The Paulushoef, Paulushoeve Farm near Best

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The Paulushoef, Paulushoeve Farm near Best

The owner of this farm, Wan van Overveld, has erected a metal parachute in the garden and on the house is a Screaming Eagle. The latter was to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Operation Market Garden and was a gift of the Association of Dutch Airborne Friends..On September 17th 1944, Liza van Overeld, who was 14 years old at the time, left her house on a nearby farm with her mother and her two years old sister to go to church. During the service the priest told them that the church had been surrounded by Germans and that they were looking for Dutchmen to dig foxholes for them along the Son Canal. The men left the church via a back door and were saved. On the nervous journey home, Liza saw the sky fill with aeroplanes - it was the first morning of the Operation. Date: 2001

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2001 Best Eagle Erected Parachute Screaming

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