51st Highland Division Memorial, Schijndel, Holland
To British eyes this is probably the most beautiful traditional war memorial in Holland. It is a statue of a kilted Highlander looking down on a delightful young Dutch girl. The attitude and facial expression of the figures tells all there is to say about the Liberation: the happy trusting face of the girl, the dependable, strong yet gentle face of the soldier. It is reminiscent of the Highlander at the head of Y Ravine at Beaumont Hamel on the Somme. The legend on the Memorial describes how on the 23rd October 1944 the 51st Highland Division launched an offensive from this position that cleared a large area south of the River Maas between Schijndel and Gertruidenberg and took over 2, 800 prisoners
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