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Sherman Tank Turret Monument, Beegderheide

Sherman Tank Turret Monument, Beegderheide

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Sherman Tank Turret Monument, Beegderheide

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Location: Heel, Limburg, Netherlands

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Didada

May 30, 2025

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The tank gap has nothing to do with the war. This used to be a military training area, and two tanks were used as targets here.

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Roeland

November 20, 2021

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Beautiful forest with heather fields. Formerly an old military training ground where this gun turret stood. is part of two Cherman tanks that were used as practice targets

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Frans Helmond 🇳🇱

September 22, 2019

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Halfway through the cycle route through this nature reserve is a war memorial in the form of a gun turret of a Sherman tank. From 1902 to 1999, the Beegderheide was used as a military training ground. For two decades, two American Sherman tanks have served as a training object. The tanks were removed in 1986. A command panel of a gun turret remained behind. The Heemkunde Beegden Workgroup Foundation cleaned this dome and placed it along the cycle path as a lasting memory of the military training grounds.

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Elevation 80 m

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Thursday 20 August

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89 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Location: Heel, Limburg, Netherlands

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