When the Soviets were approaching from the east, moving up Yorckstraße from Gneisenaustraße and Neukölln, these bridges made a convenient defensive position for the retreating Germans. Forty five distinct railway bridges once crossed here, some of which are still in use – and they bear a number of distinct marks from the warfare of 1945. Photo: A.Savin, WikiCommonsĪt first, the Yorckstrasse bridges might not look like much, but these famous Berlin landmarks have stood since around 1883. The bridges at Yorckstraße The bridges from the air. I find something new every time I’m here.”Īt these 12 sites – all taken from the Berlin Battle Damage blog – you can still witness the scars of 1945 for yourself. He even shows me a table on the side of the bridge which displays the last time they were painted. When we meet, in a cafe on Yorckstraße, he is able to point out evidence of lasting damage mere steps away on the nearby Yorckbrücken bridges. GPS code: 51° 34' 12.8634"N 5° 57' 12.Berlin Battle Damage is a blog on facebook and twitter – with a website forthcoming – which seeks to document the scars this city still bears from the war. On Wednesday October 18th, the Allies liberated Venray.
The fighting was so fierce at Loobeek, the stream became known as the "blood stream". There was still fierce fighting in the woods. Even after Overloon was taken, the battle was not yet over. There then followed house-to-house fighting in the streets of Overloon. Anthonis, Oploo, Stevensbeek and De Rips. They attacked from the woods at Stevensbeek and opened fire with more than 200 guns, which were drawn up at St. On October 12 1944, the British almost wiped Overloon from the map with concentrated shellfire. Armoured Division had failed, due to fierce German resistance, the British 11th Armoured Division and the 3rd Infantry Division took over. It resulted in a tank battle at Overloon. When the Allies could not take the bridge at Arnhem, they looked for another route to invade Germany. During the Second World War, Overloon and the surrounding area was the scene of a major battle.
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