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Location Category ID:
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11400
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Liberty Park, Museumpark 1, 5825 AM Overloon
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Telephone: |
+31-478-641250
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info [at] libertypark.nl (Replace [at] with @)
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Official Website: |
Liberty Park Oorlogsmuseum
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Other Links: |
Oisterwijik-MarketGarden
M136 – Overloon in 1970s
Liberty Park Overloon
Rijnmond.nl
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Latitude, Longitude: |
51.57071491
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5.95590949
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Location Accuracy: |
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Tanks Previously Here: |
Long term:
1: M4 Sherman Tank - Price of Peace Monument, Ortona, Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy (1945-2006)
2: M4A4 Sherman Tank - Canadian War Museum, LeBreton Flats, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Not the museum but service in Netherlands 1944)
3: M4A4 Sherman Crab Mark II Mine Flail - Liberty Park Oorlogsmuseum, Overloon, Boxmeer, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands (Not the museum but the Battle of Overloon October 1944)
Short term:
1: Hetzer Tank Destroyer - Crompton Military Vehicle Collection, Suffolk, East England, Britain (Militracks May 2010)
2: M51 Sherman Tank - Frederik Hendrik Kazerne, Blerick, Venlo, Limburg, The Netherlands (June-July 2012)
3: M18 Hellcat Gun Motor Carriage - Frederik Hendrik Kazerne, Blerick, Venlo, Limburg, The Netherlands (June-July 2012)
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The Nationaal Oorlogs- en Verzetsmuseum (National War and Resistance Museum) of the Netherlands is located at Overloon, which is about 30km to the south of Nijmegen and 5km to the north-west of Venray (Venraij). In September 1944, during Operation Market Garden, the Allies planned to broaden their supply corridor from the Belgian border to Nijmegen, but they encountered stiff German resistance in the area of Overloon and Venray. A battle raged there for three weeks and included the only tank battle to take place in the Netherlands.
In May 1946 a committee of Overloon villagers opened a museum in remembrance of the Battle of Overloon on a part of the battlefield, displaying remnants of the Battle. The museum grew with many gifts from Allied troops, former resistance groups and members of the public, and the museum building was extended. The nature of the collection, containing weapons, photographs, and documents, made the museum committee decide to give the museum a national character.
The Museumpark covers an area of thirty-five acres and originally contained all of the larger exhibits on display, such as artillery pieces, aircraft and military vehicles. The majority of these are now contained in a new museum building, along with the Marshall Collection of vehicles. This building also displays smaller exhibits, such as small-arms, as well as many photographs, documents, maps and models illustrating various aspects of the First and Second World Wars.
The owner of the Marshall Collection, Jaap de Groot, loaned the collection to Overloon and as part of the deal Overloon built the new Marshall hall. In 2009 there was a report that de Groot had applied to have the collection returned because he was unhappy with Overloon’s management of the collection, but he lost the case. (Source: Rijnmond.nl). Jaap de Groot died in April 2011 at the age of 88 (source: M. Krauss).
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Museum Building
| Location ID: | 11402 | | Latitude, Longitude: | 51.57043483, 5.95669806 | | Location Accuracy: | 7 |
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Unique ID: |
1699
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Serial Number: |
15499: “15499” stamped into towing lugs.
5713, transmission cover: “E-1231 A5713 Lo-[G] 2” cast into left transmission cover.
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Registration: |
3022601: “USA 3022601” painted on rear hull sides.
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“AFTER HITLER” painted on forward hull sides.
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Other Identification: |
“(B) 50878 3-43” cast into turret roof (indicating manufacture by Buckeye Steel Castings in March 1943). “E4151 Lo S157” cast into right transmission cover. Many other casting numbers visible. “912” stamped into left transmission cover. “2” stamped into centre transmission cover. “2066” and “87306” or similar stamped into right hull rear. “READY FOR SHIPMENT” and “TESTED OK 10/40” painted in yellow on hull sides. “7Δ31Δ” painted on right transmission cover and left hull rear. “A-23” painted on left transmission cover and right hull rear. “30” weight loading painted on right transmission cover. White stars painted on hull and turret sides, and on transmission cover and hull rear.
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Unique ID: |
1700
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5230: “5230” stamped into all four towing lugs.
662, transmission cover: “A662” and “D50993 Lo-[G]” cast into left transmission cover.
