Overloon War Museum
An impressive stay
“War belongs in the museum.” That’s the motto of the Overloon War Museum, a museum that is certainly worth a visit during your stay at our hotel!
The War Museum presents the history of the Second World War. Here, you will witness how over fifty million people lost their lives in just five years. Moreover, you will learn how the oppressed population ingeniously coped with limitations and shortages. Attention is given to resistance as well as persecution. Finally, special focus is placed on the liberation, with particular emphasis on the Battle of Overloon.
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History of the museum
After the Battle of Overloon, a vast amount of war material, including tanks and other vehicles, remained on the battlefield. Overloon resident Harry van Daal was so shocked by the events that he proposed to preserve the battlefield intact and turn it into a museum.
On May 25, 1946, the National War and Resistance Museum was opened by British General Whistler (1898-1963), the commander of the 11th British Armoured Division and the 3rd British Infantry Division who had captured Overloon. The museum park was opened in 1946 as the National War and Resistance Museum, almost without buildings. In 2006, the collection of the Marshall Museum from Zwijndrecht, consisting of more than 200 military vehicles, vessels, and aircraft, was added. This was the establishment of a separate museum named Liberty Park. With this addition, the museum emphasized both the Second World War and the importance of acquiring and safeguarding freedom.
