Brutal scars of WO-II - september 1944 (Valkenburg/NL)
A grenade impact in the facade of the house at the "Fransche Molen" (Est. 1804) as a result of the liberation of Valkenburg in WW-II in September 1944. The large hole is still clearly visible, the soft marlstone may must have absorbed the impact that preserved the house. The fleeing Germans had severely damaged Valkenburg, blew up houses, buildings and bridges. Deep in this still visible deep scar from the Second World War is now a small statue of Saint Mary.
During WW-II, Valkenburg was like a German center with various headquarters of the feared units such as the SS and Wehrmacht. There was even a large elite boarding school for privileged boys and girls who were to lead the intended German Third Reich. As it turned out, it was a crual German occupier, instigator of WW-II with a legacy of persecution, mass murders by the millions, many war crimes and atrocities that are indelible in history.
Quote: Heerlijk zo'n #stadswandeling in een oude centrum, camera mee voor Limburgse #herfst kiekjes.
Photo: Brutal scars of WO-II - september 1944 - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #war #grenade #WO-II - #urban / #StreetPhotography at #FranscheMolen in #Valkenburg, #Limburg - #Netherlands
October 2017, Fransche Molen () after 213 years in time.
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Valkenburg: Street Photography
The name of Valkenburg aan de Geul refers to the central town of this municipality, Valkenburg, and the small river Geul. Since the 12th cntury sieges and conquests have been the recurrent theme in the history of Valkenburg, especially in connection with Valkenburg castle, Today a very popular town with lots of visitors the whole year round.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkenburg_aan_de_Geul.
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Brutal scars of WO-II - september 1944 (Valkenburg/NL)
A grenade impact in the facade of the house at the "Fransche Molen" (Est. 1804) as a result of the liberation of Valkenburg in WW-II in September 1944. The large hole is still clearly visible, the soft marlstone may must have absorbed the impact that preserved the house. The fleeing Germans had severely damaged Valkenburg, blew up houses, buildings and bridges. Deep in this still visible deep scar from the Second World War is now a small statue of Saint Mary.
During WW-II, Valkenburg was like a German center with various headquarters of the feared units such as the SS and Wehrmacht. There was even a large elite boarding school for privileged boys and girls who were to lead the intended German Third Reich. As it turned out, it was a crual German occupier, instigator of WW-II with a legacy of persecution, mass murders by the millions, many war crimes and atrocities that are indelible in history.
Quote: Heerlijk zo'n #stadswandeling in een oude centrum, camera mee voor Limburgse #herfst kiekjes.
Photo: Brutal scars of WO-II - september 1944 - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #war #grenade #WO-II - #urban / #StreetPhotography at #FranscheMolen in #Valkenburg, #Limburg - #Netherlands
October 2017, Fransche Molen () after 213 years in time.
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Valkenburg: Street Photography
The name of Valkenburg aan de Geul refers to the central town of this municipality, Valkenburg, and the small river Geul. Since the 12th cntury sieges and conquests have been the recurrent theme in the history of Valkenburg, especially in connection with Valkenburg castle, Today a very popular town with lots of visitors the whole year round.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkenburg_aan_de_Geul.
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Published at - Flickr - Instagram - Twitter - Google Photos and Maps