This exhibition reveals the full story: from isolation to extermination, captured in a rich collection of photographs, many never before seen. The images, captured by both professional photographers and courageous amateurs, document the harrowing reality of raids, the introduction of the Star of David, hiding activities, and the roles of perpetrators and bystanders.Historians Erik Somers and René Kok searched dozens of archives at home and abroad for this exhibition and the book of the same name. Their work reveals the complexity and impact of anti-Jewish measures in the Netherlands during World War II.The photographs on display not only show the brutality of the German occupation, but also highlight the help given to people in hiding, the daily life of Jews at the time, and the aftermath of the war with the return of the few survivors from the camps.This exhibition, previously shown at the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam, National Monument Kamp Vught and at Topographie des Terrors in Berlin, is a must-see for anyone interested in the history of World War II and the persecution of Jews.Visit the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bevrijdingsmuseumzeeland.nl/de-jodenvervolging-in-fotos-nederland-1940-1945/">Liberation Museum Zeeland</a> and be immersed in this powerful and educational experience

The Netherlands

The persecution of the Jews in photographs. Netherlands 1940-1945 - Liberation Museum Zeeland

Taken by local photographer Matt Sills during the museum’s veteran event held on 3 June 2024 during the D-Day 80 commemorations.Free admission to the exhibition which will run until 18 January 2025.

