Am camped on the banks of the River Maas at the moment following my Dad's wartime travels and intend to have a full day at the museum tomorrow. Looking at all those photographs, I may well have to have a lie down at lunch time! Although my Dad was not part of the battle it is a place not to be missed.
well worth the visit, at one time there were a lot of the exhibits (guns/tracked vehs) outside). there is another site near the museum, one of the V-1-2 sites built into the side of a large hill and capped with several feet of concrete, the allies tried to bomb it with 1000 pounders, did little or no damage the site was built by primarily by slave labor, can not recall the name right now, but well worth a visit there if you have time regards Bob R.
"the forgotten battle Overloon and the Maas Salient 1944-45 by A. Korthals Altes and N.K.C.A. In't Veld." I have had this book for about four years now and what a great read. I ordered from Amazon with no difficulty at all. My sister-in-law in England was also able to obtain a copy with no problems.
Also at Overloon: the American Weasel, which was used by the British units that fought in the arctic conditions of the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge:
Man, what a place! If an American only had enough money to take a once in a lifetime trip to Europe to go to one or the other, would you folks recommend the Imperial War Museum or Overloon?
There was a flail tank inside but did not take a picture. There were so many exhibits there. Maybe my husband took one as he pointed it out to me. At the moment on a campsite with full scale thunderstorm taking place after 32 degrees heat today.
Thanks for the picture Stolpi (post #24), but this is an Otter LRC. It was based on the Humber LRC Mk III (which I was looking for) and built in Canada. Regards, Richard.
I have visited the Liberty Park Museum at Overloon. Next overseas trip to Europe will be this autumn with my sister-in-law from Middlesbrough. The Imperial War Museum in London was closed for refurbishment due to the building of the WWI site when I was in England in early 2013. If you like all kinds of military equipment, then the Liberty Park Museum is for you. I thought I recalled seeing a flail tank at this museum. I must check all the photographs the sister-in-law took and sent on to me when I returned to the U.S.
That note from your mother's pen pal is great. Is there any more information available on this tank and how it was damaged? My mother was a young teenager during WWII and had a Nisei girl pen pal of similar age who was in an interment camp in Arizona. Sadly her brother was killed fighting in the US Army and after that she stopped writing to my mom.
Dave - it's one of the Shermans of the 7th U.S. Armored Division that was knocked out in the initial attack on Overloon. I believe it was knocked out by a Panther. The derelict tank was left behind on the battlefield and became part of the Museum's collection. When the American attack went awry, the Brits took over and send in the British 3rd Infantry Division.