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T147955 (British): “T147955” painted on rear hull sides.
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“AVALON” painted on hull sides.
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“E4151 [G] Lo” and “A713” cast into right transmission cover. 7th Armoured Division insignia painted on front of right flail arm and on left hull rear.
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Marshall Collection Hall
| Location ID: | 11404 | | Latitude, Longitude: | 51.57014975, 5.95834494 | | Location Accuracy: | 7 |
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Unique ID: |
1706
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German crosses painted on superstructure sides and rear. Painted overall in a green, sand and brown camouflage scheme.
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Unique ID: |
1707
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12340: “NL12340” stamped into right of glacis (source: M. Krauss/AFVNDB).
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KU-93-38: “KU-93-38” painted on nose and hull rear.
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“MDNL5?” stamped into left of glacis (source: M. Krauss/AFVNDB). “12E” painted on turret rear stowage rack. “NL” painted on glacis and side stowage boxes. Various insignia painted on glacis and hull rear.
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Unique ID: |
1713
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957442: “USA 957442 S” painted on hull sides.
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“KING KONG” and gorilla emblem painted in red on cab sides.
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“1-1 E- A-27” painted on front left and rear left mud flaps. White stars painted on cab front and hull rear. White stars in broken circles painted on cab sides and on engine compartment roof.
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This M5 is displayed towing a field gun and with a mannequin in the driver’s position. It was previously on display in the Marshall Museum.
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Unique ID: |
1712
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924574: “U.S.A. 924574” painted on cab front and hull rear. Registration unconfirmed, previously “924736” painted on cab sides.
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“1A-945F” (previously “1A-987F”) painted on front right bumper and left hull rear. “A-15” (previously “A-7”) painted on front left bumper and right hull rear. “CAUTION NO SIGNALS” painted on hull rear. White star in broken circle painted on cab front and sides, and hull rear. Previously painted in a green and black camouflage scheme.
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This M4 was previously on display in the Marshall Museum where it was shown being winched onto a trailer.
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Unique ID: |
1710
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3365 (Dutch): “P3365” painted on hull sides.
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“HARSSENS” painted on turret sides.
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“MARBRIG” (for ‘Marines Brigade’) painted on hull sides. “A 2” painted on hull sides. Shield insignia painted on glacis and hull sides.
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8) M47 Patton Tank
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American / Italian
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Unique ID: |
1717
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9941: “9941” stamped into towing lug.
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30162417: “U.S.ARMY 30162417” painted on side stowage boxes.
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“025” stamped below bow machine-gun mount. Painted overall in a brown and black camouflage scheme.
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This M47 has rain gutters on the turret sides and the mounting for a data plate on the hull rear; these features indicate that it probably saw service with the Italian Army. It is fitted with a main armament firing simulator on top of the gun barrel. It was previously on display at the Marshall Museum at Zwijndrecht with a mannequin standing in the commander’s cupola; it is now displayed at Overloon in the same way.
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Unique ID: |
1720
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1392 (source: M. Krauss/NHAFVR): “1392” stamped into towing lug.
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KZ-87-42 (Dutch): “KZ87-42” painted on nose and hull rear.
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“AIDA” painted on gun barrel sides.
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“121” painted on front left mud flap. “NL” painted on nose and hull sides. Dutch flag and unit insignia painted on nose.
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This M110 is on loan from the Dutch Artillery Museum at ‘t Harde (source: M. Krauss/NHAFVR).
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Unique ID: |
1719
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5619: “5619” stamped into left of glacis.
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KZ-88-40: “KZ-88-40” painted on nose.
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“1637” stamped into left of glacis (source: M. Krauss/NHAFVR). “225” painted on nose. “NL” painted on nose and hull sides. Unit insignia painted on turret sides. Dutch flag painted on nose and hull rear. Painted overall in a green, brown and black camouflage scheme.
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This M109 is displayed with its right turret door open so the interior can be viewed. It is on loan from the Dutch Artillery Museum at ‘t Harde (source: M. Krauss/NHAFVR).
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Unique ID: |
1726
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47229: stamped into lower edge of glacis (source: L. Delsing/AFVNDB).
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“ТОПЛИВО” (“Fuel”) painted on left hull side just below turret.
