80 years of freedom Halderberge: commemorate and celebrate with us!

from 'It happened in 1944!' On 31 March 1944, Sportclub Gastel celebrates its 10th anniversary and plays an anniversary match against Rood-Wit from Sint Willebrord on Easter Monday. During that match, an American "Lightning" aircraft flies over Oud Gastel and disappears northwards for the time being. Later, the plane, piloted by American Donald Willis [...]

from 'The liberation of Oudenbosch - fragments from the diary of Sister Caspara (St. Anna)' by Sr Caspara Sister Caspara Franken kept a diary around the Oudenbosch liberation of 30 October 1944, from which fragments were later published four times by the Heemkundige Kring with the permission of the Sisters of St. Anna. Some excerpts from it: [...]

from 'The Second World War' by Ben Suijkerbuijk Ben Suijkerbuijk has chronicled some stories of Oudenbosch residents. One of the narratives recorded is by Jan Karremans. Fragments of it follow below: Playing soldier In the year 1939, general mobilisation was proclaimed and although I was a teacher, I too had to 'join the army', as it was called. [...]

from 'My memories of the liberation' by Jan Brans At the time of the liberation of Oudenbosch, Jan Brans was 13 years old. He lived with his parents on Molenstraat, near the railway. More than three years later, he described his memories of those fearful and for him at the same time adventurous days and weeks. Excerpts from them [...]

from 'Letter from the Aloysius Tower' by Br. De Wit Brother Leonides de Wit kept a diary around the Oudenbosch liberation of 30 October 1944, from which he later wrote large parts in a letter to his parents, brothers and sisters. Some excerpts from it: 25 October: We hear the machine guns. Great attacks with Typhoons on roads, [...]

from 'The Second World War' by Ben Suijkerbuijk Ben Suijkerbuijk has chronicled some stories of Oudenbosch residents. One of the narratives recorded is from a farmer who wished to remain anonymous. Fragments of it follow below: Food Food was one of the most important things in the war. As farmers, we had a huge advantage over the bourgeoisie. We [...]