Wageningen, monument in Hotel De Wereld

Location
5 Mei Plein, 6703 CD Wageningen, Gelderland

Year of unveiling
N/A

Designer
J. van de Kerks

Commemorated group(s)
General

Description
The monument in Hotel de Wereld in Wageningen is an oil painting. The Canadian general Charles Foulkes, His Royal Highness Prince Bernhard, German colonel-general Johannes Blaskowitz and three other men are depicted on the canvas. The monument is 1.65 metres high and 2.15 wide.

Text on the monument
The painting depicts the signing of the capitulation treaty by the occupational forces on 5 May 1945.

Background
The monument inside Hotel De Wereld reminds the inhabitants of Wageningen of the liberation on 5 May 1945. In this hotel the German Colonel-general Johannes Blaskowitz signed the capitulation treaty in the presence of General Charles Foulkes (commander-in-chief of the Canadian liberation army) and His Royal Highness Prince Bernhard.

Memorial services
The memorial service at the Wageningen war monument, which is maintained by the municipality, takes place on the 4th of May. The meeting commences at 8 pm and consists of a silent procession and the recitation of poems. Wreaths are laid and the Last Post is played. The two minutes of silence at 8.00 pm are concluded with the Dutch national anthem, the Wilhelmus, and the hoisting of the flag. The program takes approximately 45 minutes. The annual service is organized by the 4/5 May Committee, phone +31(0)317 - 49 25 22, e-mail: 4.5meicomite.wageningen@hetnet.nl.

The painting was made in December 1953.

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