Valkenburg in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
SS Reichschule
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91st Evacuation Hospital
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Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 13, 2024
1. SS Reichschule Marker
Op 28 september 1944 nam het Amerikaanse 91ste Evacuation Hospital zijn intrek in de voormalige SS-Reichsschule. Tot in maart 1945 werden hier ca. 12.000 gewonden uit het Ardennenoffensief en de Slag om het Hürttgenwald verpleegd. Na het vertrek van de Amerikanen werd het gebouw eerst een repatriëringskamp en vanaf juni 1945 een interneringskamp voor "foute Nederlanders” die in de steenkoolmijnen moesten werken.
On September 7, 1942, a special SS school for boys was opened in the former Jesuit training institute. This was where the new leaders of the Third Reich were to be formed. The avenue to the school was baptized "Adolf Hitler Allee". Those who successfully completed
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On September 28, 1944, the American 91st Evacuation Hospital moved into the former SS Reichsschule. Until March 1945, approximately 12,000 wounded from the Ardennes Offensive (Battle of the Bulge) and the Battle of the Hürttgen Forest were treated here. After the departure of the Americans, the building first became a repatriation camp and from June 1945 an internment camp for "wrong Dutch" who had to work in the coal mines.
Erected 2019. (Marker Number 08/20.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Valkenburg Bevrijding/Liberation Route series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 7, 1942.
Location. 50° 52.384′ N, 5° 49.963′ E. Marker is in Valkenburg, Limburg, in Valkenburg aan de Geul. It is at the intersection of Kloosterstraat and Seringestraat, on the right when traveling north on Kloosterstraat. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Kloosterstraat 34, Valkenburg, Limburg 6301 WS, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Benelux Low Countries, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Station Valkenburg / Valkenburg Railway Station (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Joodse deportations / Jewish Deportations
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 13, 2024
2. 91st Evacuation Hospital Marker
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 13, 2024
3. SS Reichschule / 91st Evacuation Hospital Marker - wide view
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 431 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 23, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
