
is when the Allies began Operation Grenade, with which they wanted to recapture the area west of the Rhine. Mook was taken by American troops on 17 September 1944. Three days later, the Germans managed to take Mook again, but that same day Mook was wiped clean with the help of British troops. Eric Holmes of the 1st battalion of the Suffolk Regiment was killed. His parents were informed of his death, but his grave turned out to be untraceable. For more than 40 years, his family searched for his grave until it was finally discovered at the foot of the Catholic Church. The Mookerheide hunting lodge was taken by the Waffen-SS in 1940. After the Americans recaptured the castle in September 1944, they discovered an enormous ammunition depot. More than twenty train wagons were needed to dispose of the ammunition. The inhabitants of Gennep were evacuated at the end of September 1944, with the exception of the inhabitants of two sanatoriums for TB patients. At the beginning of 1945, a bailey bridge was constructed in Gennep over a kilometer across the Meuse. Thanks to the bridge, Montgomery was able to advance further towards the Ruhr area. It was the beginning of the great Rhineland offensive. On the route, you will also pass listening stones of the Liberation Route, which tell you more stories about war and peace in this area.
Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Lindenlaan , 6584AD Mook en Middelaar | 42.1 KM | |
From
70
08
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243.7 M | 0.2 KM | |
Head south on Lindenlaan | 243 M | ||
You are now at section 08 | 0 M | ||
From
08
16
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1414.4 M | 1.4 KM | |
Head south on Lindenlaan | 1.1 KM | ||
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Turn left | 338 M | |
You are now at section 16 | 0 M | ||
From
16
45
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1819.4 M | 1.8 KM | |
Head southeast | 105 M | ||
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Turn left | 59 M | |
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Continue right onto Maasdijk | 231 M | |
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Continue onto Middelweerd | 732 M | |
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Continue right onto Kerkstraat | 364 M | |
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Continue right onto Kanaalweg | 329 M | |
You are now at section 45 | 1 M | ||
From
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44
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1670.8 M | 1.7 KM | |
Head southwest on Cuijksesteeg | 1.7 KM | ||
You are now at section 44 | 0 M | ||
From
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28
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2908.7 M | 2.9 KM | |
Head south on Veerstraat | 351 M | ||
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Continue right onto Neerveldstraat | 2 KM | |
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Continue left onto Huissestraat | 536 M | |
You are now at section 28 | 0 M | ||
From
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27
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751 M | 0.8 KM | |
Head southeast on Dorpsstraat | 426 M | ||
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Continue onto Voordijk | 325 M | |
You are now at section 27 | 0 M | ||
From
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38
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2070.4 M | 2.1 KM | |
Head southeast on Bloemenstraat | 2.1 KM | ||
You are now at section 38 | 0 M | ||
From
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39
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2449.1 M | 2.4 KM | |
Head east on Bloemenstraat | 34 M | ||
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Continue right onto Genneperhuisweg | 2.4 KM | |
You are now at section 39 | 0 M | ||
From
39
25
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484.9 M | 0.5 KM | |
Head southwest on Niersstraat | 167 M | ||
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Continue onto Zandstraat | 318 M | |
You are now at section 25 | 0 M | ||
From
25
51
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590.2 M | 0.6 KM | |
Head southeast on Zandstraat | 71 M | ||
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Continue onto Spoorstraat | 391 M | |
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Make a slight right to stay on Spoorstraat | 62 M | |
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Enter the roundabout | 67 M | |
You are now at section 51 | 0 M | ||
From
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52
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2441.9 M | 2.4 KM | |
Head northeast | 1 M | ||
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Exit the roundabout onto Heijenseweg | 30 M | |
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Turn left onto Willem Boyeweg | 350 M | |
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Continue left onto Ketelhuis | 313 M | |
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Continue slightly left onto Perron | 195 M | |
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Continue onto Kollermolen | 356 M | |
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Continue onto Duits Lijntje | 1.2 KM | |
You are now at section 52 | 1 M | ||
From
52
93
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1903.6 M | 1.9 KM | |
Head south on Siebengewaldseweg | 1.9 KM | ||
You are now at section 93 | 1 M | ||
