Oorlogsmonument Wassenaar, War memorial and sculpture in Wassenaar, Netherlands
The memorial features a kneeling male figure in white stone, looking upward with his left hand placed over his heart, wearing a loincloth.
The monument commemorates 33 individuals who lost their lives during World War II, including 16 killed in May 1940 and 17 executed at Waalsdorpervlakte.
The memorial gates display the Dutch inscription 'Voor Hen Die Vielen' meaning 'For Those Who Fell', with a poem by P.N. van Eyck on the adjacent wall.
The memorial serves as a central location for commemorative ceremonies and remembrance gatherings throughout the year in the municipality of Wassenaar.
In 2008, the memorial received a plaque dedicated to Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema with the inscription 'Vrij, Onverveerd' commemorating his service from 1917 to 2007.
Location: Wassenaar
Inception: 1952
Creator: Joop Veldheer
Official opening: December 13, 1952
Address: Schouwweg 75, 2243 BA, Wassenaar (Wassenaar), Zuid-Holland, Nederland
GPS coordinates: 52.12640,4.37558
Latest update: March 3, 2025 09:54
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Oud Wassenaar
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Groot Haesebroek
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Frisiastate, Wassenaar
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Johannahuis, Wassenaar
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De Boeckhorst, brug in art deco stijl
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Ivicke
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WAVO-Park
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Oud Wassenaar: landhuis
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Haeseoord, Wassenaar
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Frisiastate, koetshuis
498 m
De Boeckhorst, Dubbele dienstwoning
555 m
WAVO-park, tuinaanleg
157 m
Frisiastate, landhuis
527 m
Haeseoord, woonhuis (voormalig Malepartus)
760 m
Ivicke, Wassenaar (gate)
726 m
De Boeckhorst, woonhuis
540 m
De Boeckhorst, toegangshek
531 m
Arcadia, Wassenaar
537 m
WAVO-park, toegangshekken
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Ymkerhoeve
525 m
Rust en Vreugd: hoofdgebouw
432 m
Rust en Vreugd: tuinmanswoning
671 m
Arcadia, hekpijlers
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Oud Wassenaar: historische tuin- en parkaanleg
157 m
Oud Wassenaar: voormalige dienstwoning
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Oud Wassenaar: pergola
688 m
Arcadia, woonhuis
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