Jan Maris Statue to Dutch WW2 Servicemen

This statue in Nijmegen shows a soldier kneeling beside a wounded comrade and it commemorates Dutch forces killed in WW2 - an estimated 2, 300 soldiers (killed in the German attacks of May 1940) and 2, 900 sailors who served with the Royal Navy. It was erected on 5 May 1951 when the name of the square was changed from Koning Hendrikplein to Plein 1944 in memory of the Liberation of Nijmegen. It was chosen from a number of design submissions. Maris described the figure - In the trench I am protecting my comrade. He has been shot down. I am ready to fire. I'll stay here until someone comes to his aid. Solidarity! If you want to protect your comrade who has fallen, and you cannot take care of him, you hold him, but you also crouch down for anything that may come

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