United Kingdom

The lucky ones grow old

FRIDAY 13/12/2024 - BASTOGNE WAR MUSEUM<ul><li>9.00 am - 7.00 pm | Opening hours of the three Museum sites (shop and Bistrot de la Paix included)</li><li>Afternoon | Opening of the Reenactment Camp (period American and German military camps)<ul><li>Presence of an American glider "Waco" (25m wingspan) and demonstration of loading and unloading of jeep "Willy's"</li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>6.30 pm - 8.00 pm | Concert by the group “Madeeson &amp; Co” in the Reenactment Camp</li></ul>SATURDAY 14/12/2024 - BASTOGNE WAR MUSEUM<ul><li>9.00 am - 7.00 pm | Opening hours of the three Museum sites (shop and Bistrot de la Paix included)</li><li>1.00 pm - 4.00 pm&nbsp;| Signing sessions with one actor from “Band of Brothers" serie (Matthew Leitch) &amp; 2 actors from “Masters of the Air” serie (Josh Bolt &amp; Ian Dunnett Jr)<ul><li>! Paying activity !</li></ul></li><li>In the afternoon | Signing session of the actress Lucie Jeanne (Renée Lemaire in the"Band of Brothers" serie)&nbsp;</li><li>From 1.00 pm | Testimonies from Belgian veterans and a concentration camp survivor<ul><li>André Liégeois, 99 years old</li><li>Julien Nyssens, 101 years old</li><li>Anne Megens, 100 years old on the 12th of December / survivor of the Ravensbrück concentration camp</li><li>Robert Chot, 102 years old</li><li>Roger Clette, 101 years old</li></ul></li><li>From 6.00 pm | Meeting with civilian witnesses and veterans</li><li>During the day | Flight over the Mardasson by vintage fighter planes (time to be specified and activity dependent on weather conditions)</li><li>All day | Workshops on code-breaking (with an “Enigma” machine), map-reading, radio transmissions, etc</li><li>All day | Signing sessions by Battle of the Bulge authors</li><li>All day | Lectures by authors and historians of the Battle of the Bulge</li><li>All day | Presentation of unusual objects and his model by influencer Zoran, age 12</li><li>All day | Activities in the Reenactment Camp (period American and German military camps)<ul><li>Presence of an American glider "Waco" (25m wingspan) and demonstration of loading and unloading of jeep "Willy's"</li><li>Over 100 American and German military figures</li><li>Exhibitions of period military equipment, tents and vehicles</li><li>Identification checks</li><li>Drill exercises</li><li>Blank firing</li><li>Catering and bar in a heated marquee</li><li>Liberation Festival Pilsen 2025” presentation</li></ul></li><li>All day&nbsp;| Concerts in the Reenactment Camp<ul><li>10.00 am - 6.00 pm: “Piper's Phil”, bagpipe player, strolls around the site</li><li>12.30 - 1.30 pm: 40-piece orchestra (former Dutch military)</li><li>10.30 am - 11.15 am en 12.15 - 1.00 pm: period musical interludes by “Mam'zèle Pauline"</li><li>12.00 - 4.30 pm: pipe band "Blue Stone Pipes and Drums" (8 bagpipes, 3 drums and 1 bass drum)</li><li>3.30 - 5.00 pm: concert by the group "Les Marie-Claire"</li></ul></li></ul>SUNDAY 15/12/2024 - BASTOGNE WAR MUSEUM<ul><li>9.00 am - 7.00 pm | Opening hours of the three Museum sites (shop and Bistrot de la Paix included)</li><li>10.30 am - 12.30&nbsp;| Signing sessions with 2 actors from “Band of Brothers" serie (Shane Taylor &amp; Robin Laing) &amp; historian John McManus ("Alamo in the Ardennes)</li><li>In the morning | Signing session with American veterans<ul><li>Jack Moran (87th Infantry Division)</li><li>Ed Cottrell (9th Air Force)</li></ul></li><li>3.00 pm | Meet &amp; Greet with 2 American veterans, 1 actor and 1 produceur from "Band of Brothers" serie followed by a signing session<ul><li>Dennis Boldt, 98 (Battle of Normandy, Battle of the Bulge and Siegfried Line campaign)</li><li>Reid Clanton, 100, 84th Infantry Division (Battle of Normandy and Battle of the Bulge)</li><li>Alex Sabga-Brady ('Frank Mellett' from the serie "Band of Brothers")</li><li>Ivan Schwarz (producer from the serie "Band of Brothers")</li></ul></li><li>During the day | Flight over the Mardasson by vintage fighter planes (time to be specified and activity dependent on weather conditions)</li><li>All day | Workshops on code-breaking (with an “Enigma” machine), map-reading, radio transmissions, etc</li><li>All day | Signing sessions by Battle of the Bulge authors</li><li>All day | Lectures by authors and historians of the Battle of the Bulge</li><li>All day | Presentation of unusual objects and his model by influencer Zoran, age 12</li><li>All day | Activities in the Reenactment Camp (period American and German military camps)<ul><li>Presence of an American glider "Waco" (25m wingspan) and demonstration of loading and unloading of jeep "Willy's"</li><li>Over 100 American and German military figures</li><li>Exhibitions of period military equipment, tents and vehicles</li><li>Identification checks</li><li>Drill exercises</li><li>Blank firing</li><li>Catering and bar in a heated marquee</li><li>Liberation Festival Pilsen 2025” presentation</li></ul></li><li>All day&nbsp;| Concerts in the Reenactment Camp&nbsp;<ul><li>10.00 am - 1.00 pm: “Piper's Phil”, bagpipe player, strolls around the site</li><li>11.00 am - 1.00 pm : concert by “Thierry &amp; le Billabrac” (accordion &amp; percussion player)</li></ul></li></ul>

