September 12th, 1944, soldiers of the American army enter the village of Noorbeek,
in the Nederlands.
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Noorbeek – Dorpstraat
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Category Archives: Liberation of Eijsden – Margraten
Noorbeek (1)
Noorbeek was liberated by American troops of the 3rd Battalion, 119th regiment, 30th Infantry Division, on September the 12th , 1944, as one of the first cities in Holland.
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Margraten – Termaar
The liberators of Margraten and Termaar on 13 September 1944, belonged to the 1st battalion of the 119th infantry regiment of the 30th infantrydivision, nicknamed Old Hickory Division.
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Laag Caestert
Just minutes across the border between Netherlands and Belgium American Soldiers are greeted by the people from the Muggenhof and took photos with them. The photos are taken in Laag Caestert (back then Eijsden) in 13 september 1944.
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Mesch
American Soldier in the tiny village of Mesch looking for Germans, september 1944 during the liberation of Eijsden-Margraten-Limburg.
Rijckholt
Fathers Dominicanen are greeting American soldiers from the 113e squadron in Rijckholt, 13 September 1944.
Then image: De bevrijding van Margraten / American collection
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