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Revenge on 'kraut girls' in Werkendam, liberators not yet in sight

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Revenge on 'kraut girls' in Werkendam, liberators not yet in sight

May 8, 1945. The Netherlands has been liberated for days, but in many places there is still no sign of an allied entry. Nevertheless, the liberators are fully on the move today and the wait is rewarded. In the meantime, armed groups of young men seize their chance. They can take revenge on (alleged) traitors undisturbed. This also happens in Werkendam and Nieuwendijk. In the Land van Heusden en Altena they are also still waiting for the 'Tommies…Read Article

Bare commandos hide on farm, Germans destroy churches

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Bare commandos hide on farm, Germans destroy churches

April 22, 1945. On this day, groups of German soldiers move through the Land van Heusden en Alten with dynamite. They leave a trail of destruction behind them. High buildings are blown up to cover the retreat. British commandos are hiding in the Biesbosch. Near Den Bosch, Dutch soldiers prepare an attack towards Gelderland. The noise must have been deafening that day in Werkendam and Woudrichem and the surrounding area. The Germans continue thei…Read Article

British commandos in the Biesbosch shot Germans off their bicycles

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British commandos in the Biesbosch shot Germans off their bicycles

April 21, 1945. German troops in the Land of Heusden and Altena are ordered to prepare for the retreat. It will be a miserable day, full of destruction. In the meantime, Allied commandos secretly head towards Werkendam to see for themselves what is happening. It is still dark when forty British commandos cross the river at Geertruidenberg. In canoes and small boats they row silently to the other side. Operation Bograt ('Veenrat') in the Biesbosc…Read Article

Superfan Tonnie collects everything from Merwedebrug: 'Characteristic thing'

Coins, photos, paperwork, construction drawings, newspaper articles, passing passes and even a piece of the bridge. Tonnie Smits from Werkendam collects everything from the Merwede Bridge. A hobby that got out of hand, he calls it himself. But he won't be able to enjoy the bridge for much longer, because it will be replaced in 2028 or 2029. His special hobby started with the hairline cracks in the bridge in 2016, which is located between Breda a…Werkendam · Werkendam Read Article

Villa of troubled entrepreneur Peter Versluis to be auctioned

How exactly Peter Versluis is doing, is not always easy to say. We do know that his large house in Werkendam is now being auctioned off. Or at least: a house where he says he has not lived for years but which he does own.Werkendam · Werkendam Read Article

Christian community Werkendam “presents misinterpretation of Calvinism” and criticizes local Reformed community via YouTube

Christian apologist Chris Verhagen discusses the doctrine of election with pastor Bert Put. Christian community Werkendam lashes out at local reformed church on YouTube.YouTube · Werkendam Read Article

Concordia Damen to Build Innovative RoRo Pontoon

Concordia Damen is proud to announce that it has been awarded a contract by ‘Koninklijke Van der Wees Transporten’ for the construction and delivery o...Werkendam · Werkendam See the Story

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