Liberation route Mook and Gennep

Mook, Milsbeek, Gennep

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
Start: Lindenlaan , 6584AD Mook en Middelaar 42.1 KM
From
70
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08
243.7 M 0.2 KM
Head south on Lindenlaan 243 M
You are now at section 08 0 M
From
08
  to
16
1414.4 M 1.4 KM
Head south on Lindenlaan 1.1 KM
left Turn left 338 M
You are now at section 16 0 M
From
16
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45
1819.4 M 1.8 KM
Head southeast 105 M
left Turn left 59 M
right Continue right onto Maasdijk 231 M
straight Continue onto Middelweerd 732 M
right Continue right onto Kerkstraat 364 M
right Continue right onto Kanaalweg 329 M
You are now at section 45 1 M
From
45
  to
44
1670.8 M 1.7 KM
Head southwest on Cuijksesteeg 1.7 KM
You are now at section 44 0 M
From
44
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28
2908.7 M 2.9 KM
Head south on Veerstraat 351 M
right Continue right onto Neerveldstraat 2 KM
left Continue left onto Huissestraat 536 M
You are now at section 28 0 M
From
28
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27
751 M 0.8 KM
Head southeast on Dorpsstraat 426 M
straight Continue onto Voordijk 325 M
You are now at section 27 0 M
From
27
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38
2070.4 M 2.1 KM
Head southeast on Bloemenstraat 2.1 KM
You are now at section 38 0 M
From
38
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39
2449.1 M 2.4 KM
Head east on Bloemenstraat 34 M
right Continue right onto Genneperhuisweg 2.4 KM
You are now at section 39 0 M
From
39
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25
484.9 M 0.5 KM
Head southwest on Niersstraat 167 M
straight Continue onto Zandstraat 318 M
You are now at section 25 0 M
From
25
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51
590.2 M 0.6 KM
Head southeast on Zandstraat 71 M
straight Continue onto Spoorstraat 391 M
slight-right Make a slight right to stay on Spoorstraat 62 M
right Enter the roundabout 67 M
You are now at section 51 0 M
From
51
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52
2441.9 M 2.4 KM
Head northeast 1 M
right Exit the roundabout onto Heijenseweg 30 M
left Turn left onto Willem Boyeweg 350 M
left Continue left onto Ketelhuis 313 M
slight-left Continue slightly left onto Perron 195 M
straight Continue onto Kollermolen 356 M
straight Continue onto Duits Lijntje 1.2 KM
You are now at section 52 1 M
From
52
  to
93
1903.6 M 1.9 KM
Head south on Siebengewaldseweg 1.9 KM
You are now at section 93 1 M
From
93
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53
1943.9 M 1.9 KM
Head northeast on Hommersumseweg 21 M
right Turn right to stay on Hommersumseweg 1.1 KM
straight Continue onto Veedijk 852 M
You are now at section 53 0 M
From
53
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26
2239.7 M 2.2 KM
Head north on Möhlenbruch 385 M
left Continue left onto Duits Lijntje 348 M
right Turn right onto Looiseweg 1.5 KM
You are now at section 26 1 M
From
26
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40
1608.3 M 1.6 KM
Head north on Siebengewaldseweg 1.6 KM
You are now at section 40 0 M
From
40
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41
668.1 M 0.7 KM
Head west on Sint Janstraat 57 M
straight Continue straight onto Sint Janstraat (N291) 611 M
You are now at section 41 0 M
From
41
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50
1282.2 M 1.3 KM
Head northeast on Sint Lambertusstraat 77 M
straight Continue onto Goorseweg 1 KM
left Continue left onto Aaldonksestraat 167 M
You are now at section 50 0 M
From
50
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48
2883.7 M 2.9 KM
Head west on Aaldonksestraat 670 M
right Continue right onto Kroefsetraat 438 M
straight Continue onto Kroefstraat 222 M
slight-right Continue slightly right onto Onderkant 1.4 KM
straight Continue onto Langstraat 107 M
You are now at section 48 1 M
From
48
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37
938.4 M 0.9 KM
Head northwest on Langstraat 938 M
You are now at section 37 0 M
From
37
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23
1693.3 M 1.7 KM
Head north on Rozenbroek 221 M
straight Continue onto De Diepen 1.2 KM
left Turn left onto Zwarteweg 226 M
You are now at section 23 0 M
From
23
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79
1554.1 M 1.6 KM
Head north on Holleweg 31 M
straight Continue straight onto Holleweg 402 M
straight Continue onto Neutraleweg 810 M
right Continue right onto Grafwegener Straße 311 M
You are now at section 79 0 M
From
79
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80
1899.1 M 1.9 KM
Head northwest on Groesbeeker Weg 279 M
straight Continue onto Bredeweg 614 M
straight Continue straight to stay on Bredeweg 562 M
right Turn right to stay on Bredeweg (N843) 443 M
You are now at section 80 0 M
From
80
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89
585.7 M 0.6 KM
Head northwest on Bredeweg (N843) 30 M
straight Continue straight to stay on Bredeweg 555 M
You are now at section 89 0 M
From
89
  to
82
1056.1 M 1.1 KM
Head northeast 15 M
left Turn left onto Nieuwe Drulseweg 1 KM
You are now at section 82 0 M
From
82
  to
87
1155.3 M 1.2 KM
Head north 75 M
right Turn right onto Kloosterstraat 467 M
slight-left Continue slightly left onto Gooiseweg 576 M
right Enter the roundabout 38 M
You are now at section 87 0 M
From
87
  to
18
354.3 M 0.4 KM
Head west on Mooksebaan 18 M
slight-left Make a slight left to stay on Mooksebaan 336 M
You are now at section 18 1 M
From
18
  to
47
2132.1 M 2.1 KM
Head northwest 19 M
straight Continue onto Rijlaan 2.1 KM
right Turn right onto Biesseltsebaan 15 M
You are now at section 47 0 M
From
47
  to
70
1386.5 M 1.4 KM
Head south on Heumensebaan 1.4 KM
You are now at section 70 0 M
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