Thirty years ago..

the first US troops invaded Valkenburg. By (artillery) bombardment and the blasting of the bridges, Valkenburg suffered severely. In the days after it was going to suffer even more damage. The late Frans Hoffman made the above photo of the Grotestraat.
LvV reporters merged again into the events of these dark days and their backgrounds. On pages 10 and 11 of this issue, they report on several aspects:

• Appointment on the Daelhemerweg
• The resistance in the region
• The strategic importance of the Geul brook in 1944

From: „Het Land van Valkenburg, September 13th, 1974.“