Belgium 

Nuts Weekend @ Bastogne War Museum

Christo StefanoffChristo Stefanoff (1898-1966) was an internationally successful artist. He painted landscapes, religious works, war scenes and portraits of people, including stars such as Greta Garbo and royalty such as Queen Juliana. In 1934 he came to Poland, fell in love with the country and with the Polish Irena Pludowska. In 1938 he was naturalized as a Pole. After the German invasion in 1939 he became active in the Żegota, the Polish Council for Aid to Jews. In 1944 he was arrested, but survived two prisons and three German concentration camps.After his liberation in April 1945 from Bergen-Belsen he moved, like many displaced Poles, to the Polish enclave near Maczków. Here his talent was noticed. He taught drawing and painting and rose to become the court painter of the 1st Polish Armoured Division. On October 28, 1946, in the context of the second commemoration of the liberation of Breda, the large triptych he had painted was donated to the Municipality of Breda by the 1st Polish Armoured Division.During his years in Breda, Stefanoff was very active. He painted his most important works here, including his impressive series on the Warsaw Uprising. In 1947, he was involved in the founding of the Polish Catholic Association in Breda, of which he was also chairman.In 1952, he moved to Canada, with all the (unsold) work he had made in Breda. He died in 1966. Due to a theft shortly afterwards, his wife closed his studio and museum to the public until her own death in 2005. Her 76-year-old Polish nephew is now trying to manage the estate, but struggles with the burden. The old studio with Stefanoff's estate, with more than 150 of his original works, has therefore remained untouched to this day.The exhibitionThe exhibition was put together by Frans Wauters from Breda, who was born under a painting by Stefanoff and grew up among his works. Christo Stefanoff lived in Breda with his (grand)parents and paid for his board and lodging with his paintings. Frans has been doing research for more than 2 years and is the global expert on the life and work of Stefanoff.This exhibition shows the most important works about the Polish struggle that Stefanoff made in Breda. The exhibition also contains many original documents and photos from Stefanoff's time in Breda that were recently found by Frans Wauters in his old studio in Canada.The selected works emphasize "Peace and Freedom", values ​​that Stefanoff radiated in his life and work. These fit in well with the values ​​of the Maczek Memorial Breda. The courage of the Polish people during the Second World War, and the Polish armed forces in the liberation of Europe, are thus illuminated in a completely new way through Stefanoff's art.The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Breda (on 29 October) and the celebration of Polish Independence Day (on 11 November) both fall within the exhibition period.The exhibition is supported by a special catalogue in which Stefanoff's life and the works exhibited at this exhibition are described in detail.

Exposition “Christo Stefanoff, vergeten schilder van oorlog en vrede”

Dans le cadre du 80ème Anniversaire du Débarquement en Normandie, le service Archives &amp; Patrimoine de la ville d'ÉVREUX en collaboration avec la ville de Rüsselsheim (ville jumelle depuis 1961) vous propose une exposition qui retrace la Libération de la ville d‘Evreux et de Rüsselsheim et ses conséquences. Cette exposition présente également leur histoire croisée de cités ayant traversées les épreuves de la Seconde Guerre mondiale dans deux camps opposés mais qui ont rencontré par la suite, les mêmes problématiques. L’animation d’un cycle de conférences et séances de médiations scolaires autour de l’exposition est également prévue. Entrée Libre.

France

Libération, Reconstruction, Réconciliation (1944-1961)

Ils se prénomment Joseph, Nicole, Paulette, Rémy, Marguerite, Janine…..
Ils étaient âgés de 12, 15, 18 ans, 20 ans….
Ils étaient à Saint-Aubin, Bernières, Courseulles,  Douvres-la-Délivrande, le 6 juin 1944, lorsque les soldats canadiens débarquèrent sur la zone de Juno Beach  pour les libérer de l’occupation allemande. Ils étaient aussi à Carpiquet en juillet 1944 lors des combats pour la prise de l’aéroport.

80 ans après, dans le cadre des cérémonies commémoratives du Débarquement, l’association « La semaine acadienne » et l’association « Mémoire collective de Carpiquet » leur consacrent une exposition, dans la partie ouest de la célèbre maison des Canadiens à Bernières-sur-Mer, rachetée récemment par la communauté de communes Cœur de Nacre. 

Mêlant portraits au crayon réalisés par Jacques Doll, lui même présent le Jour J, à partir de documents d’époque, photos actuelles de Bernadette Taupy ainsi que Maryvonne Lépine, et témoignages, elle donne l’image et la parole à ces 72  témoins qui  n’ont jamais oublié ces jours synonymes de libération, mais aussi de souffrance. 
Des témoignages d’autant plus précieux que, malheureusement, les voix de la plupart de ces  témoins se sont aujourd’hui éteintes.

