{"id":17486,"date":"2025-07-21T21:22:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T01:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rch.ca\/?page_id=17486"},"modified":"2025-12-26T17:19:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T22:19:55","slug":"liberation-of-the-netherlands-green-west-tour","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rch.ca\/en\/rch-history\/ww2-liberation-stories\/liberation-of-the-netherlands-green-west-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"The liberation of the Netherlands &#8211; 80th anniversary, Green West Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Battlefield tour organized by the RCH association<br \/>\nto celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands and commemorate the fallen<br \/>\nGreen West Battlefield Tour, 1-6 May 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17480\" src=\"https:\/\/rch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/gwt_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/gwt_1.jpg 526w, https:\/\/rch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/gwt_1-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong><u>General<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"doc1\" href=\"https:\/\/rch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/0-Green-West-Tour-of-the-Netherlands-Diary-of-events-20251003.pdf\">Detailed description and tour diary \u2013 Prepared by John Cochrane, tour organizer and Treasurer of the Royal Canadian Hussars Association.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"doc2\" href=\"https:\/\/rch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Diary-of-a-participant-Paul-Notman.pdf\">Diary of a participant on the Green West Battlefield Tour, prepared by Paul Notman, grandson of the late Corporal Allan Notman.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong><u>Days 1, 2 and 3 \u2013 Belgium, Breskens Pocket and the Battle of the Scheldt<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"doc3\" href=\"https:\/\/rch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-Booklet-about-Operation-switchback.pdf\">Booklet about Operation Switchback \u2013 Prepared by hosts Michael van de Velde and Frank Dumez.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"docA4\" href=\"#gallery_17688\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photos of visit to Adegem Canadian War Cemetery \u2013 courtesy of\u00a0Jos de Putter.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"docA4\" href=\"#gallery_19685\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photos of visit to Adegem Canadian War Cemetery \u2013 courtesy of Peter Verdurmen.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"docA5\" href=\"#gallery_18357\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photos of visit to the Leopold Canal Area \u2013 courtesy of Jos de Putter, and tour participants.<\/a><a id=\"docA6\" href=\"#gallery_18362\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"docA5\" href=\"#gallery_19698\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photos of visit to the Leopold Canal Area \u2013 courtesy of Peter Verdurmen.<\/a><a id=\"docA6\" href=\"#gallery_18362\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"docA7\" href=\"#gallery_18365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photos of visit to Breskens Pocket, Switchback landing site and the ScheldeSlag Museum in Biervliet\u00a0 \u2013 courtesy of tour participants.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"docA7\" href=\"#gallery_19707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photos of visit to Breskens Pocket, Switchback landing site and the ScheldeSlag Museum in Biervliet \u2013 courtesy of Peter Verdurmen.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong><u>Day 4 \u2013 Memorial Day in Dreumel and Wamel, Netherlands<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"doc8\" href=\"https:\/\/rch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-Plan-for-the-visit-to-Dreumel.pdf\">Plan for the visit to Dreumel \u2013 Prepared by host Yvonne Dijkslag and freinds.<\/a><a id=\"docA9\" href=\"#gallery_18373\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"docA10\" href=\"#gallery_18375\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photos of visit to Dreumel \u2013 Courtesy of \u201cStichting Tremele&#8221; (historical society of Dreumel) and its Chairman Jos van Koolwijk ( info@tremele.nl ). Photos by Tonnie van Rhijn.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"doc12\" href=\"https:\/\/rch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-Document-describing-12th-troop-7th-recce-OP-in-Dreumel_V2.pdf\">Document describing Troop 12 observation post and quarters in Dreumel \u2013 Courtesy of Ruud van Dinter.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"doc13\" href=\"https:\/\/rch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Visit-of-Sigley-relatives-to-Dreumel-2025-11-24.pdf\">Subsequent visit by the relatives of the late Master-Corporal Sigley.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong><u>Day 5 and 6 \u2013 Liberation Day in Nijmegen and Groesbeek, Netherlands<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"docA13\" href=\"#gallery_18381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photos of visit to Nijmegen Bridge &#8211; courtesy of tour participants.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"docA14\" href=\"#gallery_18383\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photos of visit to Groesbeek Canadian Military Cemetery \u2013 courtesy of Saskia Peters of Faces to Graves and tour participants.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"doc16\" href=\"https:\/\/rch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Speech-5-mei-2025-Joyce-edited-by-JSC-20250826.pdf\">Presentation at Groesbeek Cemetery by Joyce Arendsen, a student.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"doc17\" href=\"https:\/\/rch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Essay-WW2-Joyce-Arundsen-Edited-20250818.pdf\">Student Joyce Arendsen\u2019s graduation essay paper on the Liberation of her town.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong><u>Other<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"doc15\" href=\"https:\/\/rch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-Proposed-visit-plan-prepared-by-John-Cochrane-20250404.pdf\">15. Visit plan \u2013 prepared by John Cochrane.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19341 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/rch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/BlueNorth2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/BlueNorth2.png 340w, https:\/\/rch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/BlueNorth2-167x300.png 167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Battlefield tour organized by the RCH association to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands and commemorate the fallen Green West Battlefield Tour, 1-6 May 2025 &nbsp; General Detailed description and tour diary \u2013 Prepared by John Cochrane, tour organizer and Treasurer of the Royal Canadian Hussars Association. 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