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Freedom Museum

Freedom Museum

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The Freedom Museum (Dutch: Vrijheidsmuseum), until September 2019 National Liberation Museum 1944-1945,[1] is a museum in Groesbeek, the museum is about the liberation of the Netherlands at the end of World War II. The museum is located in Groesbeek, close to the German border.

Freedom Museum, Groesbeek
the old National Liberation Museum, Groesbeek

The structure shaped like a parachute was built in remembrance of the Rhineland Offensive (Operation Veritable, Operation Grenade, Operation Blockbuster, Operation Plunder and Operation Varsity)[2] and of the Airdrop of thousands of allied paratroopers on the fields in Groesbeek during Operation Market Garden.

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  1. [1]
    Liberation Museum becomes Freedom Museum, https://freedommuseum.com, 9 July 2019
  2. [2]
    Rosendaal, J. (2014). De Bevrijding in Beeld. Van Neerpelt tot Wesel, 1944-1945, Nijmegen, Vantilt, p.6. 9789081450003.

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