Private tour in Maastricht Peter C
up to 4 people
3 hours 30 minutes
Private transportation
1
Peter C.
Hello, my name is Peter. Pleased to meet you! I was born and raised in Maastricht and I took up...
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Maastricht, the 30th "Old Hickory" infantry division, the fortress of Eben-Emael, Margraten and Henry-Chapelle war cemeteries, Withuis, The Siegfried line, Stavelot, La-Gleize. . . These are just a handful of the names that will pop up when we talk about the Second World War in our region. A region that was close to the borders of Belgium and Germany. Not one, but two World Wars erupted in that same region! Although the second World War is much more known, there are some really interesting facts and locations to be visited that refer to the First World War. How about the burning down of the bordertown of Visé? The railway viaduct at Moresnet build by russian POW's in 1916/17? Join me in this tour to learn all about it.
We will start our tour in Maastricht. The bridges over the river Meuse played a vital role in 1940 and 1944. We'll see the exact spot where the small Dutch defence force stood up to a major German force. On our tour we'll see some of the "Stolpersteine" (stumbling stones) in memory of our citizens that were deported: Jewish, Gipsy, or resistance fighter. Next is the fortress of Eben-Emael. Here the 2nd World War started in the west in the early morning of may 10th 1940. We'll have a look at Eben-Ezer's tower, a symbol to peace, erected in the late 1940's/1960's. Margraten or Henry-Chapelle War Cemetery are a reminder of the folly of war and are obligatory on my tours: "Lest we forget". After all it's the human history that is so important to us all! The tour can be prolonged and adapted to visit parts of the battlefields of the Battle of the Bulge.
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Private car: Mazda CX 5 If Guest has a bigger car, van or bus we can use that btoo if there are more then 4 guests.
Airport: ,Cruise: ,ByGuide: Saint Servaasbridge, Maastricht
Book with a 20% deposit!
Size:
up to 4 people
Duration:
3 hours 30 minutes
Transportation:
Private transportation
1
Book with a 20% deposit!
Size:
up to 4 people
Duration:
3 hours 30 minutes
Transportation:
Private transportation
1
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