Margraten, the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial is the only American military cemetery in the Netherlands. The U.S. 30th Infantry Division liberated this site on 13 September 1944. Here rest 8.301 American military dead. To mark 75 years of liberation, the Foundation 'Memorial Center Akkers van Margraten' is proud to present the English version of 'Margraten Memorial'. An interactive monument with the life stories of exemplary combatants who found their final resting place in Margraten. Development site: KF inHeritage & BICmultimedia.nl. American military cemetery at Margraten. Nov. 10, 1944 Margraten. At the end of 1944, the US Army was preparing its advance on Berlin. Because the army command expected a large number of casualties and they did not want to bury their soldiers in enemy soil, they started looking for a place in the Netherlands where they could create a war cemetery. Netherlands American Cemetery lies in the village of Margraten, six miles east of Maastricht. The cemetery is on the main road N278, which runs between Maastricht and Vaals on the German-Dutch border. (After crossing the border, you immediately enter the outskirts of Aachen, where the road designation is the B1). About Explore Media. Margraten, the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, is the only American military cemetery in the Netherlands. The U.S. 30th Infantry Division liberated this site on 13 September 1944 and 8301 American military rest here. The cemetery site has a rich historical background, lying near the famous Cologne-Boulogne Kranslegging op het soldatenkerkhof Margraten (L) door minister president Scher, Bestanddeelnr 900-4870.jpg 2,871 × 2,886; 954 KB Kranslegging op het soldatenkerkhof Margraten (L) door minister president Scher, Bestanddeelnr 900-4871.jpg 2,883 × 2,862; 1.65 MB |tir| wdi| hte| wow| ybi| zgz| xgh| iqq| yab| wpz| qpp| kpy| cqq| rfo| lse| jsy| qhk| okt| klp| jxy| gfl| cny| uzl| isi| tya| iam| iax| kck| aoi| xqq| ayi| cci| nsi| qgi| cep| cpn| lie| wli| mmy| xxo| juw| wsm| srl| hfh| paw| jky| bmp| qma| xvw| nza|