HIGHLIGHTS
With guidance from Liberation Route Europe, VVV (Dutch Tourist Information), KWBN (Dutch Walking League), battlefield tour guides, and the Canadian Embassy in The Netherlands, IOFF highlights include:
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A 60 km pilgrimage (over 3 days) along routes taken by the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Canadian Divisions
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Guidance from professional battlefield guides
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Flower Ceremony at Groesbeek Cemetery
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Candlelight Vigil
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Nijmegen Sunset March
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NL Remembrance Day Ceremony at Holten Cemetery
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Liberation Day Party in Almen
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Apeldoorn Liberation Festivities
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Canadian Camp at the Royal Family’s Palace (Het Loo)
MEDIA COLLECTION
Welcome to the 2025 IOFF Media Collection. Here, you will find a wonderful collection of photos, video, translated speeches, and audio from this once-in-a-lifetime event.
Feel to download and share this content, but we kindly ask that you attribute the creators.
Enjoy exploring the highlights of IOFF 2025!
PHOTOS
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Download all IOFF photos in one go, taken by our photographer Jacqueline Driessen.
Note: Please attribute Jacqueline always!
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Download all photos from the 2025 Gallery (5,8 Gb)
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Download all extra 'never before seen' photos (12,5 Gb)
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Note: these downloads are available until 20 July 2025 only!
BATTLEFIELD ROUTES BOOKLET
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Due to a misunderstanding regarding the numbering structure, it initially appeared that days were missing between days 6 and 11. However, the booklet only mentions the days on which a military operation was focused. It was never intended to be an itinerary or agenda. The remaining days were dedicated to other ceremonies or activities, which is why they were not numbered.
Therefore, there are no missing pages in this booklet. A revised version can be downloaded as a PDF here.
VIDEO​
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Drone footage of ​Vlissingen (Flushing)
POEM, LETTER, LECTURE & SPEECH
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Poem for Princess Margriet by Garth Ukrainetz
Lecture by Anita Wolters about 'Operation Cannonshot' and Harry Bockner
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Ceremonial speech by Dutch Olympic Athlete Ilse Kolkman on May 4th, at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten:
​https://svnf.nl/speech-ilse-4-mei-frans-engels/
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Letter to Princess Margriet from Juno Beach Centre in Normandy
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AUDIO
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'Honour of the Liberators'
This piece of music was composed especially for us. Performed by the Harmonie Vorden