Misplaced Pages

National East Indies monument

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
(Redirected from National Indiëmonument) 1988 memorial in Roermond, Netherlands

This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "National East Indies monument" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (August 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
National East Indies monument 1945–1962
Nationaal Indië-monument 1945–1962
51°10′56″N 5°59′16″E / 51.18222°N 5.98778°E / 51.18222; 5.98778
LocationRoermond, Netherlands
DesignerDick van Wijk, Wijnand Thönissen
TypeMemorial
Opening date7 September 1988
Websitewww.nim-roermond.nl

The National East Indies monument 1945–1962 in Roermond, the Netherlands commemorates more than 6200 Dutch servicemen who died in either the former Dutch East Indies or New Guinea. The monument is located in the National Remembrance Park Roermond (Dutch: Nationaal Herdenkingspark Roermond), which also has monuments dedicated to the civilians who died during that period, as well as Dutch servicemen who died in other missions since the start of the Korean War.

Bust of General Simon Hendrik Spoor with the names of killed servicemen inscribed on pillars.

References

Categories:
National East Indies monument Add topic