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[PIC GALLERY] WW2 Then & Now

July 19, 1945: Delegates of the Potsdam Conference in Germany seated around the conference table. Josef Stalin is seated at the left side of the table. Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov is seated to the right of Stalin. US President Harry S. Truman is seated at the top right side; Secretary of State James Byrnes is to his immediate left; Adm. William Leahy is two to the left. Interpreter Charles Bohlen is to the right of President Truman. And Winston Churchill is seated at lower right side of table.
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Curious about the monument so I took a drive down the coast of Scheveningen using Google Maps and found it.
(Nice beach by the way :) )

Memorial of King William I
"The Gedenknaald in Scheveningen is a monument that commemorates the departure of Prince Willem V in 1795 and the arrival in Scheveningen of Willem I Frederik on 30 November 1813.
The initiative to erect a monument was taken in 1863 by King Willem III . His uncle Prince Frederik became chairman of a committee that the king set up to devise a national memorial dedicated to the restoration of Dutch independence.

The memorial needle was unveiled on August 24, 1865, the birthday of King Willem I. Prince Frederik gave a speech and alderman H. Baron Collot d'Escury , acting mayor, then received the monument on behalf of the municipality. The ceremony was also attended by Queen Sophia , Crown Prince Willem , Prince Alexander and Prince Hendrik .

The monument is a national monument . It was designed by architect Arend Roodenburg and made by stonemasons PJ Devillers & Co. In 2003 the monument was restored."

 
Curious about the monument so I took a drive down the coast of Scheveningen using Google Maps and found it.
(Nice beach by the way :) )

Memorial of King William I
"The Gedenknaald in Scheveningen is a monument that commemorates the departure of Prince Willem V in 1795 and the arrival in Scheveningen of Willem I Frederik on 30 November 1813.
The initiative to erect a monument was taken in 1863 by King Willem III . His uncle Prince Frederik became chairman of a committee that the king set up to devise a national memorial dedicated to the restoration of Dutch independence.

The memorial needle was unveiled on August 24, 1865, the birthday of King Willem I. Prince Frederik gave a speech and alderman H. Baron Collot d'Escury , acting mayor, then received the monument on behalf of the municipality. The ceremony was also attended by Queen Sophia , Crown Prince Willem , Prince Alexander and Prince Hendrik .

The monument is a national monument . It was designed by architect Arend Roodenburg and made by stonemasons PJ Devillers & Co. In 2003 the monument was restored."


It seems that in times of war only half of the monument existed (or was destroyed perhaps). I couldn't find information about it.
Look this:
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Excellent.
That one is on my bucket list.

I was always kind of hoping that the FGM would be able to put together a group tour somewhere.
I think the attempt was made for a Normandy Tour once but it kind of fizzled out.

Anyway, awhile back @Bootie and a tour guide Jo Hook put together a virtual tour at "Battleguide Virtual Tours" that's pretty informative.

For 10 dollars you get a 75 minute tour.
Worth every penny.

Check it out if you like.

 
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