30-04-2023 | Veteran Jim Parks visits Bergen op Zoom

Sunday, April 30, Jim Parks visited the Canadian cemetery in Bergen op Zoom with his children and grandchildren. He was hosted by Mayor Frank Petter.

30-04-2023 | Veteraan Jim Parks bezoekt Bergen op Zoom
25-04-2023 | Unveiling of the memorial pole for the crew of the Avro Lancaster ND357

The unveiling of the memorial pole in memory of the crew of the Avro Lancaster Mk III ND357 GT-G of 156 "Pathfinder" Squadron took place on Tuesday evening, April 25, 2023.

Lancaster Crashinfo
09-03-2023 | Special performance KAMP of Hotel Modern about the Holocaust

On May 9, Theater De Maagd in Bergen op Zoom will host the special performance Kamp by Hotel Modern about the Holocaust. Hotel Modern also wants to create more awareness among young people with their performance KAMP.

09-03-2023 | Special performance KAMP of Hotel Modern about the Holocaust
18-09-2022 | Descendants of Canadian liberators follow in the footsteps of their fathers

A Canadian company, consisting of approximately 50 descendants of our liberators, visited the Canadian War Cemetery last sunday. During a short ceremony where bagpipe music sounded and the Last Post was heard, mayor Frank Petter of Bergen op Zoom addressed the company grateful and encouraging. The ceremony ended with carrying away the Remembrance Torch brought by the Canadians. meebrachte herdenkingsfakkel: The Canadian Remembrance Torch.

The Canadian Remembrance Torch
01-06-2022 | Gravestones photographed


The anual lights on Christmas Eve and the goals of the project Faces to Graves Bergen op Zoom have lead to the joinede initiative to photograph each soldiers grave for publication on this website.

01-06-2022 | Gravestones photographed