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Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf
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Nettetal

Venlo-Herongen Air Base Memorial

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Venlo-Herongen Air Base Memorial

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Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

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    March 3, 2025

    "The former Venlo-Herongen air base is located in the urban areas of Stralen-Herongen, Nettetal-Leuth and Venlo. This means that the site is on the border between the two states of Germany and the Netherlands. The site is around 1800 hectares in size and is located in the area of today's Schwalm-Nette Nature Park..."

    FURTHER INFORMATION on:
    + Pre-war period
    + During the Second World War
    + After the war
    + Architectural monument
    can be found here: kuladig.de/Objektansicht/KLD-298052


    neu.fliegerhorst-venlo.net
    de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fliegerhorst_Venlo-Herongen
    rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/nettetal/fliegerhorst-als-unbequemes-denkmal_aid-15020821

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      March 3, 2025

      The Green Border Memorial of the Second World War

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

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