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Buried Trench Pickaxe
1939/1940
Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei
Amsterdam, Netherlands
On the morning of 11 May 1940, 23,000 German soldiers launched an attack on the Grebbeberg, a strategic hill near the Dutch town of Rhenen. The German army was far superior to the inexperienced and poorly armed 2,500 Dutch soldiers of the 8th Regiment Infantry (8 R.I.).
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Details
- Title: Buried Trench Pickaxe
- Date: 1939/1940
- Location: Utrecht
- Physical Dimensions: h 16 cm x w 26 cm
- Provenance: From the collection of the Province of Utrecht / The Greb Foundation
- External Link: More information and (historical) photos, http://www.tweedewereldoorlog.nl/100voorwerpen/voorwerp/vergeten-bijlpik/
- Provenance Link: https://www.provincie-utrecht.nl/onderwerpen/alle-onderwerpen/archeologie/provinciaal-depot/, http://www.grebbeberg.nl
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