Memorial Maliebaan

Maliebaan, Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands, the

This liberation plaque hangs on the building on Maliebaan 55, on the corner with the Burgermeester Reigerstraat. The plaque contains a picture of an Allied soldier with behind him a Maple Leaf (the symbol of Canada) and the flags of Great-Brittain, America, the Soviet Union and the Netherlands. The plaque also contains the text: [i]7 May 1945[/i] Utrecht was liberated on 7 May, 2 days after the official liberation of the Netherlands.

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Text by: Fedor de Vries

Photo(s): Dick de Bruijne (1), Fedor de Vries (2,3)

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