War stories from the
Land van de Peel
Death Valley de Peel
In 2019 and 2020, the war victims from the Peel were commemorated and 75 years of freedom celebrated. This happened with more than 150 activities that took place in the Peel. But even today there are numerous locations and routes that tell the stories of WWII. With Death Valley de Peel, you take a journey through the Peel landscape where impressive stories about events during the Second World War come to life. This thematic network of routes counts a total of 400 kilometers, divided into 15 cycling routes. More than 100 points of interest tell the story of soldiers, residents, refugees and occupiers in the Peel during the Second World War.
Highlighted routes
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Death Valley Cycling Route Helmond A
Death Valley Cycling Route Helmond A
The cycling route takes you past memorials and significant locations from World War II.
(25.0 km) -
Death Valley De Peel - Liberation Route Laarbeek
Death Valley De Peel - Liberation Route Laarbeek
The signposted cycle route leads past commemorative monuments and events that that took place in...
(28.0 km) -
Death Valley De Peel cycling route in Someren
Death Valley De Peel cycling route in Someren
This 40 km. long bike ride takes you past events from the Second World War in the municipality of...
(40.0 km) -
Route Asten (Liberation Route Brabant)
Route Asten (Liberation Route Brabant)
Cycling route of 47 kilometers based on the cycling junctions, in which great deeds and atrocitie...
(47.0 km) -
Cycling in Death Valley Asten-De Peel
Cycling in Death Valley Asten-De Peel
These bike tours run along the many events of WWII.
(40.0 km) -
Death Valley Cycling Route Helmond C
Death Valley Cycling Route Helmond C
The cycling route takes you past memorials and significant locations from World War II.
(17.6 km)
Recommended locations on the way
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Monument 'Sporen die bleven'
Monument 'Sporen die bleven'
The monument 'Traces that stayed' in Helenaveen commemorates the series of raids in October and N...
Helenaveen -
Memorial Frank Doucette te Lierop
Memorial Frank Doucette te Lierop
Frank Doucette Monument in the Frank Doucettestraat: The 'Frank Doucette Monument' in Lierop (mu...
Lierop -
Kruisbeeld Voordeldonk, Bluijssensbroekdijk
Kruisbeeld Voordeldonk, Bluijssensbroekdijk
This crucifix, donated by Piet Rovers, was positioned here by Bert Rovers soon after the war.
Asten -
Memorial Kerkweg in Someren
Memorial Kerkweg in Someren
This World War II commemorative monument was unveiled on the Kerkweg in Someren on September 24,...
Someren -
The cross in 'Niemandsland' (No Man's Land)
The cross in 'Niemandsland' (No Man's Land)
Symbolism In addition to being a symbol of the Christian faith, the cross is also a reminder of t...
Asten -
Oorlogsmonument Ommel (War Memorial)
Oorlogsmonument Ommel (War Memorial)
In memory of: soldiers in the service of the Dutch Kingdom 1940-1945, civilian victims.
Asten -
WWII: Lancaster en Burg. Wijtvliet monument | De Rips
WWII: Lancaster en Burg. Wijtvliet monument | De Rips
This memorial provides information about the crash of a Lancaster plane that killed 7 people. It...
De Rips -
De Gevallen Mens (The Fallen Human)
De Gevallen Mens (The Fallen Human)
In memory of: all, soldiers in the service of the Dutch Kingdom from 1940-1945, civilian victims,...
Asten -
Memorial in Someren
Memorial in Someren
The memorial monument 'Today has a lot of yesterday' in Someren is a black marble memorial stone,...
Someren -
War memorial Liessel
War memorial Liessel
War memorial in the shape of a curved collonade, designed by the Liessel architect Laurens de Jonge.
Liessel -
Oorlogsmonument (War Memorial)
Oorlogsmonument (War Memorial)
In memory of: Military personnel in the service of the Dutch Kingdom after 1945, military personn...
Asten -
Wehrmacht house Asten-Heusden
Wehrmacht house Asten-Heusden
In the middle of the Het Woold golf course in Asten-Heusden, you will find a mini-war museum – a...
Asten-Heusden -
Monument Indiëgangers Someren-Heide
Monument Indiëgangers Someren-Heide
At the cemetery of the Parish St-Jozef in S-Heide is a monument with a bricked-in plaque. The tex...
Someren-Heide -
Munitiehuisje Deurne
Munitiehuisje Deurne
The former ammunition house, also known as 'flop house', is located on the border of the municipa...
Deurne -
War memorial Beeld op paal
War memorial Beeld op paal
War memorial erected on the initiative of returnees of the church raids of October 8, 1944.
Helenaveen -
Museum War and co
Museum War and co
All kinds of stuff about WWI and WWII, mainly about Vlierden.
Vlierden -
Hiding camp in the hamlet of Moorsel in Lierop
Hiding camp in the hamlet of Moorsel in Lierop
In the Moorsel area in Lierop, the former Dennenlust hiding camp has been reconstructed.
Lierop -
Crucifix Battle near Sluis XI
Crucifix Battle near Sluis XI
The "monument to Dutch soldiers" in Someren was erected in memory of the Dutch soldiers who fell...
Someren -
Boulder on the Vaarsehoefweg in Lierop
Boulder on the Vaarsehoefweg in Lierop
Boulder on the Vaarsehoefweg in Lierop: In the night of 11 to 12 August 1942, a Wellington of th...
Lierop -
War memorial Pyramide
War memorial Pyramide
War memorial designed by former Deurnenaar, architect Maarten de Jonge
Helenaveen -
Peel defence line
Peel defence line
Deurne Canal was part of the Peel defence line, a natural barrier with casemates intended to stop...
Helenaveen
