British War Cemetery in Milsbeek
On the Dutch edge of the German Reichswald is Milsbeek. After the failed air landings near Arnhem in September 1944, the front stagnated and the region remained frontline territory for five months. Many monuments and graveyards recall this hard time. Other military cemeteries in the region can be found in Mook, Groesbeek, Nijmegen and in the Reichswald. Many fallen German soldiers are buried in the German War Cemetery in Ysselsteyn.
The Battle of the Reichswald
The Battle of the Reichswald, Operation Veritable, raged between 8 February and 11 March 1945. The offensive was part of a combined British-American offensive to capture the area between Rhine and Meuse. The British and Canadians took the northern sector. As the Americans suffered setbacks in their sector due to extremely high water levels in the Ruhr and had to wait weeks for the water to subside, the British got the full brunt. An extremely bloody battle ignited in the Reichswald Forest. Operation Veritable cost the British 23,000 troops. German losses were much higher still: in addition to 38,000 killed and wounded, 52,000 men were taken prisoner.
Ommetje Hiking Trail
Ommetje Gennep 9.2 Km Hiking Trail Limburg. Discover the WWII sights of Gennep and Limburg on a hiking trail past the Martinustoren, Ellen Hoffmannplein, Highlander Bridge, among others.