On September 10, 1944, the Belgian resistance group Het Geheim Leger Sector Maaseik, which had gathered in their hideout in the woods near Rotem (B), in preparation for the near liberation, was attacked by the German occupier.
26 staff members of the resistance group (men and women) were taken to Maastricht by the retreating Germans and their accomplices.
On September 12, 1944, 11 Belgian resistance fighters and one unknown person were shot by the retreating Germans and their accomplices at a location near the Belgian Monument to Heer.
Meanwhile, the American liberators were very close, a few hours later this region was liberated by them. The Belgian Monument Heer was unveiled on September 12, 1948.
The annual commemoration of the shooting takes place every 2nd Sunday in September. From 10.30 am a ceremony will take place at the monument in the presence of, among others, Belgian relatives.
This ceremony is attended by about 300 people every year. The monument is currently located on the territory of the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten.
Until July 1, 1970, Heer was an independent neighboring municipality of Maastricht and the shooting location, the monument and surroundings were Heer's territory.
Opposite the monument is an information panel and below it is a QR code, which will take you directly to the website of the Belgian Monument Lord Foundation.
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