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Plaats het Baileybrug-monument nabij de Hefbrug

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In the spirit of great historical awareness and respect for all those who made the liberation of the Netherlands possible, the municipality of Son en Breugel deserves a Bailey Bridge monument at a location near the current hefbrug. Unfortunately, this has not yet been realized.

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We

representatives of the international community

 

establish that:

  • it is of great historical importance that justice is done to the British 30th Corps and the American 101st Airborne Division, which enabled the Allies to advance and carry out Operation Market Garden.
  • the fact that this operation ultimately failed only increases the importance of a monument.
  • the article of November 19 in the MooiSonenBreugel Krant this shows.

 

and request

  • to place the following proposal on the agenda of the municipal council: placement of the Bailey Bridge Monument near the Hefbrug over the Wilhelmina Canal to commemorate Market Garden on September 18 and 19, 1944, in Son en Breugel.
  • the municipal council to approve the proposal to place the Bailey Bridge Monument near the Hefbrug.

The answer

dank

Dank aan alle ondertekenaars De petitie wordt 12 januari aangeboden aan de gemeente Dus : tekenen wordt niet meer meegenomen

 

Current status

This petition is not open to collect signatures.

 

Details

Addressed to:
Son en Breugel 
Petition desk:
Nederland 
Closing date:
2026-01-09 
Status:
Closed 
Lead petitioner:
Kees van Miert 
Organisation:
werkgroep monument Baileybrug 

History

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Importance

The working group believes it is crucial that everyone can learn about the significance of the Bailey Bridge, as it was built by the British. Again: It allowed the Allies to continue to Arnhem.

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Again: Operation Market Garden would have been stopped at the bridge in Son if there had been no Bailey Bridge.

Nowadays, many people still visit the bridge every year. On December 23, 2025, we will be in contact with several Americans who are taking a battlefield tour. We still have a lot to learn from history. The bigger picture needs to be further developed. Many aspects still need to be highlighted. Please spread this petition and email the working group via this website to share your story. Thank you, on behalf of all those interested and involved.

2025-12-20

Belangrijkheid

De werkgroep vindt het van groot belang dat eenieder kennis kan nemen van het belang van de baileybrug, zoals die door de Engelsen gebouwd kon worden. Nogmaals: Daardoor konden de geallieerden door naar Arnhem.

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Nogmaals: Operatie Market Garden zou bij de hefbrug in Son gestopt zijn als er geen baileybrug was geweest. In deze tijd komen er jaarlijks nog velen naar de brug. 23 December 2025 zullen we contact hebben met een aantal Amerikanen die een battlefieldtour maken. We hebben nog te leren van geschiedenis, Het totale plaatje mag nog verder compleet worden. Vele kanten mogen nog belicht worden,. Verspreid deze petitie en mail via deze site de werkgroep je verhaal te delen. Dank, namens alle geïnteresseerden en betrokkenen

2025-12-20

politics

The citizens' initiative will be presented to the municipality on January 12, 2026. The petition will continue. We want to keep collecting signatures and are now also seeing signatures from France, England, and Schorland. If you have contacts in America and Canada, please spread this petition..

2025-12-20