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Battle of Kapelsche Veer Monument

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Battle of Kapelsche Veer Monument

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Location: Waalwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

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Best Road Cycling Rides to Battle of Kapelsche Veer Monument

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1. Sprang-Capelle Cycle Path – Halvezolenpad loop from Sprang

33.0km

01:21

30m

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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2. Keizersveer Bridge – Cycle path to Kapelsche Veer loop from Made

47.7km

02:04

60m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Cycle path to Kapelsche Veer – Gravel Path Along the Donge loop from Dongen

36.8km

01:36

40m

Intermediate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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October 3, 2019

There was a German bridgehead at this location on the Bergsche Maas in 1944. Four attacks were made by Poles, British and Canadians. It took a total of 5 weeks. The first failed attack by the 1st Polish Armored Division was on the night of 30 to 31 December 1944. The second failed attack by the 1st Polish Armored Division was on the night of 6 to 7 January 1945. The third failed attack by British and Norwegians was in the night 13 on January 14, 1945. The fourth attack was made by the 4th Canadian Armored Division from 26 to January 31, 1945. This attack succeeded, on January 31, 1945 the Germans withdrew.

In total, almost 1200 victims were killed during these four attacks.

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Text: Paul Moerenhout

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Quinten

May 4, 2020

War monument, there's a nice cyclepath in front of it.

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Location: Waalwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

Battle of Kapelsche Veer Monument

1. Sprang-Capelle Cycle Path – Halvezolenpad loop from Sprang

2. Keizersveer Bridge – Cycle path to Kapelsche Veer loop from Made

3. Cycle path to Kapelsche Veer – Gravel Path Along the Donge loop from Dongen

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