Exposition : "Ils ont vu le débarquement à Juno Beach et la libération de Carpiquet" / Festival la semaine acadienne

<h3 style="text-align: start">Paradijs in de duinen</h3>De Terrorist is gelegen in de duinen van Ameland, op 20 meter van het strand. Hier kunnen na de oorlog de 'nagelaten betrekkingen' van gevallen verzetsstrijders gratis vakantie vieren. Het gaat om weduwen, kinderen en ouders van verzetsslachtoffers, maar ook om gezinnen die nog compleet zijn, maar psychisch of fysiek erg hebben geleden onder de oorlog. Er is plaats voor 25 personen per keer, twee weken per groep, van&nbsp;mei tot en met september. De gasten komen veelal uit Friesland, maar ook uit andere delen van het land zoals Rotterdam of Groningen. Het vakantiehuis is een initiatief van de&nbsp;Stichting Oud-KP, een vereniging voor voormalig leden van het gewapend verzet, de knokploegen (KP's). Met wat hulp van de burgemeester van Ameland, oud-verzetsman Roel&nbsp;Walda, kunnen vrijwilligers in vijf weken tijd een oude Duitse barak opknappen en ombouwen tot knus vakantieoord.<h3 style="text-align: start">Gratis krant: 'de terrorist'</h3>Voor deze tentoonstelling zijn bijzondere gesprekken gevoerd met voormalige gasten of hun nakomelingen. In een speciale krant zijn deze interviews te lezen. Ook is een hoorspel te horen, waardoor bezoekers als het ware teruggaan in de tijd, alsof zij toevallig een gesprek uit de woonkamer van De Terrorist opvangen.

De terrorist

The relationship between love and war is intimate and as old as mankind. Under the threat of death, life and love are experienced much more intensely. World War II affected the love life of a whole generation of people. They - as always - got butterflies in their stomachs: in the air-raid shelter, in hiding, at the front or simply on the streets. The 'Love in wartime' exhibition, from 5 June 2024 to 30 March 2025, shows how people found each other under difficult circumstances. And how feelings can overcome everything. After all, what is 'right' or 'wrong' in love? In the 'Love in Wartime' exhibition, we see war from its most intimate, human side. From a boy who met his first boyfriend during forced labour in Germany to a newly married couple who survived Auschwitz, always looking for a sign that the other was still alive. These personal love stories often had major consequences, such as: the journey of thousands of wartime brides to and from the Netherlands, the at least as many children fathered by an Allied or German soldier, the persecution of homosexuals and large-scale paid love in the war years. Behind special curtains, adults can even peek into stories about wartime sex and admire vibrators from the 1940s.Love in Wartime is a unique exhibition that immerses visitors in the atmosphere of a cosy 1940s street with fully historically decorated rooms on either side. Behind one door is a living room, behind the other a hiding place or a café celebrating the liberation. This makes the exhibition an adventurous experience for young and old. The exhibition 'Love in wartime' is inspired by Steffie van den Oord's book of the same name, available in new print from 4 June 2024.The Freedom Museum shows the passionate story of love with unique masterpieces such as sheet music, diaries, love letters and wedding dresses. An intimate exhibition with never-before-seen material that will make your heart beat faster!

Love in Wartime

Van Bevrijder tot Bredanaar Na de oorlog konden veel van onze bevrijders niet meer terug naar huis, naar Polen, door de veranderde geopolitieke situatie. Ongeveer 350 Poolse soldaten kozen ervoor om hun bestaan op te bouwen in en rond Breda. Dat is niet toevallig, want de Poolse divisie is in de winter van 1944/45 vijf maanden hier ingekwartierd geweest. Daar zijn vele vriendschappen uit voortgekomen, en meer.Van 12 oktober tot eind november zijn 80 van onze bevrijders nu terug in het straatbeeld; ieder met een eigen verhaal. Deze verhalen kun je ontdekken door:Een wandeling met een gids, via de app 'About this Building' en op de website van het Maczek Memorial Breda.Verhalen ontdekken met een gids Er worden meerdere tours georganiseerd langs de route van de Walk of Fame. Deze route loopt langs diverse Poolse monumenten en gedenkplekken uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Gidsen van het Maczek Memorial Breda nemen je graag mee langs deze punten en vertellen ondertussen weetjes, bijzondere anekdotes en achtergrondverhalen van de bevrijders op de vlaggen.Start- en eindpunt tour:Café Parkzicht. Paul Windhausenweg 1, Breda.Voor data en reserveren: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://bit.ly/4dGCYHu">bit.ly/4dGCYHu</a>

