Sprang-Capelle Kapelsche Veer Monument

In the winter of 1944-1945, this was the site of the battle for Kapelsche Veer, a German bridgehead south of the Bergsche Maas, near the North Brabant village of Sprang-Capelle. This battle lasted five weeks and cost a total of about 1100 men in military losses: killed, wounded, missing and prisoners of war. The battle was characterized by bloody combat actions under harsh winter conditions and was a battle of prestige between generals from both sides. Combat operations were halted, 31 January 1945, when the German side, after a change of command, issued the order to evacuate the bridgehead.