From
93
53
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1943.9 M | 1.9 KM | |
Head northeast on Hommersumseweg | 21 M | ||
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Turn right to stay on Hommersumseweg | 1.1 KM | |
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Continue onto Veedijk | 852 M | |
You are now at section 53 | 0 M | ||
From
53
26
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2239.7 M | 2.2 KM | |
Head north on Möhlenbruch | 385 M | ||
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Continue left onto Duits Lijntje | 348 M | |
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Turn right onto Looiseweg | 1.5 KM | |
You are now at section 26 | 1 M | ||
From
26
40
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1608.3 M | 1.6 KM | |
Head north on Siebengewaldseweg | 1.6 KM | ||
You are now at section 40 | 0 M | ||
From
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41
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668.1 M | 0.7 KM | |
Head west on Sint Janstraat | 57 M | ||
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Continue straight onto Sint Janstraat (N291) | 611 M | |
You are now at section 41 | 0 M | ||
From
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50
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1282.2 M | 1.3 KM | |
Head northeast on Sint Lambertusstraat | 77 M | ||
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Continue onto Goorseweg | 1 KM | |
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Continue left onto Aaldonksestraat | 167 M | |
You are now at section 50 | 0 M | ||
From
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48
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2883.7 M | 2.9 KM | |
Head west on Aaldonksestraat | 670 M | ||
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Continue right onto Kroefsetraat | 438 M | |
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Continue onto Kroefstraat | 222 M | |
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Continue slightly right onto Onderkant | 1.4 KM | |
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Continue onto Langstraat | 107 M | |
You are now at section 48 | 1 M | ||
From
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37
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938.4 M | 0.9 KM | |
Head northwest on Langstraat | 938 M | ||
You are now at section 37 | 0 M | ||
From
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23
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1693.3 M | 1.7 KM | |
Head north on Rozenbroek | 221 M | ||
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Continue onto De Diepen | 1.2 KM | |
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Turn left onto Zwarteweg | 226 M | |
You are now at section 23 | 0 M | ||
From
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79
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1554.1 M | 1.6 KM | |
Head north on Holleweg | 31 M | ||
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Continue straight onto Holleweg | 402 M | |
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Continue onto Neutraleweg | 810 M | |
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Continue right onto Grafwegener Straße | 311 M | |
You are now at section 79 | 0 M | ||
From
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80
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1899.1 M | 1.9 KM | |
Head northwest on Groesbeeker Weg | 279 M | ||
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Continue onto Bredeweg | 614 M | |
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Continue straight to stay on Bredeweg | 562 M | |
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Turn right to stay on Bredeweg (N843) | 443 M | |
You are now at section 80 | 0 M | ||
From
80
89
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585.7 M | 0.6 KM | |
Head northwest on Bredeweg (N843) | 30 M | ||
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Continue straight to stay on Bredeweg | 555 M | |
You are now at section 89 | 0 M | ||
From
89
82
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1056.1 M | 1.1 KM | |
Head northeast | 15 M | ||
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Turn left onto Nieuwe Drulseweg | 1 KM | |
You are now at section 82 | 0 M | ||
From
82
87
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1155.3 M | 1.2 KM | |
Head north | 75 M | ||
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Turn right onto Kloosterstraat | 467 M | |
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Continue slightly left onto Gooiseweg | 576 M | |
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Enter the roundabout | 38 M | |
You are now at section 87 | 0 M | ||
From
87
18
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354.3 M | 0.4 KM | |
Head west on Mooksebaan | 18 M | ||
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Make a slight left to stay on Mooksebaan | 336 M | |
You are now at section 18 | 1 M | ||
From
18
47
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2132.1 M | 2.1 KM | |
Head northwest | 19 M | ||
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Continue onto Rijlaan | 2.1 KM | |
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Turn right onto Biesseltsebaan | 15 M | |
You are now at section 47 | 0 M | ||
From
47
70
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1386.5 M | 1.4 KM | |
Head south on Heumensebaan | 1.4 KM | ||
You are now at section 70 | 0 M |