Bevrijdingsmuseum Zeeland / Liberation museum Zeeland

[pzgr40]

As may be well known to most people with an interest in WW2 , the Dutch province of Zeeland was the scene of heavy fighting in 1940 , when British and French troops of the expeditionary force set up a line of defence in Zeeland, as well as in 1945 when the allies had to conquer Zeeland and the Schelde river to enable the harbour of Antwerp to be used without getting shelled by German artillery on Walcheren. Finally, the RAF bombed the dikes to flood the island of Walcheren, hampering the Germans, a disaster however for the population. There was also the well known battle for the Sloedam, where Canadian troops had to cross a small strip of floodland to be able to reach the Island of Walcheren.

About this piece of history there is a museum , the Liberation museum Zeeland:
https://bevrijdingsmuseumzeeland.nl/

If ever you are in the vincinity, go and take a look there, it is shurely worth while and an afternoon well spend.
They also have a cafetaria where you can have a meal and a drink, so you will not leave hungry.

Here some pictures I took when I was there, not the best quality pictures, but it gives a good overview of what to expect.

 

[sksvlad]

Nice, a lot of room and big windows with natural light, good for picture taking. And nobody wears masks!!! If you want to see the exact opposite, go to the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. It looks like COVID will close indoor places like this again in US, so we could lose another year. And I am not even dreaming about travel to Europe.