Village of Beek, Holland : then & now
Article about: The Reichswald is very well known...and totally off limits due to a crap load of no good for nothing detector users (no I am not saying everyone, as I dig myself. Only the ones that dig illi
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Re: Village of Beek, Holland : then & now
I was stationed north of there Ade near Weeze, just on the German/Dutch border near Wemb, nice area. Goch was the nearest big town to us, they got a good hammering from some Scottish Regiment when it was re taken. There is a forest/wood there that was flooded called the Reichwald I think, full of battle scars even to this day.
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Re: Village of Beek, Holland : then & now
Hi Ben, it is a nice area. I have been into the Reichswald Forest and done a bit of exploring
Cheers, Ade.
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Re: Village of Beek, Holland : then & now
Its a shame Ade, when I was there I had no interest in collecting militaria, just beer and women (I suppose typical soldier)
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Awesome guys , cheers Raymond
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Re: Village of Beek, Holland : then & now
Hello everyone. My last name is Beek, and I was once told that my family came from this village. I am not to sure how true this is, but I have been trying to find some relatives that died in the first world war (for my sons project at school) I was wondering if anyone knew how I could go about that? My Grandfather Raymond Beek was a Lance Corporal in the Second World War as well as the Korean war, and was told that he and my Grandmother came from Scotland to Canada, this information was easy enough to obtain, but I am stumped as to how I am to collect information from the First World War. Any ideas?
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Re: Village of Beek, Holland : then & now
Ade
Great pics
I went into the Reichswald Forest when I was in Arnhem three years ago. It still has many battle scars hidden away but very evergrown in places. This is perhaps one area that is not so well known but there was fierce fighting in and around the forest.
There is a very nice British cemetery of the same name which contains many graves to airmen including some from the Dambusters Raid if I remember correctly. Well worth a visit.
Steve
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