Goderich in Huron County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Hotel de Wereld
Wageningen, the Netherlands
Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 22, 2025
1. Hotel de Wereld Marker
In this building
on the
5th of May, 1945
Lt Gen Charles Foulkes CB CBE DSO
General officer commanding
1st Canadian Corps
accepted
the unconditional surrender
of the 25th German Army from
Col Gen Johannes Blaskowitz
The Canadian general Charles Foulkes,
Canadian general George Kitching,
Prince Bernhard, German general
Johannes Blaskowitz and German
general Paul Reichelt were present
at the negotiation
Erected 2017.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is May 5, 1945.
Location. 43° 44.721′ N, 81° 42.496′ W. Marker is in Goderich, Ontario, in Huron County. It is at the intersection of Nelson Street East and Hamilton Street, on the right when traveling east on Nelson Street East. The marker is in Liberation Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 91 Hamilton Street, Goderich ON N7A 2R9, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Huron-Perth-Waterloo-Wellington Area and in Southwestern Ontario. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Ruperts Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Canada Company Burial Ground (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Huron County Gaol (approx. half a kilometer away); Goderich Public Library Renovation and Expansion (approx. half a kilometer away); Goderich Dominion Post Office and Customs Office (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Tornado 2011 (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Thomas Mercer Jones, 1795-1868
this page online
More about this marker. The marker was unveiled by Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on May 14, 2017
Also see . . .
1. Liberation! Canada and the Netherlands, 1944-45. Canadian War Museum website entry:
Canadians played an important role in the liberation of the German-occupied Netherlands during the Second World War, forging lasting bonds between the two nations.(Submitted on December 12, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)
Canadians landed in France on D-Day 6 June 1944 fighting through the summer in the Normandy campaign. Afterwards, they advanced northeast through France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
In October and November 1944, Canadian and Allied forces defeated the Germans blocking the Scheldt Estuary. This liberated southern parts of the Netherlands and gave Allied shipping access to the vital port of Antwerp, Belgium. After pushing into Germany in early 1945, Canadian and Allied forces liberated largeparts of the Netherlands in April and May.Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 22, 20252. Hotel de Wereld Marker
2. Hotel de Wereld Wageningen (Traces of War). (Submitted on December 15, 2025.)
May 5, 1945
3. Gen. Faulkes accepting the German Surrender (as depicted in relief on the marker)
Canadian War Museum (public domain)
Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 22, 2025
4. Liberation Park, Goderich, in 2025
Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 64 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 12, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