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This T34 is fitted with ‘starfish’ roadwheels. It is in running order and regularly takes parts in displays such as the annual Militracks event. On 10 May 2012 it was on display at Oirschot (source: L. Delsing).
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Unique ID: |
1724
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KX-14-96: “KX14-96 6” stamped into upper nose plate; however “KX-50-51” is painted on glacis.
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“TERRIER” painted on lower turret sides.
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“40796T” cast into right turret side. Unit insignia painted on left rear turret stowage box. “NL” painted on glacis and side stowage boxes. Painted overall in a green and brown camouflage scheme.
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This Centurion has a rain hood fitted over the driver’s hatch. The insignia and camouflage scheme indicate a Centurion of the Dutch Regiment Huzaren Prins Alexander (source: L. Delsing); this unit was named after Prince Alexander, the second son of Dutch King Willem II. According to its label this Centurion is a Mark 6/2, however this mark was not used by the Netherlands army, and it is actually a Dutch Mark 5/2. Its registration number is stamped into the nose plate, but it is painted with a different registration number.
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Unique ID: |
211
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788.18: “788.18” stamped into manufacturer’s plate on left suspension frame (year of manufacture 1918). “78818” painted on suspension frames.
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“112” painted in red with white edging on turret sides. “Louis RENAULT CONSTRUCTEUR BILLANCOURT-SEINE” cast into plaque on left suspension frame. “P. GIROD LOIRE” cast into front left turret side. “G8” painted on front right turret side. German crosses painted on nose and hull rear. Painted overall blue-grey.
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Two examples of the Renault FT were purchased in 1927 by the Netherlands Army for trials and testing of tanks on Dutch soil. This included a test at The Hague on 12 May 1927 (source: Tanks!). One ended its career in the Dutch army in 1939 at the Ripperda barracks in Haarlem as a gate monument, with its engine removed; the Germans might however have replaced the engine and used it for airfield security (source: Landships Forum). This machine-gun armed Renault FT was used by the Germans for guarding services and was left behind on Volkel Airfield. It was restored in 1974/75 by Dutch Army volunteers. It has been suggested that it is an original Dutch Renault FT, however it does not appear to match contemporary photographs in a number of ways, in particular it has its manufacturer’s plate on the left track frame (the same side as the lifting jack) whereas the Dutch vehicles had it on the right track frame (the same side as the exhaust).
Volkel Airfield, Nachtlandeplatz Volkel, was constructed by the Luftwaffe as a diversion airfield for fighter aircraft after the occupation of the Netherlands by Germany in 1940. Later during the war, in 1943, the airfield was turned into an operational Luftwaffe base, and renamed Fliegerhorst Volkel. It was home to the 5e Zerstörer Gruppe operating the Junkers Ju 88, and the 3e Gruppe Jagdgeschwader 7 operating the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter aircraft. A second jet engined aircraft, the Arado Ar 234 Bomber, landed in the morning of August 30, 1944, and flew bombing missions out of Volkel for about a week. V-1 flying bombs were also fired from Volkel. To defend the base against aerial attacks, the Germans had installed flak guns, but it was still bombed extensively. Attacks in 1944 in relation to Operation Market Garden caused such extensive damage to the airport that it could no longer be used by the Luftwaffe. When later that year the south of the Netherlands was liberated, the Royal Air Force took control of the airfield. (Source: Wikipedia).
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Museum Park
| Location ID: | 11406 | | Latitude, Longitude: | 51.57031479, 5.95558226 | | Location Accuracy: | 6 |
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Unique ID: |
1725
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12240334: “NC12240334” stamped into glacis.
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“Ж – 7” and “97” cast into turret rear.
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This IS-2 is on display under the trees in the museum park; it is mounted on concrete pads. It is in a fairly poor and rusted condition.
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Storage
| Location ID: | 11408 | | Latitude, Longitude: | 0, 0 | | Location Accuracy: | 0 |
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143
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“SS3031” painted on superstructure and rear (previously on forward superstructure sides).
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“E3” in a square painted on forward superstructure sides. White stars painted on rear superstructure sides.
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This gun tractor is a Mark I, based on the chassis of the Crusader II tank. It was originally on display outside in a poor and rusted condition, but has since been restored. It is currently stored in the museum basement awaiting further restoration (source: M. Krauss).
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25
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This is a Mark II. It is currently stored outside, and it is missing its bridge and right-hand track.
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