Sint Geertruid in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
St. Geertruid Liberation Memorial
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 28, 2023
1. St. Geertruid Liberation Memorial Marker
St. Geertruid
bevrijd (liberated)
12-13
September
1944
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 50° 47.721′ N, 5° 45.891′ E. Marker is in Sint Geertruid, Limburg, in Eijsden-Margraten. Memorial is at the intersection of Bukel and Julianaweg, on the right when traveling south on Bukel. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sint Geertruid, Limburg 6265 AC, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. 30th Infantry Division (“Old Hickory”) Memorial (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Welcome to Holland (approx. 2.8 kilometers away); Banholt Liberation Memorial (approx. 3.3 kilometers away); Daniel Pearson, Jr. Memorial (approx. 3.3 kilometers away); Het Eerste Bevrijde Cafe / The First Liberated Cafe (approx. 4.3 kilometers away); Mesch Liberation Monument (approx. 4.3 kilometers away); Leonard J. Hoffman (approx. 4.3 kilometers away); Leonard J. Hoffman Memorial (approx. 4.3 kilometers away).
Also see . . . U.S. Contribution to the Liberation of the Netherlands (U.S. Embassy…in the Netherlands).
South Limburg: American liberators set foot on Dutch soil(Submitted on October 30, 2023.)
On September 12, 1944, at 10:00 am, the first American ground troops of the 30th Infantry Division (nicknamed the “Old Hickory Division”)set foot on Dutch soil in the small village of Mesch. The next day, the capital of the province of Limburg, Maastricht, was reached. The U.S. 9th Army stayed in the Tapijn barracks in Maastricht from October 22, 1944 until March 10, 1945. Other American troops remained in South Limburg until August 1945, and as a result, the region became the most “Americanized” part of the country.
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Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 28, 2023
2. St. Geertruid Liberation Memorial - wide view
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 28, 2023
3. St. Geertruid Liberation Memorial - wider view
Saint Geertruid was liberated from the Nazis by the US Army 30th Infantry Division (“Old Hickory”).
Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 62 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 30, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
