Listening column - The observation posts over the battlefield at Eerde
Eerde is the first village to be liberated by American paratroopers on the 17th of September 1944.
Eerde is the first village to be liberated by American paratroopers on the 17th of September 1944. But the village still suffers substantially. During heavy fighting on the 24th of September, the mill at Eerde and the St. Anthony Church tower are destroyed. They are much sought after observation posts and therefore much sought after targets for the enemy.