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Eerde Windmill and 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment Memorial

Eerde Windmill and 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment Memorial

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Eerde Windmill and 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment Memorial

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Location: Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands

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1. Hamsestraat Tree-Lined Road – Veghelsedijk loop from Plein 1

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2. Bicycle Bridge Zuid-Willemsvaart – Veghelsedijk loop from Eerde

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3. Wide Cycle Path – Beautiful avenue loop from Eerde

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Jelmer

May 23, 2018

The Eerde windmill was destroyed on September 24, 1944 during the battle of the sand dunes. On the mill is a plaque with the names of the fallen soldiers.

In this windmill, on Monday September 18, 1944, at eleven o'clock in the morning, Jacob H. Wingard ("Pennsylvania sgt 501 prcht inf abn div.") Was shot dead by the Germans when he gave fire control from the mill. He is buried at the American Military Cemetery Margraten.

Between the windmill and the house next to it, a British Sherman tank was destroyed during the fighting on September 24, 1944. In the tank, 3 British crew members were killed. They are buried in the cemetery of Eerde.

On September 17, 2014, a small museum was opened in the mill. Next to the mill is also a monument to the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment.

Source. tracesofwar.nl

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Location: Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands

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Eerde Windmill and 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment Memorial

1. Hamsestraat Tree-Lined Road – Veghelsedijk loop from Plein 1

2. Bicycle Bridge Zuid-Willemsvaart – Veghelsedijk loop from Eerde

3. Wide Cycle Path – Beautiful avenue loop from Eerde

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