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2nd stage: IJzerlo

Monday March 30th 2015:
TFP Breakfast.
Resting day and the visit of schoolchildren to the bivouac. Hot meal from ARC truck and Fieldkitchen. Evening program being a Liberty Concert and parade at Bredevoort. City of Apeldoorn Pipes & Drums will perform including the local Harmony. Arriving in Bredevoort through Aalten, laying of flowers with a small delegation at the monument in Ijzerlo and the Jewish Synagoge in Aalten.

Tuesday March 31st 2015:
TFP Breakfast.
Liberation tours & commemorations / wreath laying.
Commemoration Barlo at the monument Nijhofsweg. Commemoration at monument in ’t Woold.
The Mayor will speech to invited guests including schoolchildren. Eyewitness will tell their story about the tankbattle . A stop and static show including lunch on the Market Square in Winterswijk.
Continuing with commemorations in Lichtenvoorde with speech of Mayor. Commemoration at the monument Rademakersbroek in Varsseveld. Schoolchildren will tell a story about the Bark together with Wim Lammers.

Wednesday April 1st 2015:
TFP Breakfast.
Liberation tours & commemorations. Festive entering the centre of Ulft by schoolchildren and Harmony bands. Visiting a WW2 exposition in old factory DRU. Large international commemoration in ‘s Heerenberg with music and hot lunch. The RCL will attend. An attempt will be made to have 4 Sherman tanks entering the town up front like happened in WW2.(foto monument) Another large international commemoration in Doetinchem. Commemoration at the Sherman tank (Canada Park) and monument at the Town hall. Coffee or Thee available in tent Canada Park. RCL will attend.
The city will be liberated again by crossing a Bailey / folding bridge across the Oude IJssel, in cooperation with de Dutch Army. Inviting notables and schoolchildren. With good weather plane movements above the convoy by KLu Stichting Historische Vlucht.

Thursday April 2nd 2015:
TFP Breakfast.
Bivouac end and long liberation tour to Delden following the line Zelhem, Ruurlo, Barchem, Lochem, Gelselaar, Diepenheim to Delden (nice sandy tracks). Commemoration at Ruurlo.
All tracks are allowed to cross a meadow in front of ‘Het Witte Hoes’ like in WW2 happened. Road block... Wreath laying at Somerset monument in Lochem, coffee from an ARC truck.
Changing the guard will be done by class 7 students.
A stop in Gelselaar for a commemoration with schoolchildren, a hot meal WW2 style for the participants. The village will be closed for all other traffic.
Finishing the large bivouac at Delden. Arrival of participants from Ijzerlo. Probably hot meal in ARC Canteen.

Route IJzerlo - Delden
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