Vector of Memory Exhibition Air War 1939-1945

Vector of Memory Nederweert
Heugterbroekdijk 34
6031 LE
Nederweert
Nederweert in de Tweede Wereldoorlog
Bekijk de Expositie Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Nederweert in de Tweede Wereldoorlog
Nederweert in de Tweede Wereldoorlog

Vector of Memory

Vector of Memory Nederweert: Exhibition Air War 1939-1945

The museum curator, the Foundation Air War 1939-1945, focuses on the air war in the Nederweert and Weert region. This objective is achieved through location and archive research, collecting documents, and conserving and exhibiting aircraft parts. In addition, contact is maintained with former crew members and their families.

Exhibition Air War 1939-1945

In September 2010, the Foundation Air War 1939-1945 opened the permanent exhibition. The numerous items that remain from aircraft crashes in and around Nederweert are the silent witnesses of the local air war. It was very intense here because the region was within the Kammhuber line. The line ran from Denmark over eastern Netherlands and Belgium to Switzerland and was intended to protect Germany from Allied air attacks through an extensive radar and alarm system. In connection with this, the line was also equipped with numerous searchlights and locations where night fighters were ready to engage in battle in case of an alert. During the occupation years, dozens of Allied bombers and German fighters crashed in this area. Remnants of this wartime violence are still being found, preserved and kept.

Hiking Trail "Ommetje": Nederweert in World War II

This Vector of Memory in Nederweert is also part of the Hiking Trail of the Liberation Route Europe. From this vector, you can take a walk with the theme "Nederweert in World War II".

Discover all the Vectors of Memory on the Hiking Trail in North and Central Limburg. More information about the Liberation Route Europe.