Tag: commemorated
‘They defeated a strong farmer in just a few weeks’, WWII prisoner transport commemorated
It is not known what Wouter Verhoef had to do in Camp Amersfoort and in Neuengamme. The family only knows that he died on Christmas 1944, three months after his…
End of World War II in the former Dutch East Indies commemorated throughout Utrecht
Every year on 15 August, the official end of World War II in the former Dutch East Indies is commemorated. All victims of the war against Japan and the Japanese…
The end of the Second World War in the former Dutch East Indies is commemorated throughout the province
In Soest, the commemoration is traditionally held at the Resistance Monument on the Verzetsplein. The ceremony, organized by the Stichting Comité 4 en 5 mei Soest en Soesterberg in collaboration…
Mass execution commemorated for the first time in a real place: ‘Important part of the story’
77 candles are burning again at the Koedriest monument. They were lit for the executed Soviet soldiers at Camp Amersfoort. About 120 people are present at the commemoration of the…
Mass execution commemorated for the first time in a real place: ‘Important for the story’
77 candles are burning again at the Koedriest monument. They were lit for the executed Soviet soldiers at Camp Amersfoort. About 120 people are present at the commemoration of the…
Tram attack commemorated every five years after next month: ‘In consultation with relatives’
Utrecht – After this year’s commemoration, the tram attack in Utrecht will no longer be commemorated annually, but every five years. A spokesperson for Utrecht mayor Sharon Dijksma confirmed this…
Largest prisoner transport Camp Amersfoort impressively commemorated: ‘Only memory I have of him’
Both are happy that Camp Amersfoort is organizing the commemoration. “You have to keep commemorating,” says Anton. “It was so long ago, but it is the only memory I have…
Deceased supporter Reavan commemorated with action during FC Utrecht – Feyenoord
Reavan was a big FC Utrecht fan and could regularly be found in the Galgenwaard. The action was announced earlier this week and spread on social media by some of…
MH17 disaster commemorated: ‘This year was marked by impactful events and emotions’
MH17 The Malaysia Airlines plane was shot down over eastern Ukraine in July 2014. At the time, that area was in the hands of pro-Russian rebels. The Russians Igor Girkin…
Opposition Leader in Hong Kong Arrested – Commemorated Anniversary of Beijing Massacres
The military attack on the Tiananmen Square protesters on June 4, 1989 was preceded by widespread youth protests in Beijing in the spring. The protests had in turn been triggered…