Overloon

The Overloon War Museum (Dutch: Oorlogsmuseum Overloon) is located in Overloon, Netherlands. The museum was opened on May 25, 1946 as the National War and Resistance Museum, making it one of the oldest museums in Europe dedicated to the Second World War. The museum is located on the site of the Battle of Overloon, a World War II tank and infantry battle between Allied and German forces that occurred in September and October 1944, in the aftermath of Operation Market Garden. The museum is set in 14 hectares of woodland and is the largest of its kind in the Netherlands. The museum receives approximately 120,000 visitors annually.

The Battle of Overloon was fought in the Second World War between Allied forces and the German Army which took place in and around the village of Overloon in the south-east of the Netherlands between 30 September and 18 October 1944. The battle was an Allied victory, after the Allies launched Operation Aintree. The Allies went on to liberate the town of Venray.

Heikant is a hamlet in the former municipality of Boxmeer, in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located about 2 km north of Overloon. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Land van Cuijk.

Beek is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality Venray, about 3 km northwest of the center of that town.Beek is not a statistical entity, and the postal authorities have placed it under Merselo. It has no place name signs, and consists of about 25 houses.

Maashees en Overloon was a municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It included the villages of Maashees and Overloon. Maashees en Overloon existed until 1942, when it was merged into Vierlingsbeek.Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Land van Cuijk.

Venray or Venraij (pronounced [ʋɛnˈraːi] ; Limburgish: Venroj) is a municipality and a city in Limburg, the Netherlands. The municipality of Venray consists of 14 towns over an area of 165 km2 (64 sq mi), with 43,494 inhabitants as of July 2016. About 30,000 of those inhabitants live in the city of Venray; the other 13,000 live in one of the 13 surrounding towns.

Vierlingsbeek is a railway station located in Vierlingsbeek, Netherlands. It is situated on the Nijmegen–Venlo railway. The train services are operated by Arriva. The station building was demolished in 2004.

Holthees is a village in the former municipality of Boxmeer on the border of the Dutch provinces North Brabant and Limburg. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Land van Cuijk.

Groeningen is a village in the municipality of Land van Cuijk in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands.

Heide is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Venray, and lies about 20 km east of Helmond. The village was first mentioned between 1838 and 1857 as "de Heijde", and means cultivated heath. Heide is located on the edge of the Peel region. In 1946, a temporary church was built. The building was replaced by a real church in 1965.

Heikant is a hamlet in the former municipality of Boxmeer, in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located about 1 km southwest of Sambeek. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Land van Cuijk.

Sambeek is a village in the southern Netherlands. It is located in the former municipality of Boxmeer, North Brabant. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Land van Cuijk.