May 4, 2025
11:00
At the gate that provides access to the Municipal Yard of the City Management Department at Trekvlietplein, four memorials can be found. These memorials were brought together at this location in 2012. They consist of three plaques that are attached to the wall and one column.
May 4, 2025
15:00
The monument to forced laborers can be found in the courtyard of the Provincial House of South Holland at the Zuid-Hollandplein in The Hague. During the Second World War, the Hague Zoo was located on the site of the Provincial House. This was one of the locations where forced laborers from The Hague were
May 4, 2025
15:00
On the edge of the Scheveningen woods, in the Van Stolkpark on the southwest side of the water, you will find the monument that commemorates the 54 fallen of the Englandspiel. The location was chosen because of the white house that stands right behind the monument on the Hogeweg.
May 4, 2025
19:30
The Waalsdorpervlakte, in the Meijendel dune area in Wassenaar, is one of the most important Dutch war memorials. During the Second World War, between 250 and 280 people were shot by the German occupiers on the Waalsdorpervlakte. In memory of these victims, there is a two-part monument...
May 4, 2025
19:45
On the Parallelweg, at the Naaldwijksestraat, you will find the monument in memory of the twelve Dutch prisoners who were shot by the Germans at this location on 31 March 1945. This execution was one of the most public executions during the war in the Netherlands.
May 4, 2025
19:45
On the Loosduinse Hoofdstraat, on the corner of the Lippe Biesterveldweg and the Bram Frosstraat, you will find the liberation monument in memory of 24 Loosduinse resistance fighters who lost their lives during the Second World War.
May 4, 2025
19:45
Opposite the Peace Palace, on Carnegieplein, you will find the Hague Memorial 1940-1945. The Foundation Memorial 1940-1945 The Hague was set up in the 1980s by a number of former resistance fighters and aimed to establish a memorial for The Hague. Under the chairmanship of Leendert Mos, the foundation served...
May 4, 2025
19:45
At the Westduin cemetery you will find the monument for the Stijkel group. The Stijkel group was a resistance group at the beginning of the war. The group was led by the 29-year-old J.A. (Han) Stijkel. At the Westduin cemetery, thirty-three executed members of the resistance group were reburied in 1947.
December 24, 2025
16:00
Lichtjesavond, on Christmas Eve at the graves of the Allies and the graves of the resistance group Van Han Stijkel, has become a concept in Loosduinen. This year, Stichting Nationale Herdenking 's-Gravenhage, in collaboration with the Municipality of The Hague, is organizing this very impressive gathering again.
