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For the Armed Forces, the Four Days Marches Is Also a Military Exercise. ‘You Have Real People, You Have Blood, and You Have mass.’

Summary by NRC Handelsblad
The Nijmegen Four Days Marches has military origins: in 1909, a captain in the education and training department found the "marching ability" of recruits to be lacking. Even in 2026, the Ministry of Defence is prominently present at the event, to train and to recruit. "We want to show that Defence is much more than just shooting."

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For the Armed Forces, the Four Days Marches Is Also a Military Exercise. ‘You Have Real People, You Have Blood, and You Have mass.’

The Nijmegen Four Days Marches has military origins: in 1909, a captain in the education and training department found the "marching ability" of recruits to be lacking. Even in 2026, the Ministry of Defence is prominently present at the event, to train and to recruit. "We want to show that Defence is much more than just shooting."

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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NRC Handelsblad broke the news in Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
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