Together with Scottish veterans of the 51^st Highland Division the liberation of Gennep, 70 years ago, will be commemorated in the cities of Gennep, Ottersum and Milsbeek. The 2015 'Commemoration Ceremony Liberation Gennep' will start in the morning with a ceremony on the Niers bridge in Gennep which will be given a second name: 'Highlander Bridge'.

At 11:30 local time (10:30 Scottish time) a memorial service will be held for the Veterans in the church of Milsbeek. This service will be streamed live on the Youtube channel of NiMa TV below.

In the afternoon there will be a commemoration ceremony on the Militairy Field of Honor in Milsbeek.

As of Monday, February 9^th to Friday, February 13^th, summaries of all the activities which took place from February 6^th to February 8^th, will be broadcasted on a regular base on the Youtube channel of NiMa TV below.

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Footage of the opening of exhibition Operation Veritable
in the tourist office of Gennep on February 1^st 2015.

Event activities (from February 6^th to March 4^th 2015)

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Saturday February 7^th, 2015. Evening dinner at Hotel De
Kroon in the city of Gennep with the PA7ØOV team and a
group of World War II re-enactors. A bagpipe player gives
a performance at the hotel where the Scottish veterans
also had their dinner at the same time.

Saturday February 7^th, 2015. The liberation of Gennep
and Milsbeek, 70 years ago, was commemorated and
celebrated. The Niers bridge was given the title of honour
'Highlanderbridge', thus being revealed on a special way.

      

PA7ØOV active on 40 meters (7,138.0 kHz).
PA2P (Jan) handling the pile-up.
Courtesy Carl Gorse.

Sunday March 1^st, 2015. PA7ØOV active on 40 meters
(7,074.5 kHz). PA2P (Jan) handling the pile-up.
Courtesy PA3ETC (Hans).

Closing activities (after March 4 ^th 2015)