Walk of Fame: een ode aan de soldaten van de 1e Poolse Pantserdivisie

Conférences au Cinéma Le Cercle à ORBEY:<ul><li>17/09/2024 : DE L’APPEL DU 18 JUIN 1940 DU GENERAL DE GAULLE A LA LIBERATION</li></ul>Mme Frédérique NEAU-DUFOUR, Historienne en charge des projets mémoriels du Grand-Est 8/10/2024 : LE SERMENT DE KOUFRA LIBERONS L’ALSACE 1939 – 1945Général Jean-Paul MICHEL, Président de la Fondation du Maréchal Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque<ul><li>12/11/2024 : LE MYTHE ENIGMA</li></ul>M. Edmond KERN, Conférencier du musée militaire MMPARK<ul><li>10/12/2024 : JOSEPHINE BAKER AU SERVICE DE LA FRANCE LIBRE</li></ul>Mme Stéphanie BODIN<ul><li>14/01/2025 : LES PLANEURS DE COMBAT</li></ul>M. Claude SCHMITT, conférencier du Musée Militaire MMPARK<ul><li>04/02/2025 : LA 1ERE ARMEE FRANCAISE</li></ul>M. Philippe DE LOISY, Président de la Fondation du Maréchal Jean de Lattre de Tassigny<ul><li>07/03/2025 : LES SOEURS DE GUERRE</li></ul>M. Eric KERSCH, conférencier du Musée Militaire MMPARK<ul><li>25/03/2025 : LA GENDARMERIE DURANT LA SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE : ENTRE OMBRE ET LUMIERE</li></ul>Général Hervé RENAUD<ul><li>29/04/2025 : LES RESISTANTES D'ALSACE-LORRAINE</li></ul>Mme Marie-José MASCONI, écrivaine, membre A.E.R.I.A, Présidente de AFMD du Bas-Rhin<ul><li>03/05/2025 : OPERATION SUSSEX FILM CONFERENCE</li></ul>M. Dominique SOULIER, conférencier du Musée Militaire MMPARK<ul><li>29/05/2025 : L'ALSACE A TOUT PRIX</li></ul>M. Jean PAILLOT, avocat et écrivain<ul><li>03/06/2025 : LES TAXIS CLANDESTINS VERS LA FRANE OCCUPEE</li></ul>M. Christian BOEHM, conférencier du Musée Militaire MMPARK<ul><li>03/06/2025 : L'OPERATION MARKET-GARDEN</li></ul>M. Jan KLEIJSSEN, conférencier du Musée Militaire MMPARK

Nous avons rendez-vous avec l'Histoire/ Pays Welche en Alsace/ 80e anniversaire de la Libération

Many of you visited this great event in 2023! See you in December 2024 for the 80th anniversary!US &amp; German campsReconstructed field hospitalRadio and communications stationExhibition of period vehiclesConvoy of vehicles and tanksVisit to the Manhay History 44 MuseumReconstructed battlefield with pyrotechnic showWWII shop and military exchangeMass for the fallenTributes to the liberatorsMusical entertainment 40/45Bar and catering on siteMarquee all weekendFree admissionDetailed programme and meal registration: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.ardennes-history-remember.be/evenement-2023/">http://www.ardennes-history-remember.be/evenement-2023/</a><div data-youtube-video=""><iframe class="video" width="640" height="480" allowfullscreen="false" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ov5tKdwdzUw" start="0"></iframe></div>

Ardennes History Remember 44/45 - Manhay 80th anniversary

Saturday 18 January from 10am to 9.30pmMarche Gamelles du Bivouac de la Liberté followed by an evening in a US atmosphereSunday 19th January - 12.00 noonLiberation meal followed by a US tea danceBivouac de la Liberté: €30/person - €18 for under-12sLiberation meal: 30€/person - 18€ for under-12sCombined (Bivouac + Meal): 50€/person - 29€ for under 12s

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