Liberation Route audio spot in Roermond
At each Liberation Route audio spot, you can listen to the impressive experiences of one or more people during the last years of the war. In Roermond, you can listen to the story about the blown up tower of the cathedral.
The cathedral tower is blown up!
During WW2, the city of Roermond suffered greatly under the German occupation and the efforts of the Allies to liberate it. At the beginning of 1945, almost all civilians are evacuated. On February the 28th, the occupiers blow up the cathedral tower in an almost deserted town. Although nearby, a Jewish girl is hiding under the floor of a bakery...
Click here for the recording: "The cathedral tower is blown up!"