Liberation Route audio spot in Venray
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 Venray, you can listen to the story of how the Germans took the church tower, the Keeper of the Peel.
The Watchman over the Peel
In early October 1944, fierce fighting raged around the villages of Overloon and Venray. The Germans have taken the church tower of Venray, the Keeper of the Peel, as a lookout post. They see the British advancing slowly with their tanks and respond with relentless shelling from Nebelwerfer and artillery units. Despite this shelling, the soggy ground and vast minefields, the British push on.
k here to listen to the recording: 'The Watchman over the Peel'