Noorbeek was liberated by American troops of the 3rd Battalion, 119th regiment, 30th Infantry Division, on September the 12th , 1944, as one of the first cities in Holland.
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The liberators of Margraten and Termaar on 13 September 1944, belonged to the 1st battalion of the 119th infantry regiment of the 30th infantrydivision, nicknamed Old Hickory Division.
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Old Hickory Division at the Cörversplein in Maastricht with an antitank gun during the liberation of Maastricht at 14 September 1944.
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“Old Hickory Division” at the Wijcker Brugstraat 24A a former “Wehrmachtheim”.
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Lieutenant P Bickepsteth of 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade briefs his men during a counter-booby trap patrol in the village of Nieuwstadt, 3 January 1945.
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Troops of the 1st Rifle Brigade walking carefully through the villlage of Nieuwstadt,
4th January 1945, during Operation Blackcock.
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Nieuwstadt; While some men give covering fire, others troops of the 1st Rifle Brigade make a dash across the stream.
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Allied soldier posing with locals after the liberation of Maastricht in 1944.
Then image: RHCL / Jef Naseman
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German troops are set across the Maas river in pneumatic boats to cross the river during the start of Fall Gelb in september 1940.
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German troops are set across the Maas river in pneumatic boats. To the right is the Wilhelmina bridge that was destroyed by the dutch troops in the hopes it would stop the German advance, may 1940.
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