuvel - Kaatsheuvel
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        June 20, 2022

        At various places in the Loonse en Drunense Duinen nature reserve, craters can be found in which the Germans had stored ammunition in WW2 and which they detonated when the Allies advanced.

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