Liberation Route audio spot in Montfort
At each Liberation Route audio spot, you can listen to a radio play about the impressive experiences of one or more people during the last years of the war. In Montfort, you can listen to the story of the Nightmare in Montfort.
The Nightmare in Montfort
The battle for the Ruhr Triangle erupted in mid-January 1945. After several fierce battles, German troops entrenched themselves in the village of Montfort. Days of shelling and bombing resulted. Civilians and many dozens of evacuees sit anxiously in the shelters for days. Then British Cromwell tanks drive into the village....
Click here to listen to the recording: 'Nightmare in Montfort'