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Dutch War Grave Castricum
(Netherlands, the - North Holland - Castricum)
The Protestant Cemetery of Castricum contains one Dutch war grave of the Second World War. G.A. Smits was killed on 20 May 1944 when the Dutch minesweeper 'Hr. Ms. Marken' ran on an acoustic mine in the North Sea and sunk. Only one person survived the explosion.
Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Kaj Metz
Address and contactinformation
- Address:
- Kerkpad 1
Castricum - WWII grade:
- 100%
- Rating:
- 20%
Where is it?
Nearby (help)
Museum
- Air War Museum Fortres Veldhuis
- Air War Museum Icarus et Mars 1940-1945
- Atlantikwall Weapons & Ammunition Museum
Point of interest
- Schnellboot Bunker "B"
- Torpedo Storage Bunker Bpt.77
- Festung IJmuiden - Küver 451a (W.N. 63 "Mammut")
Monument
Cemetery
Fortification
