Bevrijdingsroute Baarland en Goes

The Allied troops had secured a relatively undamaged port of Antwerp, which was of great importance for supplying the troops, but the Scheldt was still in German hands. On October 26, Scottish soldiers reached 'Amber Beach', the beach south of Baarland. Borssele was heavily bombed on October 12, but thanks to the advance of the Scots from Baarland, it was liberated on October 30. Two days later, the Canadians attempted an attack on the Sloe Dam in Lewedorp. They managed to establish a bridgehead but were pushed back by stubborn German resistance. Canadian soldier Jean-Maurice Dicaire was severely wounded in fighting between Canadian and German troops. He died from his wounds and was honored with a place at the cemetery in Kloetinge. Despite the heavy fighting, the Allies managed to liberate Zeeland. Along this route, you also pass by the Listening Stones of the Liberation Route Europe, which tell you even more.