{"id":19333,"date":"2025-12-21T23:27:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T04:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rch.ca\/?page_id=19333"},"modified":"2025-12-26T17:13:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T22:13:55","slug":"liberation-of-the-netherlands-80th-anniversary-blue-north-tour","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rch.ca\/en\/rch-history\/ww2-liberation-stories\/liberation-of-the-netherlands-80th-anniversary-blue-north-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"The liberation of the Netherlands &#8211; 80th anniversary, Blue North Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>RCH Association Blue North West Battlefield Tour<br \/>\n11-16 April 2025, organized to celebrate<br \/>\nthe 80th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands and commemorate the fallen<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19343 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/rch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/BlueNorth1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/BlueNorth1.png 780w, https:\/\/rch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/BlueNorth1-600x288.png 600w, https:\/\/rch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/BlueNorth1-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/rch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/BlueNorth1-768x368.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/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 href=\"https:\/\/rch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blue-North-Tour-of-the-Netherlands-Diary-of-events-JC-GR_20251210.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<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong><u>Day 2 \u2013 Saturday, April 12, 2025 \u2013 Holten and Wijhe<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"docA1\" href=\"#gallery_19387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photos of visit to Holten Canadian War Cemetery \u2013 courtesy of tour participants.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-The-George-Routley_Andy-Anderson-Story_20211222.pdf\">Gordon Routley\u2019s father\u2019s story about Lieutenant Anderson.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"docA2\" href=\"#gallery_19391\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Historical photos at Van Dam Farm \u2013 courtesy of the Wijhe Historical Society.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"docA3\" href=\"#gallery_19397\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photos of visit to Wijhe \u2013 courtesy of tour participants.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong><u>Day 3 \u2013 Sunday, 13 April 2025 \u2013 Zwolle, Kampen and Heerenven<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"docA4\" href=\"#gallery_19401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photos of visit to Zwolle \u2013 courtesy of tour participants.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"docA5\" href=\"#gallery_19405\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photos of visit to the Kampen Historical Society \u2013 courtesy of tour participants and the historical society.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"docA6\" href=\"#gallery_19409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photos of visit to the Kampen monument \u2013 courtesy of tour participants and the historical society.<\/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 Monday, 14 April 2025 &#8211; Oude Schouw, Grou to Wergea<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Presentation-by-Edwin-Meinsma-on-the-liberation-of-Friesland_20250414a.pdf\">Presentation by Edwin Meinsma on the liberation of Friesland.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Search-for-Lt-A_F_Harris_20211211.pdf\">Lieutenant Arthur Harris story.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"docA7\" href=\"#gallery_19413\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photos of visit to the old bridge site at Oude Schouw \u2013 courtesy of tour participants.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"docA8\" href=\"#gallery_19417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photos of boat trip Part 1 in nature reserve \u2013 courtesy of tour participants.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"docA9\" href=\"#gallery_19421\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photos of boat trip Part 2 to Wergea and RCH Flag raising \u2013 courtesy of tour participants.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong><u>Day 5 \u2013 Tuesday, 15 April 2025 &#8211; Leeuwarden<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"docA10\" href=\"#gallery_19425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photos of Leeuwarden Liberation ceremony and RCD flag raising.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"docA11\" href=\"#gallery_19429\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photos of book launch in Leeuwarden city hall.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Book-presentation-in-Leeuwarden-Edwin-Meinsma_20250415.pdf\">Speech by Edwin Meinsma, Author of book \u201cCanadians in Friesland\u201d.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a id=\"docA12\" href=\"#gallery_19433\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photos of Leeuwarden canal and prison tour.<\/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 href=\"https:\/\/rch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Possible-trip-to-Netherlands-in-2025_Blue-Route-in-Northeast-20250305.pdf\">Visit plan \u2013 prepared by John Cochrane.<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19340 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<h3 style=\"text-align: center; font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RCH Association Blue North West Battlefield Tour 11-16 April 2025, organized to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands and commemorate the fallen 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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