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:

A 60 km pilgrimage (over 3 days) along routes taken by the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Canadian Divisions
Guidance from professional battlefield guides
Flower Ceremony at Groesbeek Cemetery
Candlelight Vigil
Nijmegen Sunset March

NL Remembrance Day Ceremony at Holten Cemetery
Liberation Day Party in Almen
Apeldoorn Liberation Festivities
Canadian Camp at the Royal Family’s Palace (Het Loo)

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- May 4, 2020
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May 4 - The Canadian Remembrance Torch’s May 2020 Virtual Tour

Dutch Remembrance Day. In the small Dutch town of Almen, Mrs. Pien Pon holds a private ceremony for the local civilians killed and the 40 Canadian soldiers temporarily buried there in April 1945, 75 years ago.

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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:

May 4 - The Canadian Remembrance Torch’s May 2020 Virtual Tour

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